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America in the 1950s 1953-1960

America in the 1950s 1953-1960. Chapter 28. 28.1 Eisenhower in the White House. 1. Richard M. Nixon- A young senator from California who was selected by Republicans to run for vice president. (p.815)

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America in the 1950s 1953-1960

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  1. America in the 1950s1953-1960 Chapter 28

  2. 28.1 Eisenhower in the White House • 1. Richard M. Nixon- A young senator from California who was selected by Republicans to run for vice president. (p.815) • 2. “ I feel pretty good when I’m attacked from both sides. It makes me more certain I’m on the right track.” (p.815) Eisenhower • 3. When Eisenhower left office in 1961, there was a Federal Budget surplus of 300 million dollars. (p.815) • 4. The greatest domestic program of the Eisenhower presidency involved building a network of interstate highways. (p.816)

  3. 28.1 cont….. • 5. John Foster Dulles- Secretary of State who proposed a foreign policy of massive retaliation. Massive Retaliation- an instant attack using nuclear weapons. (p.816) • 6. Some families built air-raid shelters in preparation for nuclear attacks. (p.817) • 7. The Space Race began when the U.S. launched the Explorer satellite in January of 1958. (p.817)

  4. 28.1 cont….. • 8. Domino Theory- The belief that if one nation in Asia fell to communism, others would follow. (p.819) • 9. The Domino Theory led to the creation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). Group of nations that pledged to take joint action against any aggressor. (p.819) • 10. The U2 plane incident caused a refreeze in the Cold War. (p.820) • 11. Military-Industrial Complex- The alliance between big business and the military. (p.820)

  5. 28.2 1950s Prosperity • 1. Standard of Living- the measure of people’s overall wealth and quality of life. (p.822) • 2. During the 1950s, 75 percent of new home construction took place in the suburbs. (p.823) • 3. During the 1950s teens kept up with the latest hit songs on a show called American Bandstand.(p.825)

  6. 28.2 cont…. •4. Generation Gap- differing attitudes of the older and younger generations. (p.826)

  7. 28.3 Problems in a Time of Plenty • 1. In the 1950s more than 20 percent of Americans lived in poverty. (p.828) • 2. John Kenneth Galbraith- Wrote the book The Affluent Society. Told of how prosperous America was in the 1950s. (p.830) • 3. Betty Friedan- Writer who believed 1950s housewives were dissatisfied with their lives. (p.831) • 4.Television, advertising, and magazines reinforced the image of women as perfect wives and mothers. (p.831)

  8. 28.3 cont….. •5. The Montgomery Bus Boycott helped the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s. (p.831)

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