The Decade of the 1950s Flashcards

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Eisenhower Facts

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-U.S president for 2 terms
-Nicknamed “Ike”
-Married Mamie Doud
-Popular president

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K1C2

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Korea first, Communism and Corruption second

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Who won the election of 1952?

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Dwight Eisenhower

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Who became VP in 1952?

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Richard Nixon

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22nd amendment

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“No person shall be elected to the office of president more than twice.”

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Who was Eisenhower up against in the Election of 1952?

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Adlai Stevenson

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Who was the secretary of state in 1952?

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John Foster Dulles

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Brinkmanship

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The practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits, but not starting anything

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Compare contract Brinkmanship and containment

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Brinkmanship creates conflict while containment does not

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Massive Retaliation

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Retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack

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CIA

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Central Intelligence Agency

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When was the CIA started

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Sept. 18, 1947

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What is the purpose of the CIA?

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Collects, evaluates vital information

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Covert Operations

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Military or police operation involving a convert agent acting under an assumed cover to conceal the party responsible

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Who became the new USSR leader?

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Nikita Khrushehev

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Warsaw Pact

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A political and military alliance between the soviet union and many other countries

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Year the Warsaw Pact was established

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May 14, 1955

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Geneva Summit

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2 leaders seeking a new agreement on Berlin meeting of the heads of the gov’t
Flying over each others countries, so they know they wouldn’t attack, rejected

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U-2 incident

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American U-2 plane was shot down
piloted by Francis Powers
Exchanged for Russia’s spy

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What happened to Vietnam in 1954

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Cut in half like North and South Korea

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SEATO

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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

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SEATO purpose

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Resist Communism, U.S apart of it

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Eisenhower Doctrine

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The right of the U.S to help, on request, o any nation in the Middle East trying to resist communism

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What 2 regions became states in the 1950s

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Alaska, Hawaii

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U.S Motto
"In God we Trust"
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Federal Civil Defense Administration
Created shelters and evacuates citizens
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Booklets
Provided advice on what to do in a nuclear attack
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Duck and Cover
Dropping to the ground and covering exposed skin
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Air-raid sirens
Makes citizens alerted in case of attack, used in military
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Bomb Shelters
Protects people from radioactive dirt and debris
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Jonas Salk
Invented a vaccine for Polio
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Medicine during the 1950s
Polio vaccine, birth control pill, artificial heart valve, Open-heart by-pass surgery, organ transplant
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Communication in the 1950s
TV, transistor, computers, mobile phone, internet
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Nuclear energy in the 1950s
Atomic weapons, nuclear power plants
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Transportation in the 1950s
Passenger jets, catalytic converters in cars
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Impact on politics from TV
Impact voted and elections
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Impact on advertising from TV
1-2 min, products
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Impact on leisure activity from TV
Sat in front of "the tube" for hours
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Impact on children from TV
Violence, lack of exercise
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Baby Boom
Dramatic rise in the birthrate 1946-1964
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Consumerism
The protection or promotion of the interests of consumers
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Materialism
Self-improvement was all that matters and that a person should enjoy themselves
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Hydrogen Bomb
Nuclear device, fusing together hydrogen atoms
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When did the U.S explode the H-bomb
Nov. 1, 1952
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where was the H-bomb tested
Eniwetok atoll, Marshall Islands
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When did the soviets explode an H-bomb
Aug. 1953
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Nickname of H-bomb
Mike
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Arms race
An international contest between countries seeking a military advantage over each other
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Space race
The competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
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Eisenhower's military strategy
Massive retaliation/brinkmanship
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Sputnik
A satellite-an object that orbits around the Earth, size of a basketball, 200 lbs
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When was Sputnik 2 launched
Oct. 1957
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Why did Sputnik cause concern to U.S
Surpasses American scientists which meant that they could have better weapons
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NASA
national Aeronautics and space Administration
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When was NASA formed?
July 1958
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What did the National defense Education Act provide?
Provided hundreds of millions of dollars for education in the U.S
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Nuclear Fallout
Streams of radioactive particles produced by nuclear explosions
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Levittown
1st mass-produced suburban community, cookie cutter home
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William Levitt
Navy ww2 veteran, build affordable housing for everyone
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Alfred Levitt
Created new community
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Social & Political effects of suburbs
Cities were poor, black, & democratic conditions declined, low employment Suburbs were usually white, middle class 1/3 of the U.S lived in the suburbs
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Automation
using self-regulating electronic machines to run complex industrial operations
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"Sameness"
1. Led to self decline in the need of blue collar workers 2. white-collar professionals, profited 3. Rise of R & D departments
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Interstate Highway Act
Multi-lane highways Could move across the country Has military purpose too
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Rust belt
Steel producing regions w/ aging factors & declining industry, Northeast & Midwest
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Sun belt
Steel producing regions w/ aging factors & declining industry, South & Southwest
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Homogeneous Nation
Traveling people
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Teen Rules 1
Obey authority
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Teen Rules 2
Control your emotions
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Teen Rules 3
Fit in with the group
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Teen Rules 4
Conform to the norms of society
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Teen Rules 5
Don't even think about sex
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Woman's role
Cook, married, cared for family, entertained guests