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    The Cold War period of the 1950s in America was defined by fear of communism and a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. McCarthyism led to accusations of communist influence in the government without evidence. The space race began in 1957 with the Soviet launch of Sputnik I, spurring American efforts to catch up. American life in the 1950s saw a post-war baby boom, increased suburbanization supported by new highways, and the rise of television which influenced popular culture.

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    The Cold War period of the 1950s in America was defined by fear of communism and a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. McCarthyism led to accusations of communist influence in the government without evidence. The space race began in 1957 with the Soviet launch of Sputnik I, spurring American efforts to catch up. American life in the 1950s saw a post-war baby boom, increased suburbanization supported by new highways, and the rise of television which influenced popular culture.

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    The Cold War period of the 1950s in America was defined by fear of communism and a nuclear arms race with the Soviet Union. McCarthyism led to accusations of communist influence in the government without evidence. The space race began in 1957 with the Soviet launch of Sputnik I, spurring American efforts to catch up. American life in the 1950s saw a post-war baby boom, increased suburbanization supported by new highways, and the rise of television which influenced popular culture.

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    Cold War:

    1950s in America & the


    World
    SSUSH20-25

    What does this remind you of? List five


    adjectives that describe this period of
    time in your opinion?

    Topics pg 876-1123
    Use your notes to research your chosen topic.
    Report on it and then illustrate it. You will be
    presenting tomorrow. It is due in 40 minutes.

    Fear of
    Communism&
    Weapons During
    the Cold WarJordan
    Space RaceKayla/Jadajah

    Life During the


    50s-Kison/Madie

    Cuban Missile
    Crisis-Iris
    Berlin WallEmily/Andre

    Kennedy
    AssassinationWyatt
    Civil Rights
    Movement-

    Fear of Communism in the


    Early years of theU.S.
    Cold War
    many Americans believed that
    there was a good reason to be
    concerned about the security of
    the U.S.

    Soviet domination of Eastern


    Europe

    Communist takeover of China

    Fueled fear that communism


    would spread even further
    around the world

    McCarthy Launches His


    Witch
    Hunt
    Senator Joseph
    McCarthy
    (Repub.
    from Wisconsin)anti-Communist
    activist

    Led a witch hunt saying that


    communists were in our govt
    McCarthyism time in the
    1950s when Sen. McCarthy
    accused people in the U.S. govt
    of being Communists

    Accused people of disloyalty w/o


    providing evidence

    Weapons during the Cold


    Nuclear arms raceWar
    began during Trumans
    presidency (1945-1952)

    Soviet Union exploded its 1st atomic


    bomb in 1949
    Response: Truman had to decide should
    we develop an even more horrific
    weapon
    Hydrogen Bomb (H-bomb):

    Equal to the force of 1 million tons of TNT (67


    xs the power of the atomic bomb dropped on
    Hiroshima)

    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Becomes
    President!
    U.S. President from
    1953-1961

    Former WWII hero


    (leader of D-Day
    invasion)

    Warsaw Pact

    Formed in 1955
    Communist military
    alliance
    Formed in response to
    NATO
    Soviet Union & 7
    Eastern European
    countries

    Nikita Khrushchev

    Stalin dies in 1953


    Khrushchev gained power of
    the Soviet Union
    Believed that communism
    would take over the world
    peacefully
    Favored a policy of peaceful
    coexistence & compete
    economically & scientifically

    Space Race

    Oct. 4, 1957 Soviets


    launched Sputnik I

    Worlds 1st man-made satellite

    Not an unexpected
    developmentU.S.
    intelligence had
    photographed the launch site
    using spy planes
    Lead to several
    developments

    Dramatic increase in

    American Life During


    the 1950s

    Baby Boom

    The Great Depression & WWII


    had caused many men &
    women to delay marriage &
    child-bearing
    As WWII ended & soldiers
    returned home to marry &
    start families, the birth rate in
    the U.S. began to sky-rocket!
    1946-1964 (Baby Boom)
    Generation of children born
    during this period became

    Impact of the Baby Boom

    Rapid increase in marriages &


    families profoundly affected
    the economy
    GI Bill of Rights (passed by
    Congress to protect & reward
    returning veterans)

    provided low-interest loans for


    homes & businesses

    grants for veterans who wanted


    to go back to school

    Stimulus of money into

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6YuJuAMf_g

    Automania

    More cars = more roads!


    Local & state govts began
    constructing more roads linking
    the major cities to schools,
    workplaces, & residential
    suburbs
    Interstate Highway Act
    passed in 1956

    Created by Pres. Eisenhower

    Originally it was meant to create a

    Impact of Television

    TV was first widely


    available in 1948

    1950 9% of homes

    1954 55% of homes

    1960 90% of homes


    (45 million)
    Helped to promote
    popular TV shows of
    the time

    I Love Lucy

    Election of 1960 Debates:


    Kennedy vs. Nixon

    By the late 1950s, TV had


    replaced radio as the popular
    means of communication &
    entertainment

    Many Americans watched the


    same entertainment & news
    programmingcreating a
    common national culture (just
    like radio had done in the
    1920s)

    Prior to 1960, Presidential campaigns


    were limited by time & distance
    Before, candidates traveled from
    campaign stop to another by railroad or
    airplane
    Mass audiences were reached via radio
    In the 1960 Presidential campaign
    between Republican Richard M. Nixon &
    Democrat John F. Kenned

    Candidates agreed to hold 4 nationally


    televised presidential debates

    Kennedy young, clean-cut, & physically

    After the first debate was televised on


    Sept. 26, 1960 74 million viewers
    watched the debatemost saying
    Kennedy had won
    However, those Americans that listened
    to the debate by radio, clearly said Nixon
    won
    TV proved that the candidates
    appearance was definitely important
    https://
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHGs4535W_
    o

    Other Technology
    Aside Impacts
    from TV, other
    new
    Americans
    technological developments
    impacted Americans

    1.

    2.

    Development of new
    vaccines meant the end of
    childhood diseases (polio,
    measles, & whooping cough)
    Development of air
    conditioning led businesses
    & population to spread into
    the deep South & Southwest

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