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| rewarded veterans with temporary funds (which most did not use) and it also provided money for housing and education |
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| USA William Levitt & sons biilt suburban tracts in an assembly line fashion, starting in 1947 |
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| dramatic increase in birth rates, 1947-1963 |
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| blocking the expansion of communism anywhere |
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| first of many cold war alliances that built peace |
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| was first war to officially apply the concept, collective security, as United Nations "police action." The us would have acted without the UN to apply the containment doctrine. |
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| Domestically, an antimcommunist ___ _____ occured; Sen. ___ _____ & others often exaggerated the real dangers of domestic communist influences. |
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| Harry Truman chose to not seek another re-election; Republicans chose Dwight Eisenhower with Richard Nixon as VP |
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| the growth of the worlds first consumer culture boomed in the 1950's |
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Elected in '52, serving 'til '61, Pres. Eisenhower's domestic policies led the Nat'l gov't w/o a big "deal" but w/o dismantling the "New Deal"
Interstate Highways Began!
Eisenhower had the idea in 1919! |
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| relied on S.A.C. (Strategic Air Command) |
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| used nukes to defend Nat'l Intrests |
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| go to the brink, verge of war if necessary |
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| led national independece movement in indochina |
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| earth's first artificial satelite |
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"The US never lost a soldier or foor of ground in my administration. We kept peace."
but he didnt because castro took cuba |
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| the "King" of rock n roll in the '50s |
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| a literary and social movement, seeking fufillment |
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superstar christian influence in the 50's
RC Bishop _____ _____ |
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superstar preacher from 50's
Norman _____ _____ |
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| crusades took off from a tent in LA in 1949 |
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Truman’s order re military |
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| the de-segragation of the military |
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| the Supreme court ruled that blacks can go to white schools |
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| Rosa Parks started the _____ _____ in which massive resistance to public transportation occured. |
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| Martin Luther preached ____ ____ ____ ____ to protest instead of violence. |
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| man who embodied and moved the social equality movement |
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| _____ = many african americans would sit at the counter of a diner even though they were refused service. |
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| involved interracial bus trips through the south. Vicious violence flared against riders. |
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| speach MLK gave in front of the llincoln memorial. |
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| the act outlawed descrimination in employment and places of public accomodation onthe basis of race, religion, or sex; authorized the government to withhold federal funds from pblic programs practicing discrimination; established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and provided aid to communities dessegregating their schools; the law render Jim Crow Laws legally dead. |
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| got the national government involved and allowed blacks and women to vote in public elections. |
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| (nation of islam) Elijah Muhammed = "whites are devils"; malcom x = left the nation of islam when he found out it was a hoax; cassius clay = muhammed ali; Lew Alcindor = kareem abdul jabaar; closer to orthodox islam now but still scary |
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| militant urban self-help and self-defense group openly carried rifles and lost shoot-outs with police |
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almost 300 involving 1/2 million blacks reflected pent-up frustration and rage, usually sparked by a provacative action, involving destruction;
Harlem 1964; Watts 1965; Death of King |
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| first election with national televised debate that saw kennedy as the more camera ready person and he won |
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| label for Kennedy's administration and domestic reform ideas |
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Aug. 1961; communists built wall around berlin
Kennedy beefed up us military for a "flexible response" |
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CIA planned to train 1400 anti-castro cubans to spark an uprising to ovethrow castro
Result - all invaders were killed or captured |
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Soviets began buliding missle bases in cuba
plane photographed construction
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| johnson posed as the "peace candidate" against barry goldwater of AZ |
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| series of lawas that wen tfar beyond the liberalism of any of the 20th century democratic predecessors. |
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