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Cold War Conflicts Section 1
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Origins of the Cold War
FORMER ALLIES CLASH (Pages 602–604) What caused Soviet-American problems?
The United States and the Soviet Union were wartime allies. But there had been trouble between them for some time. A major reason was that they had opposing political and economic systems. In addition, the Soviets were angry that the United States had taken so long to launch
an attack against Hitler in Europe. Stalin also did not like that the United States had kept the development of the atomic bomb a secret. Americans were upset that Stalin had signed a treaty with Hitler before World War II. Still, at the end of the war, people hoped that the United Nations (UN) would help bring a time of peace. Instead, the UN became a place where the two superpowers competed and tried to influence other nations.
Terms and Names United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping body of nations
satellite nation Country dominated by the Soviet Union
containment Effort to block Soviet influence by making alliances and supporting weaker nations
iron curtain The division of Europe between free and communist countries
Cold War State of hostility between the Soviet Union and the United States but without military action
Truman Doctrine U.S. policy of sending aid to any nation trying to prevent a Communist takeover
Marshall Plan Program under which the United States gave economic aid to rebuild postwar Western Europe
Berlin Airlift Resupply of West Berlin by U.S. and British planes during Soviet blockade of 1948
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defensive military alliance of the United States, Canada, and ten European nations
Before You Read In the last section, you saw the social and economic changes that would reshape postwar America. In this section, you will see how the Allied coalition that won the war fell apart and the United States and the Soviet Union came into conflict.
As You Read Use a chart to take notes on U.S. actions and Soviet actions that contributed to the beginning of the Cold War.
Guided Reading - Unit 7 (chapters 18-19)
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As you read this section, complete the cause-and-effect diagram with the specific U.S. actions made in response to the Soviet actions listed. Use the following terms and names in filling out the diagram: containment Truman Doctrine Berlin airlift NATO
Cause: Soviet Action
Soviets blockaded Berlin for almost a year.
Effect: U.S. Action 3.
Effect: U.S. Action 4.
Cause: Soviet Action
Soviet leader Joseph Stalin refused free elections in Eastern Europe and set up satellite nations.
Effect: U.S. Action 1.
Effect: U.S. Action 2.
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Cold War Conflicts Section 2
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The Cold War Heats Up
CHINA BECOMES A COMMUNIST COUNTRY (Pages 609–611) How did the Communists gain control of China?
For two decades the Chinese Communists struggled against the Nationalist government led by Chiang Kai-shek. The United States supported Chiang because he opposed communism and sent him aid. But U.S. officials knew that Chiang’s government was inefficient and corrupt. He overtaxed the Chinese people even during times of famine. He did not have the support of the people.
Mao Zedong led the Communist forces in the North. He won the support of many Chinese peasants. Mao distributed land to them and reduced rents. He had an experienced army with high morale.
President Truman refused to send American troops to help the Nationalists
fight communism. But he did send aid. Even so, in 1949, Chiang and his forces had to flee to Taiwan, an island off the coast of China. China was now Communist. Containment in China had failed!
American conservatives said that the United States had “lost” China because not enough had been done to help the Nationalists. Truman’s followers said that the Communist success was because Chiang could not win the support of the Chinese people. Conservatives claimed that the U.S. government was filled with Communist agents. American fear of communism began to burn out of control. 1. How did Communists gain control of
China?
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Terms and Names Chiang Kai-shek Leader of the Nationalist forces in China
Mao Zedong Leader of the Communist forces in China
Taiwan Island off the coast of China
38th parallel Imaginary line that divides Korea at 38 degrees north latitude
Korean War War begun when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950
Before You Read In the last section, you read about postwar Europe. In this section, you will read about the postwar situation in Asia and about the Korean War.
As You Read Use a time line to take notes on the major events of the Korean War.
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As you read this section, fill out the chart below by writing answers to the questions in the appropriate boxes.
Civil War in China Civil War in Korea
1. Which side did the
United States support, and why?
2. What did the United
States do to affect the outcome of the war?
3. What was the outcome
of the war?
4. How did the American
public react to that outcome, and why?
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The Cold War at Home
FEAR OF COMMUNIST INFLUENCE (Pages 616–618) How did Americans react to the threat of Communist influence?
Many Americans felt threatened by the rise of Communist governments in Europe and Asia. Some even felt that Communists could threaten the U.S. government from within. These fears increased when people found out about some spies selling U.S. government secrets to the Soviets.
Republicans accused the Truman administration of being “soft on communism.” In response to this pressure, Truman set up a Loyalty Review Board. The Board investigated over 3 million people. About 200 were fired. Many
people felt that these investigations were unconstitutional. The accused were not allowed to see the evidence against them or to face their accusers.
In 1947, Congress set up the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). Its purpose was to look for Communists both inside and outside government. HUAC concentrated on the movie industry because of suspected Communist influences in Hollywood. Many people were brought before HUAC. Some agreed that there had been Communist infiltration of the movie industry. They informed on others to save themselves.
Ten people called before HUAC refused to testify. They said the hearings
Terms and Names HUAC House Committee on Un-American Activities
Hollywood Ten People called before HUAC who did not cooperate
blacklist List of people in the Hollywood film industry who were refused jobs because they did not cooperate with HUAC
Alger Hiss Former State Department official Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Activists in the American Communist Party who were
executed as spies
Joseph McCarthy Republican Senator who claimed Communists were taking over the federal government
McCarthyism Term used to refer to tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without producing evidence
Before You Read In the last section, you read about the Cold War abroad. In this section, you will read about the effects of the Cold War at home.
As You Read Use a web diagram to take notes on the ways that anticommunist fear gripped the United States.
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a. What were they accused of?
b. How were they affected by the accusations?
c. Do the accusations seem to have been fair? Explain.
1. The Hollywood Ten
2. Alger Hiss
3. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
McCarthyism
4. What seems to have motivated it?
5. Why did it succeed at first? 6. Why did it fall out of favor?
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Two Nations Live on the Edge
BRINKMANSHIP RULES U.S. POLICY (Pages 622–623) What was the arms race?
The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949. American leaders wanted to develop a more powerful weapon. In 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, or H-bomb.
But the Soviets tested their own H-bomb in 1953. Dwight D. Eisenhower
was president. His secretary of state, John Foster Dulles, was very anti-Communist. He said America must not compromise. The United States must be prepared to use all of its nuclear weapons against any aggressor. This willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war was called brinkmanship.
The United States began making more nuclear weapons. So did the Soviet Union. This was called the arms race. Many
Terms and Names H-bomb Hydrogen bomb Dwight D. Eisenhower President of the United States John Foster Dulles Secretary of state brinkmanship Willingness to go to the edge, or brink, of war CIA Intelligence-gathering, or spy, agency of the United States government Warsaw Pact Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite nations Eisenhower Doctrine Policy of the United States that it would defend the Middle East
against attack by any Communist country Nikita Khruschev Soviet leader Francis Gary Powers Pilot of an American U-2 spy plane U-2 incident Downing of a U.S. spy plane and the capture of its pilot by the Soviet
Union in 1960
Before You Read In the last section, you saw how the fear of communism affected life in the United States. In this section, you will see how Cold War tensions increased as both the United States and the Soviet Union tried to spread their influence around the world.
As You Read Use a chart to take notes on the involvement of the United States in Cold War trouble spots around the world.
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As you read this section, write your answers to the question in the appropriate boxes.
How did the United States react, and why?
1. The Soviet Union exploded
its first atomic bomb in 1949.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime
minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
3. The Guatemalan head of
government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
4. In 1956, Britain, France,
and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
5. Soviet tanks invaded
Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union
launched Sputnik.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union
brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
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SECTION 1: ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR_____________________________________________BLUE HEADING: Former Allies Clash _______________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The United Nations _____________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: United Nations (UN) ______________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Truman Becomes President ______________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Potsdam Conference ________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Tension Mounts __________________________________________________________RED HEADING: Bargining at Potsdam ___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Soviets Tighten Their Grip on Eastern Europe_______________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Satellite Nations _________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: United States Establishes a Policy of Containment___________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Containment ____________________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Iron Curtain _____________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Cold War in Europe________________________________________________________BOLD WORD: Cold War _______________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Truman Doctorine___________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Truman Doctorine________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Marshall Plan ______________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Marshall Plan ___________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Superpowers Struggle over Germany ________________________________________RED HEADING: The Berlin Airlift ________________________________________________________________________
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BOLD WORD: Berlin Airlift _____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The NATO Alliance______________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ___________________________________________________________
SECTION 2: THE COLD WAR HEATS UP _____________________________________________BLUE HEADING: China Becomes a Communist Country _______________________________________
BOLD WORD: Chiang Kai-shek _________________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Mao Zedong ____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Renewed Civil War______________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Taiwan _________________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: America Reacts to Communist Takeover ___________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The Korean War __________________________________________________________BOLD WORD: 38th Parallel _____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: North Korea Attacks South Korea _________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Korean War _____________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The United States Fights in Korea ___________________________________________RED HEADING: MacArthur’s Counterattack_______________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Chinese Fight Back _________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: MacArthur Recommends Attacking China __________________________________________________
RED HEADING: MacArthur Versus Truman _______________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Settling For Stalemate___________________________________________________________________
SECTION 3: THE COLD WAR AT HOME ______________________________________________
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BLUE HEADING: Fear of Communist Influence _______________________________________________RED HEADING: Loyalty Review Board ___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The House Un-American Activities Board___________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: House Un-American Activities Board (HUAC)_________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Hollywood Ten __________________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Blacklist________________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The McCarran Act ______________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Spy Cases Stun the Nation _________________________________________________RED HEADING: Alger Hiss _____________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Alger Hiss ______________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Rosenbergs________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg _______________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: McCarthy Launches His “Witch Hunt” ________________________________________BOLD WORD: Joseph McCarthy ________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: McCarthy’s Tactics _____________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: McCarthyism ____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: McCarthy’s Downfall ____________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Other Anti-Communist Measures__________________________________________________________
SECTION 4: TWO NATIONS LIVE ON THE EDGE ________________________________________BLUE HEADING: Brinksmanship Rules U.S. Policy ____________________________________________
RED HEADING: Race for the H-Bomb ____________________________________________________________________
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BOLD WORD: H-Bomb ________________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Policy of Brinksmanship _____________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Dwight D. Eisenhower ____________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: John Foster Dulles _______________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Brinksmanship __________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The Cold War Spreads Around the World _____________________________________BOLD WORD: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Covert Actions in the Middle East And Africa________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Warsaw Pact _______________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Warsaw Pact ____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: A Summit in Geneva ____________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Suez War __________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Eisenhower Doctorine _______________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Eisenhower Doctorine ____________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Hungarian Uprising _________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The Cold War Takes to the Skies ____________________________________________BOLD WORD: Nikita Khrushchev _______________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Space Race ________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: A U-2 Is Shot Down _____________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Francis Gary Powers _____________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Renewed Confrontation _________________________________________________________________
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BOLD WORD: U-2 Incident _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Postwar America
READJUSTMENT AND RECOVERY (Pages 634–636) How did the end of World War II affect America?
After World War II, millions of returning veterans used the GI Bill of Rights to get an education and to buy homes. At first, there was a terrible housing shortage. Then developers such as William Levitt built thousands of inexpensive homes in the suburbs, small residential communities near the cities. Many veterans and their families moved in.
The United States changed from a wartime to a peacetime economy. After the war, many defense workers were laid off. Returning veterans added to unemployment. When wartime price controls ended, prices shot up. Congress eventually put back economic controls on wages, prices, and rents.
The economy began to improve on its own. There was a huge pent-up demand for consumer goods. People had been too poor to buy these goods during the Depression. Many items had not been available during the war. Now Americans bought cars and appliances and houses. The Cold War increased defense spending and employment. 1. What were three effects of the end of
World War II on American society?
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MEETING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES; SOCIAL UNREST PERSISTS (Pages 636–639) What were postwar problems?
President Harry S. Truman faced a number of problems immediately after the war. One was labor unrest. In 1946, a
Terms and Names Gl Bill of Rights Law that provided financial and educational benefits for World War II
veterans
suburb Residential town or community near a city
Harry S. Truman President after World War II Dixiecrat Southern Democrat who left the party
Fair Deal President Truman’s economic and social program
Before You Read In the last section, you read about the developments in the Cold War at home and abroad. In this section, you will read about the economic boom in the United States after World War II.
As You Read Use a time line to take notes on the key events in postwar America.
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As you read this section, describe the solutions offered to deal with postwar problems.
1. Problem: Millions of veterans thrown out of work as they return to civilian life
Solution offered by the Truman administration and Congress
2. Problem: Severe housing shortage
Solution offered by developers such as William Levitt
Solutions offered by Congress under the Truman and Eisenhower administrations
3. Problem: Runaway inflation
Solution offered by the Truman administration and Congress
4. Problem: Labor strikes that threaten to cripple the nation
Solution offered by the Truman administration
5. Problem: Discrimination and racial violence
Solutions offered during the Truman administration
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Popular Culture
NEW ERA OF MASS MEDIA (Pages 652–655) What influence did TV have?
Mass media—the means of communication that reach large audiences—include radio, television, newspapers, and magazines. Television became the most important means of communication in the 1950s. It both showed and influenced popular culture of the time.
The number of homes with television jumped. It went from 9 percent of all homes in 1950 to 90 percent in 1960. At first, the number of television stations was limited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC is the government agency that regulates the communications industry. Soon, however,
TV stations spread across the country. Many shows became widely popular all over the nation.
The 1950s were the “golden age of television.” Comedy shows starring Milton Berle and Lucille Ball were popular. Edward R. Murrow introduced on-the-scene reporting and interviews. There were also westerns, sports events, and original dramas. At first, all shows were broadcast live.
Advertisers took advantage of this new medium, especially of its children’s shows. Young fans wanted to buy everything that was advertised on their favorite shows. TV magazines and TV dinners— frozen meals to heat and eat—became popular.
Terms and Names mass media Means of communication that reach large audiences
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government agency that regulates the communications industry
beat movement Writers who made fun of the conformity and materialism of mainstream American society
rock ’n’ roll Form of popular music, characterized by heavy rhythms and simple melodies, that developed from rhythm and blues in the 1950s
jazz A style of music characterized by improvisation
Before You Read In the last section, you read about the American dream in the 1950s. In this section, you will read that popular culture in the 1950s reflected white, middle-class America, and a subculture challenged that conformity.
As You Read Use a chart to take notes on the popular culture idols of the 1950s and their contributions.
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As you read this section, take notes to answer questions about innovations and trends in 1950s popular culture.
1. Television
a. What are some of the most popular shows produced?
b. What kinds of subjects did television tend to present?
c. What kinds of subjects did it tend to avoid?
2. Radio
a. How did radio change to compete with television?
b. What role did it play in popularizing African-American culture?
3. Film
How did movies change to compete with television?
4. The beat
movement
a. Who were the most famous beat writers?
b. What were the movement’s chief characteristics?
5. Rock ’n’ roll
a. Who helped to popularize rock ’n’ roll?
b. What were rock’s chief characteristics?
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The Other America
THE URBAN POOR (Pages 660–661) What was the plight of the inner cities?
Prosperity reached many Americans in the 1950s. But it did not reach all Americans. In 1962, one out of every four Americans was poor. Many of these poor people were members of minority groups.
In the 1950s, millions of middle-class white people left the cities for the suburbs. This was called “white flight.” Meanwhile, many poor African Americans moved from the rural South to Northern cities. Businesses—and jobs—followed whites out of the cities. Cities also lost the taxes these people and businesses had paid. City governments could no longer afford to keep up the quality of schools, public transportation, or other services. The urban poor suffered as their neighborhoods decayed.
Many suburban, middle-class Americans could not believe that a
country as rich as the United States had such poverty in its cities. However, Michael Harrington’s 1962 book, The Other America: Poverty in the United States, made many Americans aware of the problem.
One way the government tried to solve the problem of the inner cities was called urban renewal. Minorities could not afford the new homes that had been built in the suburbs during the 1950s. Also, minorities were not welcome in the white suburbs. As a result, inner-city neighborhoods became very overcrowded.
Urban renewal was designed to tear down decaying neighborhoods and build low-cost housing. However, sometimes highways and shopping centers were built instead. The people who had lived in the old slums ended up moving to other slums—rather than into better housing.
Terms and Names urban renewal Plan to tear down decaying neighborhoods and build low-cost housing
bracero Farm workers entering the United States from Mexico
termination policy Federal government decision to end federal responsibility for Native American tribes
Before You Read In the last section, you read about mainstream American society in the 1950s. In this section, you will read about Americans who were not part of the American mainstream.
As You Read Use a diagram to take notes on the problems faced by African Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans in the 1950s.
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As you read about problems faced by the “other” America of the 1950s, note some causes of each problem, solutions that were offered, and some effects of those solutions. (Notice that two answers have been provided for you.)
Problem: Decaying Cities
1. Causes: Solution Offered: Urban renewal
2. Effects of solution:
Problem: Discrimination Against Mexican Americans
Causes: Prejudice against Hispanics; hard feelings toward braceros who stayed to work in the U.S. after World War II; illegal aliens escaping poor conditions in Mexico
3. Solutions offered:
Problem: Economic Hardship for Native Americans
4. Causes: 5. Solutions offered: 6. Effects of solutions:
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The American Dream in the Fifties
THE ORGANIZATION AND THE ORGANIZATION MAN (Pages 641–643) What changes took place in the American workplace in the 1950s?
The economy grew rapidly in the 1950s. By 1956, more Americans were white-collar workers in offices than were in blue-collar factory jobs. White-collar workers were paid better. They usually worked in service industries, such as sales and communications.
Businesses also expanded. They formed conglomerates, or major corporations that own smaller companies in unrelated industries. Other businesses
expanded by franchising. A franchise is a company that offers similar products or services in many locations, such as fast-food restaurants.
These large companies offered well-paying, secure jobs to certain kinds of workers. These workers were conformists, or team players. They were “company people” who would fit in and not rock the boat. Businesses rewarded loyalty rather than creativity. They promoted a sameness, or standardization, of people as well as products. Books such as The Organization Man and The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit criticized this conformity.
Terms and Names conglomerate Major corporation that owns smaller companies in unrelated industries
franchise Company that offers similar products or services in many locations
baby boom Soaring birthrate from 1946 to 1964
Dr. Jonas Salk Developer of a vaccine to prevent polio
consumerism Excessive concern with buying material goods
planned obsolescence Purposely making products to become outdated or wear out quickly
Before You Read In the last section, you read about the postwar boom in the United States. In this section, you will read how many Americans achieved their dreams of material comfort and prosperity, but some found the cost of conformity too high.
As You Read Use a chart to take notes on specific goals that characterized the American Dream for suburbanites of the 1950s.
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As you read this section, write notes about how Americans were affected by various trends of the 1950s.
Trends Effects
1. Business expansion:
conglomerates and franchises
2. Suburban expansion: flight
from the cities
3. Population growth:
the baby boom
4. Dramatic increase in
leisure time
5. Dramatic increase in the
use of the automobile
6. The rise of consumerism
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SECTION 1: POSTWAR AMERICA___________________________________________________BLUE HEADING: Readjustment and Recovery ________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Impact Of the GI Bill _________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: GI Bill Of Rights _________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Housing Crisis _________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Suburbs ________________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Redefining the Family ___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Economic Readjustment _________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Remarkable Recovery ___________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Meeting Economic Challenges ______________________________________________RED HEADING: Presidents Truman’s Inheritance __________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Harry S. Truman _________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Truman Faces Strikes ___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: “Had Enough?” ________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Social Unrest Persists _____________________________________________________RED HEADING: Truman Supports Civil Rights ____________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The 1948 Election_______________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Dixiecrats ______________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Stunning Upset ________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Fair Deal __________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Fair Deal _______________________________________________________________________________________
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BLUE HEADING: Republicans Take the Middle Road___________________________________________RED HEADING: I Like Ike!______________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Walking the Middle of the Road ___________________________________________________________
SECTION 2: THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE FIFTIES _____________________________________BLUE HEADING: The Organization and the Organization Man ___________________________________
RED HEADING: Conglomerates_________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Conglomerates __________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Franchises ____________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Franchises______________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Social Conformity ______________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The Suburban Lifestyle ____________________________________________________RED HEADING: The Baby Boom ________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Baby Boom _____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Advances in Medicine and Child Care______________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Dr. Jonas Salk___________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Women’s Roles ________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Leisure in the Fifties ____________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: The Automobile Culture ____________________________________________________RED HEADING: Automania ____________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Interstate Highway System ___________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Mobility Takes Its Toll ___________________________________________________________________
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BLUE HEADING: Consumerism Unbound ____________________________________________________BOLD WORD: Consumerism ___________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: New Products__________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Planned Obsolescence __________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Planned Obsolescence ___________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Buy Now, Pay Later _____________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Advertising Age ____________________________________________________________________
SECTION 3: POPULAR CULTURE ___________________________________________________BLUE HEADING: New Era of Mass Media ____________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Mass Media _____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Rise of Television___________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Federal Communications Comission (FCC) __________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Stereotypes and Gunslingers_____________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Radio and Movies ______________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: A Subculture Emerges _____________________________________________________RED HEADING: The Beat Movement _____________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Beat Movement __________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: African Americans and Rock ‘n’ Roll _________________________________________BOLD WORD: Rock ‘n’ Roll ____________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Rock ‘n’ Roll ___________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Racial Gap_________________________________________________________________________
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BOLD WORD: Jazz ___________________________________________________________________________________________
SECTION 4: THE OTHER AMERICA _________________________________________________BLUE HEADING: The Urban Poor___________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: White Flight ___________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Inner Cities ________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Urban Renewal_________________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Urban Renewal __________________________________________________________________________________
BLUE HEADING: Poverty Leads to Activism__________________________________________________RED HEADING: Mexicans Seek Employment______________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Braceros _______________________________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Longoria Incident ___________________________________________________________________
RED HEADING: Native Americans Continue Their Struggle__________________________________________________
RED HEADING: The Termination Policy __________________________________________________________________
BOLD WORD: Termination Policy _______________________________________________________________________________