2. The Nifty Fifties… Ike Baby Boom An “affluent” nation Life in the 50s
Suburbs
Cars
Television
Rock n’ Roll
Beatniks

3. Eisenhower (Ike)

4. Ike, cont’d WW2 hero “middle of the road” president Grandfatherly
Very popular

6. The Cold War at Home: MCCARTHYISM

7. The result of the blockade:
JFK: blockade
Nukes gone… we will leave Cuba alone….
(we also agree to remove nukes from Greece and Turkey)

8. JFK: PEACE CORPS CREATED
VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOPING NATIONS OF ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA
AGRICULTURAL ADVISORS, TEACHERS…

9. COLD WAR REPORT CARDS:

10. Economic growth in 50s Why??? 1 Federal spending
Roads, houses, schools
GI Bill (next slide)
Cold War spending
2 Baby boom (3,548,000 “consumers” born in 1950 alone)
3 Increased productivity w/ new technology
Computers, nuclear power plants

11. Please have your Homework and Nifty Fifties notes out

12. COLD WAR DBQ
DUE TOMORROW
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
OUTLINE

13. DBQ/ DBQ essay tips Read essay question first
Look for relevant information as you read the documents; underline, make marginal notes
Write downs ideas for outside information

14. Outline the body of your essay
Identify the tasks
Brainstorm/ List the documents and supporting detail that will be used to support each part of the task
Specific effects of threat of communism
Documents
Outside Information

15. Answering the questions
READ QUESTIONS AND DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY
There is no partial credit- RIGHT OR WRONG
ANSWERS MUST BE FROM THE DOCUMENTS
Obvious answers are PERFECTLY FINE
Don’t be too vague- I am not allowed to “know what you mean”
Complete sentences help ensure this

16. Effect at home: the “Red Scare”

17. Communists at the State Department:
- State Department official Alger Hiss was imprisoned for perjury in 1950.
- Hiss had lied under oath, denying that he was a part of a Soviet spy ring that sent U.S. government secrets to the Soviet Union.

18. Example of American fears of Communism:
- Americans, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, were accused of stealing nuclear secrets for the Soviets.
- The Rosenbergs were executed for their crimes in 1953.

19. McCarthy’s reckless claims:
· In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy announced that he had a list of 205 State Department employees that were members of the Communist party.
“McCarthyism” definition
Since 1950s- unfair tactic of accusing people of disloyalty without providing evidence
Audio: Senator Joseph McCarthy Responds to E.R. Murrow on CBS's See It Now

20. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Investigates communist influence inside and outside the government
1947- investigates the movie industry
“The Hollywood Ten”- did not cooperate
Sent to prison
Blacklist- list of people considered to have communist backgrounds
Careers were ruined

21. G.I. Bill billions of Fed. $ to WW2 veterans Pays for College tuition
Cheap loans for homes, businesses, farms

22. Levittown and the Growth of Suburbs
“Mass production” of homes
GI Bill- cheap loans

23. The Baby Boom Generation is born:
“Greatest Generation” grows up in Great Depression (30s), comes of age in WW2 (40s)
1950s?- lots and lots of BABIES!

24. 1950s- Baby Boom

25. Television 1946- 17,000 tv’s exist 1950- 7,000,000 sold
What are some effects of television on
American life (political, economic, social)?

26. Rock n’ Roll ELVIS!!! Birth of the idea of a separate youth culture
for Baby Boom Generation

27. Beatniks Founders of “counter culture”
Reject materialism, shallowness of 50s
Sets stage for counterculture of 60’s

28. 1950s “Automania” 1956- Interstate Highway Act
$250,000,000,000 for highways
41,000 miles of highway

29. Civilians could move out of URBAN AREAS
Suburbs can be further and further away
“White flight”- Poorer people remain in urban areas
MILITARY could quickly move in event of war
One of the reasons Eisenhower signs it
Easier to TRANSPORT goods around country
“trucking” leads to a decline in railroad use
Stimulates other areas of the economy
Hotels, fast food, tourism (Disneyland opens)