1. James L. Roark Michael P. Johnson Patricia Cline Cohen Sarah Stage Susan M. Hartmann CHAPTER 27 The Politics and Culture of Abundance, 1952-1960 The American Promise A History of the United States Fifth Edition Copyright © 2012 by Bedford/St. Martin's

2. I. Eisenhower and the Politics of the “Middle Way” A. Modern Republicanism 1. A new way 2. Decline of McCarthyism 3. Expanding the welfare state 4. The interstate highway 5. Restraining federal activity

4. I. Eisenhower and the Politics of the “Middle Way” B. Termination and Relocation of Native Americans 1. A new Indian policy 2. Toward assimilation 3. Compensation 4. Termination 5. Relocation C. The 1956 Election and the Second Term 1. The Democrats in Congress 2. Challenges 3. Eisenhower’s legacy

7. II. Liberation Rhetoric and the Practice of Containment A. The “New Look” in Foreign Policy 1. Defense strategy 2. Mutually assured destruction 3. The problem of nuclear war

8. II. Liberation Rhetoric and the Practice of Containment B. Applying Containment to Vietnam 1. Vietnamese independence 2. Domino theory 3. The Geneva Accords 4. U.S. involvement in southeast Asia 5. Guerrilla warfare and insurgency

10. II. Liberation Rhetoric and the Practice of Containment C. Interventions in Latin America and the Middle East 1. Toppling unfriendly governments 2. Guatemala 3. Cuba 4. Iran 5. Israel and Egypt 6. The Suez Crisis and the Eisenhower Doctrine

12. II. Liberation Rhetoric and the Practice of Containment D. The Nuclear Arms Race 1. Nikita Khrushchev 2. Missiles and satellites 3. Stockpiling nuclear weapons 4. The U-2 incident 5. The military-industrial complex

13. III. New Work and Living Patterns in an Economy of Abundance A. Technology Transforms Agriculture and Industry 1. Agribusiness 2. The persistence of poverty 3. Industrial production 4. Labor successes and a private welfare state 5. Women in the workforce

15. III. New Work and Living Patterns in an Economy of Abundance B. Burgeoning Suburbs and Declining Cities 1. The expansion of the suburbs 2. Government subsidies 3. Criticism of suburbia 4. Urban migrants

16. III. New Work and Living Patterns in an Economy of Abundance C. The Rise of the Sun Belt 1. Moving west 2. The defense industry 3. Environmental threat 4. Mexican labor 5. Mexican American struggle for civil rights D. The Democratization of Higher Education 1. More students 2. Unequal gains

19. IV. The Culture of Abundance A. Consumption Rules the Day 1. Consumer values 2. Creating abundance 3. Women and consumerism B. The Revival of Domesticity and Religion 1. Celebrating family life 2. The Feminine Mystique 3. The family ideal 4. Religious crusades

22. IV. The Culture of Abundance C. Television Transforms Culture and Politics 1. Escape and conformity 2. Political influence 3. Private enterprise

23. IV. The Culture of Abundance D. Countercurrents 1. Criticizing conformity 2. Questioning masculinity 3. Deviating sexuality 4. Changing music 5. The Beat generation 6. Defying artistic traditions

24. V. The Emergence of a Civil Rights Movement A. African Americans Challenge the Supreme Court and the President 1. The causes of black protest 2. The Brown decision 3. Limited federal intervention 4. The Little Rock Nine 5. Modest gains

25. V. The Emergence of a Civil Rights Movement B. Montgomery and Mass Protest 1. The modern civil rights movement 2. Rosa Parks 3. Montgomery bus boycott 4. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference 5. An incomplete story