Life in the 1950 s Chapter 28, Lesson #4 Eisenhower as the President Republican Richard Nixon-VP Smaller government more free enterprise Cut government.

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Life in the 1950 s Chapter 28, Lesson #4

Eisenhower as the President Republican Richard Nixon-VP Smaller government more free enterprise Cut government spending Federal Highway Act-Highway Help economy/National Defense

Arms Race 1949, Soviet atomic bomb 1952, US Hydrogen bomb , Soviet Hydrogen bomb Each side creating bigger more powerful weapons 21 kilotons-455kilotons Geneva peace summit

Trouble Overseas Egypt takes the Suez Canal Access to oil field France, Britain, and Israel invade Soviets back Egypt and threaten to attack US tells the invaders to retreat

Trouble Overseas (cont’d) Hungary has a revolution – no more communism Soviets crush revolution Eisenhower criticizes Khrushchev, the new Soviet leader No military action Fear of nuclear war

Space Race 1957, Soviets launch Sputnik into orbit US concerned US creates NASA Competition to get into outer space and reach the moon

Consumerism People made more money so they spent more money Credit cards New goods are produced Advertisements show new products Showing success/wealth with the products you own

TV and Culture 1949: 900,000 TVs 1950: 6.5 million TVs made a year TV shows-ideal life Rock n’ Roll-African American music Elvis Presley-influence the youth of America

Science and Medicine Vaccines-stopping disease Dr. Jonas Salk-Polio vaccine The first computer

The Suburbs People wanted to get married and start families Baby Boom-increased birth rate GI Bill-housing and education Levittown-Suburbs Malls

The Other Side of the 50 s Minorities moved into the cities Suburbs-White Only Businesses moved to the suburbs Discrimination, poverty, violence-no hope Cities became Ghettos

The Other Side of the 50 s (cont’d) Women felt upset Lost jobs Role in society Beatnik movement Against conformity Shallowness of society Ignoring real problems

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