1. USSR develops Atomic Bomb
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Berlin Airlift
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USSR develops Atomic Bomb
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The Marshall Plan brought new supplies like this tractor to Europe for recovery efforts
Joseph Stalin, the leader of the USSR
Poster about the efforts of the Berlin Airlift
President Harry Truman
George Kennan helped form the containment policies of the government
Winston Churchill applied the term Iron Curtain to Soviet areas
President Truman signs the NATO agreement
George C. Marshall

2. MacArthur Controversy
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MacArthur Controversy
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Rise of McCarthyism
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Soldiers comfort one another after a comrade dies
Communist fears swept the nation after the war
Troops at the Inchon Invasion in 1950
An Integrated military on Truman’s orders
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of treason
Ad for the Levittown development
Mao Zedong the leader of Communist China
Truman’s “upset” victory in the election of 1948

3. Sputnik and Its Effects
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Sputnik and Its Effects
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U-2 Incident
War Hero Dwight Eisenhower became President in 1952
Children practice Nuclear Bomb drills at schools
Gary Francis Powers seen with a model of the U-2 Spy Plane
Many people began to question American education and priorities after Sputnik
Eisenhower and Sec. Of State John Foster Dulles, the author of the brinksmanship policies
Launch of Sputnik in 1957 made the USSR the first in space
1st Tests of the H-bomb
Backyard bomb shelter

4. Television Changes America
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Television Changes America
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Rock-n-Roll
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Rock stars such as Buddy Holly and Little Richard make rock music popular
TV family from “Father Knows Best”
Dr. Spock’s book on child-rearing
Film Star James Dean
The “I Love Lucy” show was the most popular T.V. show of the 50’s and remains popular today
Dr. Jonas Salk saved millions from the disease of polio
Popular children’s show was “Hoody Doody”
Marilyn Monroe

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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Berlin Wall
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The USSR decided to physically separate West Berlin from East Germany with the Berlin Wall
Leaders Nikita Khrushchev and John F Kennedy took the world to the brink of nuclear war
Kennedy defeated Richard Nixon in a very close election in 1960
Life Magazine Article on the Bay of Pigs Invasion
U.S. Spy Planes capture direct evidence of Soviet missiles in Cuba
Fidel Castro led a Communist revolution in Cuba in 1959
Home bomb shelters were put to use by many during the Cuban Crisis
A family watches the 1sr major televised debate in the 1960 election