Domestic Politics and the Cold War in the 1950s

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Eisenhower Administration

Reflected conservative values, aimed to reduce government size, balance the budget, cut spending, and ease business regulation.

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New Look Army

Eisenhower's military strategy that reduced troop levels while increasing reliance on powerful weapons systems.

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Termination Policy

Eisenhower's 1953 policy aimed at ending federal support for Native Americans and dismantling reservations.

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Brown v. Board of Education

1954 Supreme Court case that ruled 'separate educational facilities are inherently unequal' and mandated school desegregation.

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Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960

Legislation that strengthened voting rights protections and penalties for crimes against Black people.

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

A protest initiated by Rosa Parks' arrest in 1955, leading to significant awareness and activism in the civil rights movement.

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Brinksmanship

A foreign policy strategy during the Cold War characterized by the willingness to go to the brink of war to force the opponent to back down.

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Domino Theory

The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall, prompting U.S. intervention in Southeast Asia.

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Sputnik

The first artificial satellite launched by the USSR in 1957, marking a significant advance in the space race and increasing U.S. alarm.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

A 1962 confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles deployed in Cuba, bringing the two superpowers close to nuclear war.