The Affluent Society and Eisenhower Republicanism

Flashcards about The Affluent Society and Eisenhower Republicanism.

Sources of Economic Growth included Government Spending such as __.

Continued funding of public schools, veteransʼ benefits, etc.

The Baby Boomer generation took place between __.

1946-1964

The huge growth in the post-war birth rate led to __.

Increased consumer demand

The Western part of the US experienced huge growth between 1940-1960 known as __.

The Sunbelt

After the introduction of affordable air conditioning the __ aided growth in the Modern West.

Climate

Under the Postwar Contract, workers in some industries were __.

receiving increases in wages and benefits

Medical breakthroughs included advancements in __.

Antibiotics

The Polio vaccine was developed by __ in 1954.

Jonas Salk

NASA stands for __.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

__ became a symbol of American life.

Automobiles

The Federal Highway Act of 1956 created __ miles of highways.

40,000

__ , an architect and entrepreneur applied mass production techniques to real estate development and developed Levittown.

William Levitt

The biggest influence on American culture in the 1950's was __.

The television

__ was a group of young poets, writers, and authors who criticized the middle-class lifestyle and conformity.

The Beat Generation

__ , Truman desegregated the military in 1948.

Executive Order 9981

Brown v. Board of Education took place in __.

1954

In 1955, __ was arrested for refusing to give her seat up on a bus to a white passenger.

Rosa Parks

__ was the man chosen to lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Eisenhower's domestic policies were known as __.

Modern Republicanism

The most dominant figure in Eisenhower's administration was Secretary of State, __.

John Dulles

__ was the idea that nuclear war was so frightening that neither side would actually resort to it.

Brinkmanship

On Jan 1, 1959 __ led a revolution and implemented a communist government in Cuba.

Fidel Castro

In his Farewell Address, Eisenhower warned against __.

the unwarranted influence of the military-industrial complex