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Electric Guitar
The electri guitar was invented and this attracted audiences to rock and roll. -
Abstract expressionism
Artists applied paint rapidly and forcfully to show emotion. -
Baby Boom
The boom began in 1946, about 3.4 million babies were born in the United States. -
Containment
The United States used many strategies to avoid the spread of Communism. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman presented this Doctrine to ask Congress for $400 million in military for Turkey and Greece. -
Suburbs
The need for housing because of the baby boom and returning veterans.
The cul-de-sacs houses lining the streets of Levittown was the beginning of suburbans. -
Birth of Rock n Roll
This era was of the big band and swing. -
Communism Strikes Again
Communism invades Czechoslovakia. -
Loyalty
Truman organized a Loyalty Program which was created to catch Cold War spies. -
The Holly wood Ten
This began the blacklist which would say if you were employed in Hollywood films, television,and radio for the next several years.
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Berlin Blockade
Three sectors of Berlin became dependent on reserve stocks and airlift replacements. -
"Duck and Cover"
Federal Civil Defense Administration was created in 1951 to reassure the U.S.A that it is possible to survive an atomic attack. -
"Lost" China
The United States saw defeat when the Soviet Union controlled China and also saw the Soviet Union plotting to dominate the world. -
Consumer Culture
The new material goods being advertised not only showed the U.S.A was modernizing but also sold us as a country as well. -
Youth Culture
In the 1950s well paying jobs were made because of the Boom. This ended the need for teenagers to get jobs to support their family and allowed more companies to be made. These companies aimed to attract the youth. -
H-Bomb
Truman approved creation of H-bombs. -
McCarthyism
Many Americans were accused of being Communists and were aggressively investigated. -
Korea
Korean War begins. -
The Beats
Holmes used the "Beat generation" in his novel GO , which introduced the name. -
A-Bombs
A-bombs are developed by Britain. -
Warsaw Pact
The Soviet Union and Eastern European countries signed a pact which equally took of the responsibility to the formation of NATO. -
Suez Crisis
The three nations eventually seized attack, this left the United States under a lot economic pressure. -
Television
Elvis Presley appeared on national television on The Dorsey Brothers Stage Show for the first time. -
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
U.C students protest and olice seriously injure many;68 are arrested. -
"The Feminine Mystique"
Betty Friedan, women’s rights advocate, reffered to the suburbs as burying women alive
