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The economic boom in 50's created more jobs for women. Largely white-collar jobs.
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Ruled that black schools failed to meet equality compared to white schools in the same community.
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State and local laws that segregated different ethnic groups in common places.
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Republican Eisenhower beats Democratic Stevenson by a landslide
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Supreme Court case which rules that segregated schools for balck and white students are unconstitutional.
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An American singer and musician. He is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. Had songs in Blues, Rock, Pop, and Country
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civil-rights movement which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.
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Population explosion of 50 million babies after WWII.
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Senator McCarthy's paranoia of Communists infiltrating the US gov lead to widespread panic on who to trust in the government and led to many leaders being falsely accused
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National Defense Education Act (NDEA) - Provided funding to all levels of education in the US over a span of 4 years.The act authorized funding for four years, increasing funding per year: for example, funding increased on eight program titles from $183 million in 1959 to $222 million in 1960
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration. A branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
