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Review book 27

PEGS Political -Civil rights laws of 1957 and 1960 enforced the protection of african american rights -in 1956 supreme court declared all segregation unconstitutional -Brown v. board of education topeka helped desegregate schools - Domino theory that once vietnam was communist, all of asia would end up communist too - fidel castro took over cuba and made it totalitarian communist Economic -white collar workers were larger than blue collar workers for the first time in the fifties -advertising promoted common wants -shopping centers and credit cards were created to satisfy these wants -U.s. stopped trade with cuba -cuba turned to trade with soviets because of U.s. cutoff Geographical -TV was dominated by only 3 national networks who broadcasted the same bland menu of shows -Rock n' Roll music became big with teens -egypt took over the Suez dam, owned by britain and france -Indochina was divided into vietnam, laos, and cambodia - vietnam was divided into north and south Social -sit-in movement helped bring about integration in many areas -consumer and pop culture became based on conformity -women were still looked at as wives and mothers and not workers -hungary revolted against russia because the people of hungary wanted reform. -the geneva conference cooled relations between the U.S. and the soviets

Coral's Mnemonics Elvis Presley popularized Rock n' Roll music in the 50's [|elvis presley] paperback books were created and were sold by the millions [|paperback novel] beatniks were rebellious writers and intellectuals who advocated spontaneity and drugs [|cartoon] Martin Luther King, Jr. emerged as a nonviolent civil rights leader in the fifties [|mlk, jr.]

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Sputnik shocked the u.s. because we couldnt keep up with soviet technology. So we passed the NDEA to fund sciences in the school systems.

This event ended the first "thaw" of the cold war.

Jackie robinson broke the color barrier and was the first black man to play in the major leagues.

blacks were still kept from voting by poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, and intimidation.

Interstate highway act provided jobs accelerated growth of suburbs and the trucking industry but put a damper on railroad businesses.

After WW2 there was a spike in countries wanting their independence. These new independent countries were known as 3rd world because they needed the aid of larger countries to survive.