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The Cold War Era: Affluence, Anxiety, and Civil Rights in America (1940-1970)

This chapter examines the significant socio-political changes in America from 1940 to 1970, focusing on the post-Sputnik reaction, the Fair Deal's failures, and Eisenhower's policies. It highlights the challenges faced in expanding civil rights and the resistance to integration, as exemplified by landmark events like Brown v. Board of Education and the Little Rock Crisis. The rise of Black activism, spearheaded by figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and organizations such as the NAACP, marked a pivotal moment in the struggle for equality. The chapter delves into the intersections of affluence, anxiety, and civil rights during this transformative period.

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The Cold War Era: Affluence, Anxiety, and Civil Rights in America (1940-1970)

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  1. Chapter 29AFFLUENCE AND ANXIETY

  2. Levittown, PA

  3. Birthrate, 1940–1970

  4. The Reaction to Sputnik • 1957: Russians launched Sputnik • American response • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • National Defense Education Act—upgrade the teaching of science

  5. Truman and the Fair Deal • Fair Deal attempted to expand New Deal • Medical Insurance for all Americans • Revived and strengthened Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) • Federal aid to education • Fair Deal failed • Doctor’s lobby convinced people that insurance plan was “socialized medicine” • Southerners opposed FEPC and aid to education

  6. Eisenhower's Modern Republicanism • Eisenhower left New Deal intact • Raised minimum wage and expanded Social Security • Created Department of Health, Education, and Welfare • 1956: Highway Act created interstate highway system • Stimulated the economy • Shaped metropolitan growth patterns

  7. The Interstate Highway System

  8. The Election of 1956

  9. Civil Rights as a Political Issue • Truman’s civil-rights legislation failed • Civil rights made part of the liberal Democratic agenda • Truman integrated the armed forces

  10. Desegregating the Schools • 1954: Brown v. Board of Education • “Separate but equal” unconstitutional • Desegregate "with all deliberate speed" • Massive resistance in Deep South • 1957: Eisenhower’s actions • Federal troops sent to Little Rock, Arkansas • Commission on Civil Rights established

  11. The Beginnings of Black Activism • NAACP: Pressed for civil rights in courts • 1955: Martin Luther King, Jr. led Montgomery bus boycott • 1956: Southern Christian Leadership Conference directed anti-segregation • Sit-ins protested segregation laws • 1960: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

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