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The Feminine Mystique-
Published by Feminist Betty Friedan, a runaway best seller and a classic of feminist protest literature that launched the modern women's movement.
Published by Feminist Betty Friedan, a runaway best seller and a classic of feminist protest literature that launched the modern women's movement.
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Rock n' Roll-
Elvis created a new musical idiom, a "crossover" music, carrying its heavy beat and driving rhythms across the cultural divide that separated black and white musical traditions. LOVE ELVIS.
Elvis created a new musical idiom, a "crossover" music, carrying its heavy beat and driving rhythms across the cultural divide that separated black and white musical traditions. LOVE ELVIS.
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Checkers Speech-
Nixon's spotlighted speech in which was accused of financial improprieties when running as Vice president with D.D. Eisenhower. Then he got his dog as a gift.
Nixon's spotlighted speech in which was accused of financial improprieties when running as Vice president with D.D. Eisenhower. Then he got his dog as a gift.
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McCarthyism-
The term flourished in the seething Cold War atmosphere of suspicion and fear of communism.
The term flourished in the seething Cold War atmosphere of suspicion and fear of communism.
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Army-McCarthy Hearings-
Political powers of the new broadcast medium was discussed over television.
Political powers of the new broadcast medium was discussed over television.
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Jim Crow-
Segregated set of laws that governed all aspects of an African Americans life from the schoolroom to the restroom.
Segregated set of laws that governed all aspects of an African Americans life from the schoolroom to the restroom.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott-
Led by Martin L. King after Rosa Parks, a boycott of city buses, that which they refused to use the buses as transportation.
Led by Martin L. King after Rosa Parks, a boycott of city buses, that which they refused to use the buses as transportation.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas-
The case decided that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated due to the case of a young Black African school girl that needed to attend a segregated school far away.
The case decided that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated due to the case of a young Black African school girl that needed to attend a segregated school far away.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee-
Formed by southern black students in April 1960, that gave more focus and force to the efforts.
Formed by southern black students in April 1960, that gave more focus and force to the efforts.
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Operation Wetback-
Massive roundup of illegal immigrants due to the Bracero program, and in reference to the migrants' watery route across Rio Grande.
Massive roundup of illegal immigrants due to the Bracero program, and in reference to the migrants' watery route across Rio Grande.
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Federal Highway Act of 1956-
A public work project that Eisenhower proposed a 27 billion plan to build a forty-two thousand miles of fast motorways.
A public work project that Eisenhower proposed a 27 billion plan to build a forty-two thousand miles of fast motorways.
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Policy of Boldness-
Eisenhower would relegate the army and the navy to the backseat and build up an air fleet of super bombers called the SAC, equipped with nuclear bombs.
Eisenhower would relegate the army and the navy to the backseat and build up an air fleet of super bombers called the SAC, equipped with nuclear bombs.
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Hungarian Uprising-
Series of demonstrations in Hungary against the Soviet Union in which Khrushchev violently suppressed the uprising.
Series of demonstrations in Hungary against the Soviet Union in which Khrushchev violently suppressed the uprising.
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Battle of Dien Bien Phu-
Military arrangement on the assurance that Vietnam-wide elections would be held withing two years.
Military arrangement on the assurance that Vietnam-wide elections would be held withing two years.
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Suez Crisis-
International crisis launched when Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and failed even more without the aide from the U.S.
International crisis launched when Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, and failed even more without the aide from the U.S.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries-
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran joined with Venezuela in 1960 to form the OPEC.
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran joined with Venezuela in 1960 to form the OPEC.
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Sputnik-
The satellite created by the Soviets during the "Rocket fever" era, thus led to a critical comparison of the American educational system.
The satellite created by the Soviets during the "Rocket fever" era, thus led to a critical comparison of the American educational system.
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Kitchen Debate-
Against the debate with Khrushchev in Moscow in 1959, Nixon extolled the virtues of American consumerism over Soviet economic planning.
Against the debate with Khrushchev in Moscow in 1959, Nixon extolled the virtues of American consumerism over Soviet economic planning.
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Abstract Expressionism-
Modern art during the 1940s and 1950s that consisted paint flinging on large flat surfaces across a studio.
Modern art during the 1940s and 1950s that consisted paint flinging on large flat surfaces across a studio.
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International Style-
The most modernized massive corporate high-rises that looked like giant steel boxes wrapped in glass.
The most modernized massive corporate high-rises that looked like giant steel boxes wrapped in glass.
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Beat Generation-
Poets that had an unruly verse and riotous content, popular for the middle class.
Poets that had an unruly verse and riotous content, popular for the middle class.
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Southern Renaissance-
Southern writers that brought a new critical appreciation to the region's burdens of history, racism, ad conservatism.
Southern writers that brought a new critical appreciation to the region's burdens of history, racism, ad conservatism.