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<P>This volume covers the entire decade of the 1950s, from the uneasy peace following World War II to the beginnings of cultural discontent that would explode in the 1960s. It highlights key historical, social, and cultural elements of the period, including the Cold War and perceived communist threat; the birth of the middle class and establishment of consumer culture; the emergence of the civil rights movement; and the normalization of youth rebellion and rock and roll.  An introduction presents the historical themes of the period, with alphabetical encyclopedic entries relating to period-specific themes comprises the core reference material in the book. The book also contains a range of primary documents with introductions and a sample Documents Based Essay Question. Features include <Q>Top Tips<\Q> for answering Documents Based Essay Questions, a thematic chronology, and specific learning objectives readers can use to gauge their working knowledge and understanding of the period.</P>

The 1950s

THE 1950S: KEY THEMES AND DOCUMENTS

Duration

Duration Unit Of Measure

Transaction Type

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in the Unlocking American History Series.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
How to Use This Book.
Key Themes.
Introduction.
Alphabetical List of Entries.
Topical List of Entries.
List of Primary Documents.
1: The Abbott and Costello Show.
2: Acheson, Dean.
3: The Adventures of Kit Carson.
4: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
5: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
6: The Adventures of Superman.
7: The Affluent Society.
8: Airline Industry.
9: Allen v. Merrill (1957).
10: American Bandstand.
11: American Communications Association v. Douds (1950).
12: Anka, Paul.
13: Atomic Bomb.
14: Automobile Industry.
15: Baby Boom.
16: Baldwin, James.
17: Beats.
18: Ben-Hur.
19: Bennett, Tony.
20: Berry, Chuck.
21: The Big Bopper.
22: Blackboard Jungle.
23: The Blob.
24: Bomb Shelters.
25: Boston Celtics.
26: Brando, Marlon.
27: Bridge on the River Kwai.
28: Brooklyn Dodgers.
29: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).
30: Cambodia.
31: Castro, Fidel.
32: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
33: The Catcher in the Rye.
34: Censorship.
35: The Chantels.
36: Charles, Ray.
37: Cinemascope.
38: Civil Rights Act of 1957.
39: Civil Rights Movement.
40: Cold War.
41: Cole, Nat King.
42: Common Market.
43: Consumer Culture.
44: Containment.
45: Cooke, Sam.
46: Cooper v. Aaron (1958).
47: Credit Cards.
48: The Crucible.
49: Cuba.
50: Cuban Americans.
51: Davis, Miles.
52: Davy Crockett.
53: Dean, James.
54: Dennis v. United States (1951).
55: Desegregation.
56: Disneyland.
57: Doctor Zhivago.
58: Domino, Fats.
59: Domino Theory.
60: Doo-Wop.
61: Dragnet.
62: Drive-In Theater.
63: The Ed Sullivan Show.
64: Edsel.
65: Educational Tracking.
66: Eisenhower, Dwight D..
67: Election of 1952.
68: Election of 1956.
69: The Everly Brothers.
70: Father Knows Best.
71: The Fly.
72: Francis, Connie.
73: Freed, Alan.
74: Giant.
75: Gibson, Althea.
76: Ginsberg, Allen.
77: Go Tell It on the Mountain.
78: Graham, Billy.
79: Great Leap Forward.
80: Guatemala.
81: Gunsmoke.
82: Guys and Dolls.
83: Haley, Bill.
84: High Noon.
85: Hitchcock, Alfred.
86: Hogan, Ben.
87: Holiday Inn.
88: Holly, Buddy.
89: Hollywood Ten.
90: The Honeymooners.
91: Hula Hoop.
92: Hungarian Rebellion.
93: Hydrogen Bomb.
94: I Love Lucy.
95: IBM.
96: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
97: Invisible Man.
98: Iran.
99: The Jack Benny Show.
100: Jencks v. United States (1959).
101: Juvenile Delinquency.
102: Kelly, Grace.
103: Kent v. Dulles (1958).
104: Kerouac, Jack.
105: King, Martin Luther, Jr..
106: The King and I.
107: Korean War.
108: Leave It to Beaver.
109: Levittown.
110: Lewis, Jerry Lee.
111: Little Richard.
112: Little Rock, Arkansas.
113: The Lone Ranger.
114: A Long Day's Journey into Night.
115: Lord of the Flies.
116: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
117: Mantle, Mickey.
118: Mao Zedong.
119: Marciano, Rocky.
120: Marshall, Thurgood.
121: Mathis, Johnny.
122: Matsu-Quemoy Crises (1954&#x2013;1955, 1958).
123: Mays, Willie.
124: McCarthy, Joseph.
125: McClellan Committee.
126: McDonald's.
127: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950).
128: The Mickey Mouse Club.
129: Military-Industrial Complex.
130: Miller, Arthur.
131: Monroe, Marilyn.
132: Montgomery Bus Boycott.
133: Movies.
134: Murrow, Edward R..
135: My Fair Lady.
136: My Son John.
137: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson (1958).
138: National Defense Education Act of 1958.
139: National Highway Act of 1956.
140: National Security Council Memorandum-68.
141: Native American Church v. Navajo Tribal Council (1959).
142: Native American Relocation.
143: Native American Termination.
144: Nelson, Rick.
145: New Look.
146: New York Yankees.
147: Nuclear Power.
148: Olympic Games, 1952.
149: Olympic Games, 1956.
150: Parker, Charlie.
151: Parks, Rosa.
152: &#x201C;Peanuts&#x201D;.
153: Polio.
154: Polish Rebellion.
155: Pollock, Jackson.
156: The Power Elite.
157: Presley, Elvis.
158: Quiz Show Scandals.
159: A Raisin in the Sun.
160: Rand Corporation.
161: Rebel without a Cause.
162: Records.
163: Red Monday.
164: Red Scare.
165: Robinson, Jackie.
166: Robinson, Sugar Ray.
167: Rock and Roll.
168: Rodgers and Hammerstein.
169: Rosenberg, Julius and Ethyl.
170: Service v. Dulles (1957).
171: Singin&#x2019; in the Rain.
172: Smith Act of 1950.
173: Space Race.
174: Spock, Benjamin.
175: Sputnik.
176: Steel Strike.
177: Suburbia.
178: Suez Crisis (1956).
179: Sun Records.
180: Sweatt v. Painter (1950).
181: Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957).
182: Teamsters.
183: Teenagers.
184: Television.
185: 3-D Movies.
186: Tibet.
187: Till, Emmett.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Recent Titles in the Unlocking American History Series.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
How to Use This Book.
Key Themes.
Introduction.
Alphabetical List of Entries.
Topical List of Entries.
List of Primary Documents.
1: The Abbott and Costello Show.
2: Acheson, Dean.
3: The Adventures of Kit Carson.
4: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
5: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
6: The Adventures of Superman.
7: The Affluent Society.
8: Airline Industry.
9: Allen v. Merrill (1957).
10: American Bandstand.
11: American Communications Association v. Douds (1950).
12: Anka, Paul.
13: Atomic Bomb.
14: Automobile Industry.
15: Baby Boom.
16: Baldwin, James.
17: Beats.
18: Ben-Hur.
19: Bennett, Tony.
20: Berry, Chuck.
21: The Big Bopper.
22: Blackboard Jungle.
23: The Blob.
24: Bomb Shelters.
25: Boston Celtics.
26: Brando, Marlon.
27: Bridge on the River Kwai.
28: Brooklyn Dodgers.
29: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954).
30: Cambodia.
31: Castro, Fidel.
32: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
33: The Catcher in the Rye.
34: Censorship.
35: The Chantels.
36: Charles, Ray.
37: Cinemascope.
38: Civil Rights Act of 1957.
39: Civil Rights Movement.
40: Cold War.
41: Cole, Nat King.
42: Common Market.
43: Consumer Culture.
44: Containment.
45: Cooke, Sam.
46: Cooper v. Aaron (1958).
47: Credit Cards.
48: The Crucible.
49: Cuba.
50: Cuban Americans.
51: Davis, Miles.
52: Davy Crockett.
53: Dean, James.
54: Dennis v. United States (1951).
55: Desegregation.
56: Disneyland.
57: Doctor Zhivago.
58: Domino, Fats.
59: Domino Theory.
60: Doo-Wop.
61: Dragnet.
62: Drive-In Theater.
63: The Ed Sullivan Show.
64: Edsel.
65: Educational Tracking.
66: Eisenhower, Dwight D..
67: Election of 1952.
68: Election of 1956.
69: The Everly Brothers.
70: Father Knows Best.
71: The Fly.
72: Francis, Connie.
73: Freed, Alan.
74: Giant.
75: Gibson, Althea.
76: Ginsberg, Allen.
77: Go Tell It on the Mountain.
78: Graham, Billy.
79: Great Leap Forward.
80: Guatemala.
81: Gunsmoke.
82: Guys and Dolls.
83: Haley, Bill.
84: High Noon.
85: Hitchcock, Alfred.
86: Hogan, Ben.
87: Holiday Inn.
88: Holly, Buddy.
89: Hollywood Ten.
90: The Honeymooners.
91: Hula Hoop.
92: Hungarian Rebellion.
93: Hydrogen Bomb.
94: I Love Lucy.
95: IBM.
96: Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
97: Invisible Man.
98: Iran.
99: The Jack Benny Show.
100: Jencks v. United States (1959).
101: Juvenile Delinquency.
102: Kelly, Grace.
103: Kent v. Dulles (1958).
104: Kerouac, Jack.
105: King, Martin Luther, Jr..
106: The King and I.
107: Korean War.
108: Leave It to Beaver.
109: Levittown.
110: Lewis, Jerry Lee.
111: Little Richard.
112: Little Rock, Arkansas.
113: The Lone Ranger.
114: A Long Day's Journey into Night.
115: Lord of the Flies.
116: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit.
117: Mantle, Mickey.
118: Mao Zedong.
119: Marciano, Rocky.
120: Marshall, Thurgood.
121: Mathis, Johnny.
122: Matsu-Quemoy Crises (1954&#x2013;1955, 1958).
123: Mays, Willie.
124: McCarthy, Joseph.
125: McClellan Committee.
126: McDonald's.
127: McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents (1950).
128: The Mickey Mouse Club.
129: Military-Industrial Complex.
130: Miller, Arthur.
131: Monroe, Marilyn.
132: Montgomery Bus Boycott.
133: Movies.
134: Murrow, Edward R..
135: My Fair Lady.
136: My Son John.
137: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. Patterson (1958).
138: National Defense Education Act of 1958.
139: National Highway Act of 1956.
140: National Security Council Memorandum-68.
141: Native American Church v. Navajo Tribal Council (1959).
142: Native American Relocation.
143: Native American Termination.
144: Nelson, Rick.
145: New Look.
146: New York Yankees.
147: Nuclear Power.
148: Olympic Games, 1952.
149: Olympic Games, 1956.
150: Parker, Charlie.
151: Parks, Rosa.
152: &#x201C;Peanuts&#x201D;.
153: Polio.
154: Polish Rebellion.
155: Pollock, Jackson.
156: The Power Elite.
157: Presley, Elvis.
158: Quiz Show Scandals.
159: A Raisin in the Sun.
160: Rand Corporation.
161: Rebel without a Cause.
162: Records.
163: Red Monday.
164: Red Scare.
165: Robinson, Jackie.
166: Robinson, Sugar Ray.
167: Rock and Roll.
168: Rodgers and Hammerstein.
169: Rosenberg, Julius and Ethyl.
170: Service v. Dulles (1957).
171: Singin&#x2019; in the Rain.
172: Smith Act of 1950.
173: Space Race.
174: Spock, Benjamin.
175: Sputnik.
176: Steel Strike.
177: Suburbia.
178: Suez Crisis (1956).
179: Sun Records.
180: Sweatt v. Painter (1950).
181: Sweezy v. New Hampshire (1957).
182: Teamsters.
183: Teenagers.
184: Television.
185: 3-D Movies.
186: Tibet.
187: Till, Emmett.

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