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Propaganda
Cold War propaganda reached its heights with concerted attempts to demonize communism while demonstrating the virtues of capitalism and democracy. Pro-American values were promoted in film, television, music, literature and art. This was done openly and often with little subtlety; watched today, some examples are little more than nonsensical propaganda. -
Second Red Scare
Refers to the fear of communism that spread throughout American politics, culture, and society, during the opening phases of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The second Red Scare predated and outlasted McCarthy, and its machinery far exceeded the reach of a single maverick politician. -
The McCarran Walter act
passed over Truman's veto to prevent the immigration of communist into US. -
Stalin 's Death
Joseph Stalin died at 47 and was succeeded by Nikita Krushchev. -
McCarthyism
Popularly known as “McCarthyism” after Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin), who made himself famous in 1950 by claiming that large numbers of Communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department.an effort to expose supposed communist infiltration of various areas of the U.S. government. The term has since become a byname for defamation of character or reputation by means of widely publicized indiscriminate allegations, especially on the basis of unsubstantiated charges. -
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
polio vaccine became available
he first polio vaccine was an inactivated, or killed, vaccine (IPV) developed by Dr. Jonas Salk and licensed in 1955. What are the polio vaccines that have followed the first Salk vaccine -
the interstate commerce commission bans segregation on interstate buses and trains
Federal Agency Bans Racial Segregation in Interstate Transportation. On November 25, 1955, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), a federal agency that regulates railroads and other transporters of goods, banned racial segregation on interstate buses, train lines, and in waiting rooms. -
Baby Boom
After WW11, the "american idea" became owning a home, having a family, this eventually led to be known as the "baby boom," this population expansion took place between the years 1946 and 1964, with the peak occurring in 1957. The elevated birthrate, unparalleled in American history, added more than 50 million babies by the end of the 1950s.
