Fifties at Home, the Korean War, & the Cold War

Truman become president

Apr 12, 1945

Truman became president because roosevelt had died while in office and Truman was vice precident

"Teenagers" (name for young people)

Mar 1, 1950

Television beacme really popular

Apr 1, 1950

North Korean Communist forces invade South Korea

Jun 25, 1950

Suburbs became really popular

Jul 24, 1950

Interstate Highway System

Oct 17, 1950

this made it easier for people to get to thier destinations.

Truman fires MacArthur

Apr 11, 1951

Truman saw MacArthur as a threat and decided to fire him.

Dwight D. Eisenhower elected president

Jan 20, 1953

Dwight was elected president on January 20th, 1953.
Dwight was nicknamed ‘Ike’.
One major domestic conflict that confronted Dwight during his presidency was civil rights and McCarthyism.

Armistice signed

Jul 27, 1953

Credit Cards are used alot more !

Aug 18, 1953

After the war, people began using Credit Cards because they had saved all thier money while the war was going on.

The Launch of Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

Sputnik was the first artificial satalite put into orbit.