Take Out Final Essay Staple rubric to the
Take Out` • Final Essay – Staple rubric to the FRONT • Staple Together: 1) Essay Questions 2) Essay Outline 3) Peer Editing Packet (I don’t need an actual rough draft, just the completed packet)
TRUMAN AND EISENHOWER
Essential Questions • What aspects of post–World War II America shaped the issues that arose in the 1950 s? • How did the Cold War affect American foreign policy during the decade? • How did changing aspects of culture affect the upbringing of children and adolescents? • Why did rock ‘n’ roll engender wildly different reactions from various segments of society? • How did the modern civil rights movement evolve in the mid- and late 1950 s? • What impact did television have on society, economics, and politics during the 1950 s? • How did events and issues in the 1950 s help lead to the cultural and social revolutions of the 1960 s?
Returning Veterans “Readjust” • GI Bill of Rights (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) – Provided vets with education, training, and lowcost loans for businesses and homes – Millions took advantage of benefits – College enrollment skyrocketed – GI Bill helped create “baby boom” of 1950 s and 1960 s
President Truman (center) stands with Soviet Premier Josef Stalin (right foreground) during the 1945 Potsdam Conference • Became president upon death of FDR (1945) • Soviet aggression in Europe • Faced several domestic challenges • Won election to his own term in 1948 • Korean War began in 1950
Truman’s “Fair Deal” • Truman said all Americans had the right to expect a “fair deal” from their government – “The buck stops here. ” The Fair Deal: • Increased minimum wage • Expanded Social Security benefits • Provided funding to build low-income housing through the National Housing Act
Truman and Civil Rights • Formed President’s Committee on Civil Rights • Desegregated federal employees and armed forces in 1948 • Congress rejected his civil rights legislation – Truman called them the “Do-nothing Republican Congress” • Leads to “Dixiecrats” or Southern Democrats leaving Democratic party in 1948 due to Truman’s policies Truman shaking hands with a black soldier
The Election of 1952 • Truman decided not to run again • Democrats nominated Stevenson; Republicans ran Eisenhower • If elected, Eisenhower promised to “go to Korea” to figure out how to end the war • Eisenhower won Republican running-mates Eisenhower (left) and Nixon campaigning in 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower • Nicknamed “Ike” • Led troops in North Africa, planned and ran D-Day invasion • President of Columbia University • NATO commander • Elected president in 1952 and 1956 • Died 1969
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