J. Kelly Robison

America in the Fifties

  1. Truman and Eisenhower Domestic Policies
    1. The Truman Administration
      1. Post-War Adjustments
      2. The Fair Deal
    2. Eisenhower
      1. "I Like Ike"
      2. Dynamic Conservatism
        1. Social Agenda
        2. Tribal Termination
  2. The Age of Leave it to Beaver
    1. Economic Trends
    2. Demographics
      1. Suburbanization
    3. Cultural Change
      1. The Impact of Television

Study Terms:

Employment Act of 1946 Taft-Hartley Act To Secure These Rights
Fair Employment Practices Act Fair Deal Dynamic Conservatism
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Termination National Defense Education Act
Interstate Highway Act

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