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US won 76 medals (40 gold), including 6 podium sweeps; the highest number of medal sweeps in a single Olympiad by one country since World War II a

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What was the political climate of the 1950s?

Overview. Emerging as a global power after WWII, the United States felt committed to contain the spread of communism. During the late 1940s and 1950s, the country experienced a paranoia about communism spreading and thousands of Americans were accused of affiliations with the communist party

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Civil Rights.

Cold War.

HUAC.

Korean War.

McCarthyism & Espionage.

Sputnik Launch

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American politics in the 1950s was dominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower, who emerged from the war as the military man with the most political appeal, largely because of his personality. There were other generals who had performed with at least equal brilliance and effectiveness.

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NASA is created
DNA double helix was created
Sputnik was launched
The dawn of the cold war

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cars
factories
chairs
lights

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propaganda towards communists were big in the 1950s
1950 Cadillac
old disney films
western films
James Bond Gold Finger

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western movies, lead male role

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Truman
US president

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Frank Sinatra
Elvis Presley
sex symbols
marilyn monroe

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Music in the 1950s was dominated by the birth of rock and roll. Rock and roll was a powerful new form of music that combined elements of rhythm and blues (R&B), pop, blues, and hillbilly music to create a sound that truly shook America

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What is the 1950s era called?

Golden Age era

Golden Age era in America

as well as listening to music on the regular. The 1950's was the period of the baby boom as many troops returned home and wanted to start families with their wives.

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The 1950's

The tide advert was produced in a period of great technological and economic change, a post-World War 2 boom was happening particularly in the US and new appliances such as fridges, freezers, washing machines and vacuum cleaners were being sold to consumers