The American Dream in the 1950s

1. Baby Boom- "Baby Boom" was the biggest increase in birthrate in America.

2. Dr. Jonas Salk- Dr. Jonas Salk is responsible for clearing America of Polio by creating an injection to prevent the disease.

3. Interstate Highway System- The Interstate Highway System made it possible for urban and suburban areas to become more abundant.

4. Franchise- A Franchise is a company which has many outlets to offer their products around the world.

5. In the 1950s, Americans spent their leisure time doing various things to stay occupied. Reading was quite popular at the time, and many children, teenagers, and adults read for pleasure in their spare time. Families and couples spent time outdoors as well as participating in popular activities such as sports. Another thing people did was watched television, which became extremely popular around this time. In the 1950s, people did things very similar to what people do today, basing what they do on what can be entertaining and time wasting.

The Arms Race

1. I think Dulles had in mind either to defeat the USSR in an economical sense or to negotiate with them in order to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war.

2. Yes, I would agree that the Communist world was encircled because of NATO, SEATO, and CENTO which surrounded the USSR, causing increased tension.

3. I think that the development of nuclear weapons was what Dulls might have had in mind because he was the creator of brinkmanship, therefore he had a belief in nuclear weapon stockpiles.

4. The Soviet cartoon is saying that the US is spying on the USSR with the use of U-2 planes.

5. The USSR was angry about the US spy flights because they were negotiating with the US, and they thought of their spying as a sign of distrust and betrayal.

6. The US could've justified the violation of Soviet territory by the use of U-2 planes by saying they were spying to make sure the USSR wasn't stockpiling weapons of mass destruction against the US, yet the USSR could still look at that as a sign of distrust.

7. I think that if the USSR had U-2 planes they would use them because it would have been much more sufficient than using human spies.

8. I think that the US had missiles based in Europe in order to attack the USSR quicker than if they launched them from the US itself.

9. Nuclear deterrent is when you stockpile nuclear weapons to appease your enemy.