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American History Ch. 27 Sec.4

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The first Republican to win the White House since 1928
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower promoted _________ policies during his two terms.
moderate
Although he avoided ambitious new programs, he approved funding to build a network of ________ across the nation.
highways
Meanwhile, the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in a dangerous _______________.
nuclear arms race
The nuclear arms race was eased somewhat by the_____________.
Geneva Summit
The 1950s in America saw a ____, or a very high birthrate.
baby boom
A booming U.S. economy set off a baby boom and a surge of ___________.
consumerism
A system of production, distribution, and consumption is called the _________.
economy
__________ changed American culture, as did the emergence of rock 'n' roll and a youth culture.
Television
Many farmers, Appalachians, and African Americans did not share in the _________ of the 1950s.
prosperity
Social critics blamed ________ and suburban life for America's social problems.
corporate
A group of writers called ___ had sharp criticisms of 1950s America.
The Beats
Appalachia suffered from poverty because of the decline of ____.
the coal industry
excess; amount left over after necessary expenses are paid
surplus
The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to build more and more weapons in an effort to surpass the others military strength was called the _________.
arms race
a meeting of heads of government
summit
the state of having much wealth
affluence
attaching too much importance to physical possessions and comforts
materialism
ordered Soviet forces to crush the revolt in Hungary
Nikita Khrushchev
atomic
nuclear
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