HIST 2057 : History 2057 Final
Document Summary
Civil rights and the bomb in wwii (1941-45) African americans in wwii: double v"s vs. Atomic bomb: hiroshima (enola gay, 1945, prompted and utter destruction, 40,000 die instantly; 200,000 total, no japanese surrender, 2nd bomb nagasaki. U. s. stronger than soviet union; iran being occupied by russia (oil) Img: opposition to truman doctrine: uncle sam blindfolded, concern: don"t know where money is. Consensus politics: eisenhower (republican, supported liberal programs, national interstate and defense highways act, largest public works program in history, allowed suburb living/jobs. Drive away from the bomb : 1961: chairman of fcc, netwon minnow, oversee tv/radio, colored tv = symbol of affluence, so focused on ads, doc: tv = vast wasteland. Suburban families, the baby boom, and bus boycotts in the 1950s. Ideal still held: media creates image, cold war, domestic containment, betty friedan feminine mystique. Img: bomb shelter honeymoon life magazine: doc: problem that has no name, women wanted more than just to be a housewife.
