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The Enduring Vision,
Fifth Edition
Paul S. Boyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Clifford E. Clark, Jr., Carleton College
et al.
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Chapter 27:
America at Midcentury, 1952-1960
- What brought about the downfall of Joseph McCarthy? Did his eclipse end excessive
fears of communist subversion?
- Explain the roles in U.S. foreign policy of Secretary of State John Foster
Dulles and his brother, CIA director Allen Dulles.
- What did President Eisenhower mean when he warned Americans to be wary of
the military-industrial complex?
- Describe the economic changes that occurred in American agriculture in the 1950s. What impact did those changes have on
the environment?
- Why did union membership and influence decline in the second half of the 1950s?
- Describe at least three major demographic changes that occurred in America in the 1950s.
What social and political impact would these developments have on the nation?
- What were the effects on American life of Russia's launching of Sputnik?
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