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| Answer Key for Teachers | Fasttrack
to America's Past
Section 8: Modern America Page 8 - 5 and 8 - 6 Decade: 1950s Post-War Prosperity |
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1.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, president during most of the 1950s. As a
general
during World War Two, he had been a key leader in the Allied fight
against
Hitler. 
2.
A suburban house typical of the millions built in the decade or so
after
World War Two. Many were built in large new suburbs that spread
in
the outskirts of big cities.
3.
Rosa Parks, the black woman who challenged the system of segregation on
city buses in Montgomery, Alabama. Her refusal to move to the
back
of the bus helped launch the modern Civil Rights movement.
4.
A television camera and camera operator. The 1950s saw the spread
of television into most American homes. Color TV did not become
common
until the 1960s. 
Teachers and students can access a full glossary through the "Names and
Terms" link on the Home Page of the Internet support site at