Introduction to Chapter 27
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THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF ABUNDANCE
1952–1960 [[LP PHOTO: P27.01 DETAIL OF BILLY GRAHAM/
> What were the successes and limitations of America’s “culture of abundance”? Chapter 27 examines the politics and culture of the 1950s. It explores President Eisenhower’s domestic and foreign policies, the causes and consequences of the prosperity of the era, and the challenges to the status quo, in particular the challenge to racial segregation and discrimination.
> What was Eisenhower’s “middle way” on domestic issues?
> How did Eisenhower’s foreign policy differ from Truman’s?
> What fueled the prosperity of the 1950s?
> How did prosperity affect American society and culture?
> How did African Americans fight for civil rights in the 1950s?
> Conclusion: What unmet challenges did peace and prosperity mask?
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