Mr. Walter
AP US History 2
Eisenhower: Domestic affairs (15 points)
Name:
Use the Enduring Vision textbook as a resource (p. 929-934, 939-57) and the web to complete
the following activity. Definitely read the opening segment on p. 929-30 carefully- it’s a funny,
very illustrative story).
Explain the significance of the item(s) and if there are multiple items, write a brief explanation
of the connections among them all in several complete, well-written sentences. Demonstrate
that you fully understand what each item is, how it relates to Eisenhower and American
domestic life in the 50s, and how the concepts connect to each other. Upload the document to
turnitin.com when you finish.
1. The personality of Dwight Eisenhower/”dynamic conservatism”/1952 and 1956
elections:
2. St. Lawrence Seaway/Interstate Highway Act:
3. Joseph McCarthy/U.S. Army/Joseph Welch/the power of television:
4. Earl Warren/U.S. Supreme Court/Brown v. Board of Education:
5. The murder of Emmett Till (look it up online- it’s not in the book):
6. Rosa Parks/Martin Luther King, Jr./Montgomery Bus Boycott/SCLC:
7. White Citizens Councils/KKK/Southern Manifesto/”massive resistance”/”interposition:”
8. Eisenhower/Orval Faubus/National Guard/Little Rock Central High School:
9. “The Affluent Society”/federal government spending/scientific and technological
advancements:
10. Consumerism/suburbanization/”white flight” (take a look at p. 945a and b, too):
11. “Togetherness”/Baby boom/Jonas Salk/Benjamin Spock/religion/”domesticity:”
12. The culture of the 50s/movies/TV:
13. “The Other America/” African Americans/Hispanic Americans/Native Americans:
14. Sputnik/education:
15. Rebellion of youth/rock n’ roll/Elvis Presley/The Beats: