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warned against the evils of Communism. 8B. Religious Revival Hollywood: apex of the biblical epics. It’s unAmerican to be unreligious! The Christian Century, 1954 The Robe The Ten Commandments Ben Hur 1953 1956 1959 Women in America many working women were paid less and restricted to certain jobs role of women glorified role of the housewife boredom and unfulfillment Betty Freidan “Feminine Mystique” book that challenged conformity and women’s limited roles beginning of women’s liberation movement 9A. WellDefined Gender Roles The ideal modern woman married, cooked and cared for her family, and kept herself busy by joining the local PTA and leading a troop of Campfire Girls. She entertained guests in her family’s suburban house and worked out on the trampoline to keep her size 12 figure. Life magazine, 1956 Marilyn Monroe The ideal 1950s man was the provider, protector, and the boss of the house. Life magazine, 1955 1956 ? William H. Whyte, Jr. ? The Organization Man A a middleclass, white suburban male is the ideal. 9B. WellDefined Gender Roles Changing Sexual Behavior: Alfred Kinsey: 1948 ? Sexual Behavior in the Human Male 1953 ? Sexual Behavior in the Human Female v Premarital sex was mon. v Extramarital affairs were frequent among married couples. Kinsey’s results are an assault on the family as a basic unit of society, a negation of moral law, and a celebration of licentiousness. Life magazine, early 1950s 10A. Progress Through Science 1951 First IBM Mainframe Computer 1952 Hydrogen Bomb Test 1953 DNA Structure Discovered 1954 Salk Vaccine Tested for Polio 1957 First Commercial U. S. Nuclear Power Plant 1958 NASA Created 1959 Press Conference of the First 7 American Astronauts 10B. Progress Through Science 1957 ? Russians launch SPUTNIK I 1958 ? National Defense Education Act 10C. Progress Through Science UFO Sightings skyrocketed in the 1950s. War of the Worlds Hollywood used aliens as a metaphor for whom ?? 10D. Progress Through Science Atomic Anxieties: ? “DuckandCover Generation” Atomic Testing: ? 19461962 ? U. S. exploded 217 nuclear weapons over the Pacific and in Nevada. The 50s Come to a Close 1959 ? NixonKhrushchev “Kitchen Debate” Cold War Tensions Technology amp。 Cost $32 billion. 197。Ms. Susan M. Pojer Ms. Jenny Strader THE 1950s: “Anxiety, Alienation, and Social Unrest” ?? “Conservatism, Complacency