The 1950s

1 Pres. Eisenhower was associated with each of the following except bringing about the downfall of Joseph McCarthy by publicly denouncing his irresponsible accusations appointing Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court bringing an end to the Korean War with the signing of an armistice in 1953 warning the nation about the growing power of the military and big industrial corporations in American life a centrist, non-ideological approach to problems and issues 2 Most Southern states responded to the Supreme Court ruling in the Brown case that outlawed segregation by resentfully complying refusing to comply welcoming the ruling as a step forward for social progress establishing separate but equal schools for African-Americans praising the Court for its vision 3 The United States' initial involvement in Vietnam consisted of furnishing aid to the nationalist group, the Vietminh furnishing aid to the French, who were trying to reconquer their former colony committing American troops to assist the French committing atomic weapons to assist the French none of the above 4 Television in the 1950s helped to demolish old gender and racial stereotypes exposed American viewers to the harsh realities of poverty in America reinforced consumerism and conformity was still too primitive to have much impact on American politics was dominated by quality cultural shows 5 Martin Luther King's philosophy of civil disobedience incorporated the spirit of evangelical Christianity's sacrifice and redemption nonviolent resistance direct action ideas of Thoreau and Gandhi all of the above