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THE AGE OF

ANXIETYObjectives…

•Explain why the Cold War was an “age of anxiety.”

•Describe how American society reacts to the “age of anxiety.”

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1) What fears were associated

with the Cold War?

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Secretary of

State Dean Acheson

1949-1953

Advocates: “a permanent alert”

against Communism

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National Fertility Rate 1940 - 2,559,000 births per year 1946 - 3,311,000 births per year 1955 - 4,097,000 births per year 1957 - 4,300,000 births per year

What is this period in history called?

The Baby –Boom

Era

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The Two-Income Family2) What uneasiness did the development of the two-

income family create?

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Religion & Education

3) How did organized religion & education institutions respond to the Cold War

uneasiness and fears of communism?

The Reverend

Billy Graham

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Bomb Shelters…

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Duck and Cover

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXHW8RAoGs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW4s7TETtJA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60

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Government propaganda film on civil defense…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOQswEHV5hE

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The Congressional Bunker

in Greenbrier, WV

The Greenbrier Intro (2 ½ min)...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoZLBqLKsMU


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