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Tables of Contents for The 1950s
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Note on Photos
iv
Introduction
v
Postwar Prelude: 1945--1949
1
44
America Becomes the World's Policeman: 1950
45
46
The Cold War Settles In: 1951
91
38
``I Like Ike'': 1952
129
45
New Leadership in Washington and Moscow: 1953
174
32
Separate Is Not Equal: 1954
206
36
Disneyland and Cold War Angst: 1955
242
35
Ike and Elvis, Budapest and Suez: 1956
277
35
Sputnik and Little Rock: 1957
312
36
America Enters Outer Space: 1958
348
34
America Expands into the Pacific: 1959
382
32
Epilogue: Final Thoughts on the Decade
414
7
Appendix A: Documents
421
16
Appendix B: Biographies of Major Personalities
437
25
Appendix C: Maps
462
5
Notes
467
4
Bibliography
471
18
Index
489