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1) List 3 facts about the 50's

Answer 1

Answer:Through nonviolent protest, the civil rights movement of the 1950s into '60s broke the pattern of public facilities' being segregated by race in the South and achieved the most important breakthrough in equal-rights legislation for African Americans since the Reconstruction period. The Korean War began and ended in the 50's (Jun 25, 1950 – Jul 27, 1953) and was the early years of the Cold War which was a 45 year period of geopolitical tension, nuclear arms/space race bewteen the Sovient Union and U.S. The 50's in the U.S. is known as "the decade of prosperity" because the U.S. the worlds superpower both economically and military. The economy overall grew by 37% during the 1950s. At the end of the decade, the median American family had 30% more purchasing power than at the beginning. Inflation was minimal, in part because of Eisenhower's efforts to balance the federal budget. Unemployment remained low, about 4.5%.

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