The document summarizes various aspects of 1950s American culture, including fashion, hairstyles, music, movies, toys, cars, and key political events and figures of the decade. Fashion trends included poodle skirts, saddle shoes, and crew cuts. The Korean War began in 1950 and ended in 1953 as a stalemate. The Red Scare, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, involved false accusations of Communism that created a climate of fear and paranoia in the US.

1. Rachel Araiza The Fantastic Fifties

2. Fashion Velvet Hats Poodle Skirts Polka Dots Poodle Socks High Heels Saddle Shoes

3. Hairstyles Short & Curly Poodle cut Greaser look Ducktail Ponytails Crew cut

4. Music Everly Brothers Elvis Presley Buddy Holly Nat King Cole Fats Domino Bill Haley and the Comets Frank Sinatra Ricky Nelson

5. Movies

6. Toys Hula hoop Mr. Potato Head Teddy Bear Toy Cars Pull toys Toy Planes

7. Candy

8. Cars 1954 Chevy Bel Air 1950 Chevy Club Coop 1951 Packard Patrician 400 1957 Chevy 1956 Chevy Truck 1959 Cadillac

9. Harry S. Truman - 33rd President - 1945-1953 - Democrat - Was teased about being a “farmer” and “informal” - Had no middle name: it was just “S” - Became president when Franklin Roosevelt died

10. Dwight D. Eisenhower - 34th President - 1953-1961 - Republican - Was nicknamed “Ike” - Elected for presidecy twice

11. The Korean war began on June 25, 1950. The conflict began when Communist North Korea invaded Democratic South Korea. The U.S.A began sending aid on September 3, 1950. 50,000 Americans died. The war ended on July 27, 1953. The Korean war was a stalemate: no one gained anything. Korean War

12. The Red Scare Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin. “Joe” McCarthy was a liar. He had won the senate election by lying about his opponent. To get re-elected, he felt that he had to lie again. McCarthy realized that the United States was paranoid about Communism, so he decided to scare the USA by telling them that he knew Communist spies in our nation. To gain attention, he made brash accusations against “Reds”. He told the press that he had a list of 205 names that had names of Communists.

13. The Red Scare (Cont.) Joe McCarthy had help from HUAC, which stood for House Un-American Activities Committee. They also went around accusing innocent people. HUAC also targeted writers, directors and actors. With McCarthy and HUAC, many people were afraid to stand up and say what they thought. If they did, they would be accused of being a Commie! The Red Scare really ended when Joe McCarthy was censored.