1953-1961

Details Dwight D. Eisenhower's attempts to ease the Cold War and moderate the nuclear arms race while he was President of the United States.

Analyzes the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings and Joseph McCarthy's campaign of fear that was covered by the news media for thirty-six days, describing television's impact on government and how television helped to transform American politics.

A comprehensive overview of Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency with alphabetically arranged entries that profile key members of his administration, and examines crucial events, policies, and issues of the era. Includes a chronology and a selection of primary documents.

Chronicles the secret psychological warfare programs America developed at the height of the Cold War and explains how those propaganda campaigns targeted virtually every country in the free world.

Chronicles Senator Joseph McCarthy's five-year-long anti-Communist crusade, which destroyed the lives of thousands of United States citizens, and discusses its relevance to the twenty-first century's War on Terror.

Drawing on original interviews and declassified documents, examines the behind-the-scenes story of the early space race between the Soviet Union and the U.S., the U-2 spy planes, and the Soviet launching of the Sputnik satellite.

In 1950s New York, sixteen-year-old Jamie's life is unsettled since her father returned from serving time in prison for refusing to name people as Communists, when her best friend turns to Jamie for help with an unplanned pregnancy.

An examination of Joseph McCarthy's investigations into communists in the U.S. government during the 1950s and the effect it had on every aspect of American society.

Discusses four major events during the 1950s: the advent of rock and roll music; the integration of schools, buses, and restaurants; the debut of television; and the discovery of a polio vaccine.