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Similarities Between The Twentieth Century And Dwight Eisenhower's Presidency
Between the beginning of the twentieth century and Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency a lot of change took place. From the introduction of radios and televisions to the home to the atomic and hydrogen bombs, the world modernized as new discoveries were made. People crazed over buying the latest gadgets and fawning over kitchen appliances in their favorite colors. President Eisenhower questioned this. Things were changing so fast, everything was updating. Could the people handle it? The human mind did not have the capability to handle all of the technological advances apparating around it. The atomic bomb had an extreme impact on ordinary people around the world. Two cities were obliterated. In the docudrama Atomic Cafe, an interview with the

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