Category: Week 4: Cold War Economy
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South Dakota Missiles
During the Cold War, South Dakota became home to 150 Minuteman missiles. These missiles were kept in underground silos throughout…
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Missiles, Money, and the Cold War
The Minuteman Missiles in South Dakota were an integral component of the Cold War economy and a manifestation of what…
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The Buried Secrets of National Security Hidden in the Plains of South Dakota
Dwight Eisenhower’s warning about the “military-industrial complex” and the Cold War economy is demonstrated through the Minuteman Missiles in South…
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Delta-9: A Cold War Corpse
The Minutemen Missiles in South Dakota during the Cold War were implemented to bolster the U.S.’s arsenal in the case…
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Missiles, Motels, and the Military-Industrial Complex
President Dwight Eisenhower, in his 1961 farewell address, advised the country to guard themselves against the “unwarranted influence” of the…
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Fly Over State? No. Weapons of Mass Destruction State!
During Dwight D. Eisenhower’s administration, substantial investment and construction of highways and the interstate system skyrocketed. I-90, a familiar road…
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South Dakota and Cold War Practices
When Eisenhower described the military-industrial complex, he described a system in which military and defense spending is a focus as…
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I90 and ICBMs
The construction of Interstate 90, while it boosted the tourism industry and economic growth, was designed for the efficient moving…
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The Minutemen Missiles in South Dakota how it affect the past and the future.
The Minutemen Missiles in South Dakota did show an example of what it might look like in a cold war…
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Highway to War
South Dakota during the Cold War period is an excellent example of what President Eisenhower dubbed the “military-industrial complex”. What…
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