50s+Happy?



That's a great question, don't you think? We will answer it in class on Thursday in a (hopefully) fun activity, but to prepare, we should do a little background reading and watching. **Watch the videos below, read over the ABC-CLIO links posted below, and read "The Fifties" in __Creating America__ (28-3, pp. 800-803).** 
 * FOR HOMEWORK, CREATE A LIST (EITHER IN PRINT OR ONLINE) OF POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES CONCERNING LIFE IN THE FIFTIES FOR CLASS ON THURSDAY!**

[|The Cold War at Home] / [|The Economy Booms] / [|The Sky is the Limit] / [|Boom-Time for Babies and Houses]

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 * An overview of the Red Scare and McCarthyism**

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The "Duck and Cover" video - 1950 classic - a must watch

media type="youtube" key="UxT6daGxo64" height="344" width="425" **Some more 1950s Cold War propaganda - giggles Bad:** Fear of Atomic Bomb Communists invaded South Korea (US controlled) Korean War Red Scare McCarthy trials Civil Defense from bombs Minorities were left behind Sputnik Housing shortage Separate but equal/ civil rights Lack of everything in baby boom generation **Good:** MacArthur was disgraced Alger Hiss found guilty Economy boomed after WWII New technology Better education Industry went up Better working wages More vaccines and antibiotics/less disease Space race, science moving forward More families Civil rights