50sHappyDays



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] Good: economy booms, US is a superpower, people have optimistic attitudes after the war, science prospered Bad: Tensions and scares in US with the Cold War, nuclear war threatens the US


 * An overview of the Red Scare and McCarthyism**

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

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 * Some more 1950s Cold War propaganda - giggles **