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This week we continue Topic 15 Post War America.

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Essential Question:

What effect did the 2^nd Red Scare have on free speech in the United States? Does the fear of communism create situations where we begin to embrace what we claim to despise?

Learning Objectives

Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home

Objectives: Describe the efforts of President Truman and the House Un-American Activities Committee to fight communism at home. Explain how domestic spy cases intensified fears of communist influence in the US government. Analyze the rise and fall of Senator Joseph McCarthy and the methods of McCarthyism.

Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity

Objectives: Describe how the United States made the transformation to a booming peacetime economy. Discuss the growth of the Sunbelt and the effects of migration. Describe the changes in the US economy in the postwar period. Discuss the accomplishments and leadership qualities of Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

Objectives: Examine the rise of the suburbs and the growth of the interstate highway system. Explain the causes and effects of prosperity in the 1950’s on consumers. Discuss postwar changes in family life. Describe changes in education in the postwar period. Describe the rise of new forms of mass culture.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home
2. Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity
3. Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.1 The Beginnings of the Cold War
2. Topic 15.2 The Korean War
3. Topic 15.3 The Cold War Intensifies