Hey Folks!

This week we will finish Topic 15 Post War America. We will have a quiz on Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Essential Question:

How did American educational priorities change in the years following World War II?

Learning Objectives

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.

Topic 15.7 Social Issues of the 1950’s

Objectives: Summarize the arguments made by critics who rejected the culture of the 1950’s. Describe the causes and effects of urban and rural poverty. Explain the problems that many minority groups faced in the postwar era.

This Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.6 Mass Culture in the 1950’s
2. Topic 15.7 Social Issues of the 1950’s
3. Topic 15 Quiz

Last Week’s Assignments

1. Topic 15.4 Cold War Fears at Home
2. Topic 15.5 Post War Prosperity