3. 12. 19. U. S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1789 - The U. S 3.12.19 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1789 - The U.S. Post Office was established. 1933 - U.S. President FDR presented his first presidential address to the nation. It was the first of the "Fireside Chats.“ 1947 - U.S. President Truman established the "Truman Doctrine" to help Greece and Turkey resist Communism. 1959 - The U.S. House joined the U.S. Senate in approving the statehood of Hawaii. 1985 - The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. began arms control talks in Geneva. 1999 - Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic became members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). All three countries were members of the former Warsaw Pact. 2003 - The U.S. Air Force announced that it would resume reconnaissance flights off the coast of North Korea. 2012- Cooper William Forster was born. BELL WORK: #3 (11:00) PICK-UP THE AMERICAN DREAM IN THE FIFTIES. COMPLETE ACTIVE READING: 1. READ PASSAGE. 2. UNDERLINE IMPORTANT INFORMATION/TERMS/ NAMES. 3. CIRCLE UNFAMILIAR INFORMATION/TERMS/ NAMES. 4. ASK QUESTIONS IN MARGINS, SPACE BELOW OR BACK ABOUT CIRCLED ITEMS. AGENDA: DISCUSS THE EISENHOWER ERA. COMPLETE & DISCUSS AMERICA IN THE 1950s ACTIVITY 6.5. COMPLETE 1950s DBQs. COMPLETE EXIT TICKET. HOMEWORK: VIDEO 6.6 & CORNELL NOTES. UNIT 6 VOCABULARY
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.5 Assessment In 1952 (1)_____ or Ike as he was known was elected along with Richard Nixon as his vice president. One of Eisenhower’s legacies was the building of the (2)_____ system consisting of over 41,000 miles of highways. The 1950s was a boom time for American business. Americans saw their jobs shift from (3)____, industrial, manual labor jobs to (4)____ or professional jobs. During the1950s we also saw a loss in (5)_____ jobs across America. One of the most successful types of businesses in the 1950s were the (6)____ like McDonald’s where standardized options would be offered at multiple locations.
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.5 Assessment At this time (7)_____ became the desired trait of the working man. Post-war America was also experiencing a (8)_____ which produced the largest generation of Americans in U.S. history. The 1950s also saw the glorification of the woman as a (9)_____ and mother, especially on TV and in magazines. Suburban mothers were aided with raising children by (10)____ and his book. While millions of Americans were helped in the 1950s when (11)____ created a vaccine for polio, which had previously crippled millions of Americans.
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.5 Assessment Based on what you have learned,? Be sure to provide: C (claim, restate question with opinion) E (two pieces of supporting evidence) R (reasoning, explain evidence)