1. WARM-UP: Wed., Feb. 14
What do you think these images show?
Why do you think people built these?
List 3-5 things you would not be able to live without.

2. 1950’s Culture

3. Eisenhower & The Federal Highway Act
Federal Highway act of 1957:
$51 billion spent
Created millions of jobs
Promoted thousands of businesses
Connected the nation together
Also, meant to be used for defensive purposes
Allowed citizens to leave cities faster if they were attacked
Allowed the military to get into cities faster during an attack
Roads were built so that planes could emergency land on them

4. G. I. Bill Provided WWII veterans with: Education grants/loans
Health benefits
Low cost loans (for HOMES, businesses and farms)
Resulted in millions of dollars being pumped back into the economy

5. Economic Prosperity, the Suburbs & the Baby Boom
There were many more jobs after WWII, which led to prosperity
Economic prosperity increased consumer spending
Prosperity then led to the Baby Boom

6. Conformity Conformity = Social Norms
Unusual ideals were treated with suspicion
Non-conformists were looked upon with suspicion and were sometimes accused of being communists.

7. Polio Vaccine Polio = debilitating disease that often led to paralysis
Many people had to rely on machines (the Iron Lung) to keep them breathing
1953: Dr. Jonas Salk developed a polio vaccine to eradicate the disease.

8. The Beat Generation
This was a social and literary movement that broke from regular society and supported non-conformity
Followers were called “Beatniks”
Jackson Pollok = American Expressionism Art
Andy Warhol = Pop Art
Allen Ginsberg = Author/Poet who wrote “Howl”

9. Rock n Roll/Motown
Had roots in jazz, rhythm and blues, country, and folk music
Reflected the desire to break with the traditional America
Broke down barriers between whites and blacks
Was a way for the youth to express itself
Several solo artists and bands became popular in the 50’s and 60’s
American Artists
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
“British Invasion”
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones

10. Essay Outline Guide: “How did the US contain communism?”
Make sure to write this Question on the top line.
Paragraph #1:
Attention-grabbing thesis (topic sentence)
Background info about what was going on with the USSR and the United States during and after WWII.
Define containment and why the US thought it would work.
Road map- Pick 3 of the 4 examples of containment that you read about in the documents and then write a sentence listing them. (You will go into further detail about each of these in Paragraph #2)
Paragraph #2:
Evidence: In one sentence each; explain the 3 examples of containment you picked and describe them.
Next, explain; How or why they worked?
Paragraph #3:
Conclusion: restate the main question and then answer it, citing your 3 examples: “How did the US contain communism?”

11. Crash Course US History: 1950’s Culture/Civil Rights

12. WARM-UP
Get out your 1950’s notes so we can finish watching the crash course and then you will turn in those papers.
Grab:
a packet of worksheets (1 of each)
1 piece of colored paper
Glue
Scissors.
When we’re done, begin cutting out the pictures and the terms with questions attached.
Next, match the picture with the term and glue it on the colored paper (you can use both sides if you need to and order does not matter).
5. Your goal today is to finish the cutting and gluing.

13. WARM-UP Finish your Cold War picture activity.
Write the term, describe the picture and then answer the questions on the worksheet.
When you are done, staple the worksheet to the front, turn it in and then grab a review and begin working on it.
We will finish this on Monday and take the exam on Tuesday.
Reviews are due Tuesday.