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The Cold War Cultural Literacy
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Unit Objectives To learn cultural and iconic symbols and people of the Cold War and 1950s
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Truman Defeats Dewey (Election of 1948)
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Douglas MacArthur: Led U. S
Douglas MacArthur: Led U.S. forces in Korea until getting fired for publically disagreeing with the president
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Joseph McCarthy: Led the Second Red Scare by accusing many in the government of being Communists; The Army fought back, making him look bad
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Berlin Airlift: Response to the Berlin Blockade (East Germans blockaded access to Berlin)-U.S. flew supplies into Berlin for over a year
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Dwight D. Eisenhower: Led U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Led U.S. forces in Europe during WWII, President after Truman, Authorized construction of Interstate Highways as an efficient way to move military around the country
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Nikita Kruschev and his Shoe at the United Nations
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Sputnik: 1st satellite in space, launched by Soviets, caused there to be more emphasis on math and science in American schools
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U2 Spy Plane: Shot down over Soviet Union, pilot was captured, U. S
U2 Spy Plane: Shot down over Soviet Union, pilot was captured, U.S. embarrassed caught spying on Soviets
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Fidel Castro: Took over Cuba in the 1950s and allied himself with Soviets, made Cuba Communist
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Nuclear Bomb Shelter
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Mercury 7: America’s first class of astronauts
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Levittown: First suburb
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Elvis Presley
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Kennedy-Nixon TV Debate: First televised national debate; Helped JFK win the 1960 election
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Kennedy Nixon Continued
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Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba
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JFK Assassination: Nov
JFK Assassination: Nov. 22, 1963; Lee Harvey Oswald was the alleged shooter-Did he act alone?
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JFK Funeral
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