1. The Cold War
Cultural Literacy

2. Unit Objectives
To learn cultural and iconic symbols and people of the Cold War and 1950s

3. Truman Defeats Dewey (Election of 1948)

4. Douglas MacArthur: Led U. S
Douglas MacArthur: Led U.S. forces in Korea until getting fired for publically disagreeing with the president

5. Joseph McCarthy: Led the Second Red Scare by accusing many in the government of being Communists; The Army fought back, making him look bad

6. Berlin Airlift: Response to the Berlin Blockade (East Germans blockaded access to Berlin)-U.S. flew supplies into Berlin for over a year

7. 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

8. Nikita Kruschev and his Shoe at the United Nations

9. Sputnik: 1st satellite in space, launched by Soviets, caused there to be more emphasis on math and science in American schools

10. 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

11. Fidel Castro: Took over Cuba in the 1950s and allied himself with Soviets, made Cuba Communist

12. Nuclear Bomb Shelter

13. Mercury 7: America’s first class of astronauts

14. Levittown: First suburb

15. Elvis Presley

16. Kennedy-Nixon TV Debate: First televised national debate; Helped JFK win the 1960 election

17. Kennedy Nixon Continued

18. Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba

19. JFK Assassination: Nov
JFK Assassination: Nov. 22, 1963; Lee Harvey Oswald was the alleged shooter-Did he act alone?

20. JFK Funeral