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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


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