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Warm Up: In 3 words: 1950s.(not a sentence)

Learning Target: I can give examples of why the 1950s were fearful, fabulous and forgotten.

Standard 3 DOK: 1-3

US HistoryApril 4, 2014

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Fearful:Bitter Butter Battlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

qkqzdgL3wohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLLgBlygqP4List tools each side used to encourage and

discourage war. Why did the war stay “cold”?Evaluate the potential futility of full-scale war

when it’s “mutually assured destruction.”Learning Target: I can give examples of why the 1950s were fearful, fabulous and

forgotten.

Standard 3 DOK: 1-3

Loyalty oaths: did these violate rights as a citizen? Are they effective?

Duck and Coverhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-

5jw60http://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=lsHUIxt1iMw

Bomb shelters: would you let a neighbor in? Who are the 12 people you would invite in?

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Fabulous and ForgottenTeen culture!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riwqUDArJNQ

Elvis! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFtAOltn7iw

Women http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YGF5R9i53A

Little Rock Nine, Montgomery Bus Boycotts

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Exit

Why were the 1950s fearful, fabulous, and forgotten?

Learning Target: I can give examples of why the 1950s were fearful, fabulous and

forgotten.Standard 3 DOK: 1-3