11/26-28 Voices of Discontent

Voices of Discontent with the 1950s came from Teens/Rock n Roll and the Beat Movement 20CII--Rock n Roll p. 678 --5 in 5 1.?Whose program was named the “Moondog Rock ‘n’ Roll Party”? ?When did it start? 2.?Why was the DJ from question #1 such a good representative for ?enhancing Rock n Roll’s appeal to youth? 3.?Who were early African-American stars of Rock n Roll? Who were ?the early white performers? 4.?Why did people fall in love with Elvis? What were his early hits? 5.?Why were adults and “The Establishment” against Rock n Roll? ?What was dangerous about it?

11/19 Gender Issues in the 1950s

Gender Issues---Donna Reed vs. Modern Ideas about gender equality. Writing Prompt: How did Men and Women Embrace their roles in the 1950s? Did everybody enjoy and buy in to the traditional roles?

11/13-16 1950s America

Surburbs Wkst. / Designing a Tract Home Interstate Prompt---Was the building of the interstates a good thing for America? Gender Issues Ch. 20 Sec 2 RG 1. Young people of the 1950s were sometimes known as the “silent generation” because: 2. During the 1950s teenagers were more likely to remain in school than go to work because: 3. A religious resurgence occurred in the 1950s because: 4. Some women chose not to give up their jobs because: 5. In her book The Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan charged that many women were frustrated because: 6. Young people of the 1950s challenged the norms of society because: 7. Many adults disliked rock-and-roll music because: Define the following: 8. rock-and-roll 9. beatnik 10. Catcher in the Rye

11/7-9 Intro to 1950s

Ch. 20 S1 --Set up Cornell Notes Halberstam's ---Let's Play House and Selling the American Way

11/6 Election Worksheet

Election posters walkthrough with worksheet for extra credit

11/5 Cold War Follow Up

Cold War 1945-75 Wkst. ---Due 11/13 Physical Geography----Due 11/13

11/2 Cold War Exam

10/31 Science and the Cold War

Arms Race---Nuclear proliferation Satellites and Science

10/30-31 1950s Cold War

Geography of Containment Ike and the Cold War Cornell Notes Cold War Formative Quiz

10/22-29 Reds Under the Bed

HUAC Hollywood 10 Alger Hiss FELP McCarran-Walter Act The Rosenbergs Joseph McCarthy Edward R. Murrow