-AP US History!-

THEME OF WEEK - THE WORLD THE WAR CREATED! - THE COLD WAR AND THE 1950S!

WEEK 33 - THE WORLD THE WAR CREATED - THE COLD WAR!

Weekly Theme - This week, students will be continuing their unit study on Chapter 23 and 24 - Living in a World at War and the World the War Created! Specifically - students will be learning more about the post-war world with focus on Cold War geopolitics, American Politics, economics and American Culture!

Of course - Students will be completing lesson components within the notebook packet administered! Key parts of focus will be items like guided notes, video/questions, activities and exercises.

HOMEWORK! - CHAPTER 23 OUTLINE COMPOSITION DUE: SUNDAY BY MIDNIGHT! (Submit on Google Classroom - bring hard copy to class)

PLANNING AHEAD! - Students should be progressively working on notebook components like unit vocabulary and then also other tasks - maps, timeline, people to know. etc.!

-THE COLD WAR BEGINS!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key people, events and impacts of Cold War Era by taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT identify, describe, evaluate key personality traits, life-story attributes, accomplishments and shortcomigns of Presidents of Cold War Era by viewing video segment and completing chart analysis.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Kahoot! - Review Game - Students will partake in review game testing their knowledge on content learned from World War II unit.
Notes - The Cold War Begins - Eisenhower, McCarthyism and the Cold War - Students will take guided lecture notes.
Video/Chart/Anlaysis - Cold War Presidents - Students will view video segments from History Channel's Ultimate Guide to Presidents and complete analysis chart on each President.

#33 - Harry S. Truman
#34 - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Decision Points

*** Remaining Tasks - Timeline and People to Know! ***

HOMEWORK: FINISH VOCAB. FOR CHAPTER 23 AND 24 DUE:

-AMERICA IN THE 1950S!-

OBJECTIVE:

SWBAT identify, describe, explain key cultural characteristics and components of 1950s America by taking guided lecture notes.
SWBAT analyze and evaluate key impacts of nuclear weapons by completing a NukeMap assignment.
SWBAT illustrate key inventions and innovations of 1950s America by completing a set of inquiry drawings.

METHOD:

Warm-Up / Q of the Day!
Notes - America in 1950s - Students will take guided lecture notes on life in 1950s.
NukeMap Assignment -Students will complete an inquiry exercise analyzing nuclear weapons by completing a worksheet.
Inquiry Drawings - Students will compose inquiry sketches with corresponding descriptors of key inventions from World War II and Cold War Era.

*** Remaining Tasks - Timeline / People to Know! ***

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 23 AND 24 UNIT NOTEBOOK PACKET DUE: MONDAY! / STUDY FOR UNIT TEST ASSESSMENT ON MONDAY!

*** Jeopardy Extra Credit Session on Friday! ***

-OVER THE WEEKEND!-

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 23 AND 24 UNIT NOTEBOOK PACKET DUE: MONDAY! / STUDY FOR UNIT TEST ASSESSMENT ON MONDAY!

*** Jeopardy Extra Credit Session on Friday! ***

RESOURCES!

Cold War: Summary, Combatants, Start & End | HISTORYThe Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades and resulted in anti-communist suspicions and international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear disaster.

The 1950s - American Culture & Society | HISTORYDuring the 1950s, the United States was the world’s strongest military power. Its economy was booming, and the fruits of this prosperity–new cars, suburban houses and other consumer goods–were available to more people than ever before. However, the 1950s also saw great conflict. The nascent civil rights movement and the crusade against communism at home and abroad exposed underlying divisions in American society.