Unit 6 - The Cold War & the 1950s

Key Ideas and Concepts

with Related Video Links

Unit 6 Homework Page

@ Start Questions

1. 1945: A Critical Year (Video)

2. Soviet Expansion (Video)

3. American Response (Video) (Video) (Video)

4. Communist Advances (Video)

5. Cold War at Home (Video) (Video)

6. Korean War (Video) (Video)

7. McCarthy (Video) (Video) (Video) (Video)

8. Arms Race (Video) (Video)

9. Economic Changes of the 1950s (Video) (Video)

10. New Technology of the 1950s (Video) (Video)

11. Changing Culture of the 1950s (Video) (Video)

Additional Resources

1. The Century: America's Time - The Best Years (Video)

2. The Century: America's Time - Happy Daze (Video)

3. The Century: America's Time: Poisoned Dreams (Video)

4. Eyes on the Prize: Emmett Till (Video)

5. Crash Course US History - The Cold War (Video)

6. Crash Course World History - USA vs USSR Fight! (Video)

7. Crash Course World History - Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions (Video)

8. 1950's overview from the History Channel (Video)

9. Jeopardy Review Game