Exam tomorrow!

·         Describe how the Red Scare and McCarthyism impacted life in the US.

Army McCarthy Hearings Witch hunt/subversives Dirty politics McCarthy’s background

·         Assess the domestic policies of Truman and Eisenhower.

Taft-Hartley Act Fair Deal Reconversion Modern Republicanism NASA

Explain how the actions of HUAC affected the American public and the Hollywood movie industry.

Blacklist Hollywood Ten McCarran-Walter Act Loyalty Program

Today we did a chapter 20 Jigsaw over chapter 20 section 3
If you missed class you need to either take notes on 20.3 or get notes from a classmate.

Test Question #2
Assess the domestic policies of Truman and Eisenhower

Continued Guilty by Suspicion and answered film questions.

Today we began Guilty by Suspicion.  There are movie questions to go along with it.

Test Question #2
Assess the domestic policies of Truman and Eisenhower

Write a letter to Senator McCarthy regarding how he has handled the search for Communists in America.  Your task is to give him advice on the appropriate way of finding subversives and give him examples of what he is doing wrong.

Format: 3 paragraph essay

 

Dear Senator McCarthy,

 

-Intro

-Body

-Conclusion

 

Sincerely,

Your Name

Read pages 649-651 and take notes on Cold War at Home.  Title the notes HUAC in your table of contents.

Make an editorial cartoon of McCarthy

If you missed class do the following:

McCarthy Political Cartoon- https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2ZDc3Yzk0MjItZjAzMS00MjIwLWE0Y2YtODE1OTIyNmU0NzUz/edit?usp=drive_web

McCarthy Cartoon Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jFZiIKgalfH-lBlSPIPfeUbLACXgCCLF8qwfUELV2xs/edit

McCarthyism Notes: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_gpVfHfuRG2REJscW8yUE4yZVU/edit?usp=sharing 

Today we took the 1950's Exam #1

Test question #4

Explain how technologies affected peoples lives

We watched "Let's Play House" 

Exam Friday

Post War Years Worksheet

1950's Storyboard

Create a storyboard of the 1950's
Terms: Conservatism, GI Bill of Rights, Conformity, Gender Roles

Format:
Subtitle: Use the term in a sentence
Summary: 2-3 Sentences in your words of what it means
Picture: Draw a picture of it
Question: Create a question about the term.

Exam Question #3:

·         Explain how the desire for stability led to the rise of conservatism.