FRIDAY--MAY 6

US HISTORY
EQ:
What was American life like in the 1950s?

CW:
1950s: A Transformative Decade in American Life
1950s ppt
dating do's and don't's
handout: How to be a good wife
growth of suburbia
Baby Boom
conformity
Rock and Roll comes of age in the 1950s
conspicuous consumption

HW:
read about the Brown decision and the Southern Manifesto from Civil Rights packet
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IB HOTA
EQ:
How did President Truman attempt to stop the spread of communism (1948-52)?

CW:
notes: The Cold War Heats Up--Korean War (1950-53)
The Korean War (1950-53)
video clips from Presidents series (Truman)
origins of the war and UN/American troops on the ground
(1:08:22---1:26:30)
stalemate achieved and MacArthur is fired (1:35:16---1:41:17)
MacArthur vs. Truman in public opinion 
American POWs are brainwashed--They Chose China
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North Korea today:
video clip: life in North Korean prison camps
North Korea's horrible human rights record 
March 2016--American college students sentenced to 15 years hard labor
Dennis Rodman visits North Korea (from Vice)

HW:
pp. 799--801
Great Fear to Modern Republicanism