L15: Social and Cultural Life During the Cold War
Tan Block
Agenda
Objectives:
1. To understand what
social, cultural, and
political life was like in
the United States during
the Cold War
Schedule:
1. Video Group Work
2. Whole Class Discussion
Homework
1. Process and
Research Check
in Two Due:
Thursday 5/24
2. Socratic Seminar
Thursday 5/31
3. Paper Due:
Monday 6/4
L15: Social and Cultural Life during the Cold War
Blue Block
Agenda
Objectives:
1. To understand what
social, cultural, and
political life was like in
the United States during
the Cold War
Schedule:
1. Video Group Work
2. Whole Class Discussion
Homework
1. Process and
Research Check
in Two Due: Friday
5/25
2. Socratic Seminar
Monday 6/4
3. Paper Due:
Monday 6/4
Essential Questions for Today
• Thus far we have looked at
the Cold War at the level of
international policy.
• Today we want to look at
what life was like within the
United States during the Cold
War.
• Essential Question for Today:
– What was social, cultural, and
political life like in the United
States during the height of the
Cold War in the 1950s and
1960s?
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Task for Today
• To answer the question of what social,
cultural, and political life was like in the
United States during the height of the Cold
War in the 1950s and 1960s, we will complete
the following:
– Working in groups you will watch 2 film clips that
each speak to different aspects of life in US during
the Cold War. You will answer various questions
about these clips.
– We will conclude with a closing whole group
discussion of our essential question.
McCarthyism and the Red
Scare (Clip One)
• Watch a clip from a documentary on
McCarthyism available at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CbUZV24l
es&feature=related
• Answer the following questions with your
group:
– What is Mcarthyism?
– What is the Red Scare?
– What do you think the effect of the Red Scare is
on the psychology and behavior of American
society?
“Safe Living” during the Cold War
(Clip Two)
• Watch a U.S. Public Safety film available at:
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA8z94MXo9M&feat
ure=related (Weapons Testing)
OR
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Zgyp4HgNU
(Living in a Fallout Shelter)
• Answer the following questions:
– What were the public safety concerns during the Cold
War?
– Do you think these films made the public feel more
safe?
– Aside from public safety, what do you think were some
of the other goals of this film?
Whole Group Discussion
• What was social, cultural, and political
life like in the United States during the
height of the Cold War in the 1950s and
1960s?