The Post War Era
1945-1963
Paul C. Lohr
10th Grade
U.S. History
A Social Studies Lesson
ED 648
 Winter 2003
 Dr. Helms
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Table of Contents
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American Heritage
People in Societies
World Interactions
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities
Democratic Process
Decision Making Resources
Science, Technology & Society
Activities: Five for each Strand
Website Resources
American Heritage
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President Truman
Post War Foreign
Policy Challenges
Labor Strikes
American Heritage
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Gen MacArthur
Japan’s New
Constitution
Korean War Starts
Inchon
Civilian vs.
Military control of
Foreign Policy
American Heritage
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WWII Hero
Author of Crusade
NATO
Elected President
1952
http://www.picturehistory.co
m/search?word1=eisenhowe
r&submit.x=5&submit.y=13
American Heritage
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President Kennedy
WWII Hero
Controversial Father
Elected President
1960
“New Frontier”
Cold Warrior?
American Heritage
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Vienna 1961 Summit
Cuba Issue
Bay of Pigs
Missile Crisis
People in Societies
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Berlin Wall Arial
view
1961 construction
West Berlin Issue
Russian Threat:
separate peace
treaty with East
Germany
People in Societies
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United Nations
Adlai Stevenson, US
Ambassador to the
United Nations
Proof of Missiles in
Cuba
World Interactions
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Ike & Deim 1954
South Vietnam
Support policy
begins in earnest
CIA dirty tricks in
Southeast Asia
Puppet pulls his own
strings
World Interactions
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Korean Peninsula
Acheson speech
omits Korea
38th Parallel
surrender line
Northern Invasion of
the South, June
1950
World Interactions
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Proximity to Japan
Containment
Spheres of Influence
Doctrine
US Containment
Policy
Truman Doctrine
World Interactions
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Arial Photo of Soviet
Missiles in Cuba
Change in Balance
of Power
Brinkmanship
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities
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Senator Joseph
McCarthy
H.U.A.C
Loyalty Oaths
Witch Hunts
http://www.picturehistory.co
m/find/p/13474/mcms.html
Citizenship Rights & Resistibility's
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1954 Brown vs.
Board of Education
School Integration
“All deliberate
speed”
Little Rock, Arkansas
Senate filibusters
Senator Russell
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities
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President Truman
issued executive
order integrating the
United States Armed
Forces
Lynching of Black
Veterans in the
South
Democratic Process
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FDR & Truman
Truman in the
Dark?
Court House
Politician?
Election of 1948
“Dewey Defeats
Truman” headline
Democratic Process
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Truman
Sworn in as
President
Atom bomb
decision
Russia &
Poland/Yalta
Issue
Democratic Process
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Iron Curtain Speech by
Winston Churchill 1946
Aid to Greece & Turkey
Russians out of Iran?
Marshall Plan
NATO
Containment Policy
http://www.picturehistory.co
m/search?word1=harry+tru
man&submit.x=8&submit.y=
Democratic Process
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Ike & JFK 1960
Peaceful transition of
political power
New generation
takes over
Inherits Bay of Pigs
plan
http://www.picturehistory.co
m/search?word1=eisenhowe
r&submit.x=5&submit.y=13
Democratic Process
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Dallas 1963
Kenney assassinated
LBJ Sworn into
Office
Conspiracy Theory
Decision Making & Resources
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Dollar Diplomacy
Post war inflation
GNP growth
Decision Making & Resources
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Defense Budget
Postwar
demobilization
Containment
Peace through
strength?
Arms Race
MAD theory
Decision Making & Resources
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Guns vs. Butter
US Nuclear Umbrella
US standard of
Living
Decision Making & Resources
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Increase in
automobile
ownership
Construction of
Interstate Highway
System
Decision Making & Resources
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Kennedy at key
advisors during
Cuban Missile Crisis
Mobilization
Arms Race again
Science, Technology & Society
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Advances in medical
science
DNA molecule
Smallpox & Polio
defeated
Science, Technology & Society
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Space technology
Jets & Rockets
Sputnik
Race for the Moon
American Heritage
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Activities
John F. Kennedy Biography video
Password Vocabulary exercise
Civil Rights Time Line activity
1948 Election group project report
Jeopardy Cold War review exercise
People & Societies
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Activities
SS St. Louis Immigration role play
Schindler’s List Video
Religions of the World group reports
Vietnam History Timeline project
History Alive Birth of Israel activity
World Interactions
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Activities
Dangerous Parallels simulation
Diplomacy Game simulation
Arms Race Debate exercise
Compare & Contrast: WWI 1914 & Iraq
2003 exercise
Cold War Panel Discussion activity
Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities
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Activities
School Board Visit & Report project
Write Your Congressman activity
Analysis:Senate Passage of the 1957
Civil Rights Law activity
1896 Plessy & 1954 Brown Supreme
Court Compare & Contrast exercise
Political Orientation Survey activity
Democratic Process
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Activities
Mock Congress exercise
Presidential Election simulation
Construct Election Map activity
Presidential Primary simulation
Campaign Poster project
Decision Making & Resources
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Activities
Stock Market simulation
Inflation & Products simulation
Population Explosion video
Guns & Butter Evaluative Economic
group exercise
GNP 1945-1965 Graph Analysis exercise
Science, Technology & Society
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Activities
World Resources Popcorn exercise
Dr. Jonas Salk biography video
Changing Life Expectancy Activity
Space Race A & E video
History of Television A & E video
Resource Websites
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Korean War Anniversary Website
http://www.tcsaz.com/koreanwar/timeline.html
Social Studies Lesson Plans
http://www.col-ed.org/cur/social.html
Korean War
http://www.search.com/click?sl,marin.1.channel.28142.1.0.korean+War.0,http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ekorean%2Dw
ar%2Ecom%2F
Korean War Chronology
http://www.koreanwar.com/TimeLine/KoreanWarChronology.html
Resource Websites
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Berlin Wall Website
http://www.dieberlinermauer.de/berlinwallhome/berlinwallhome.
html
Korean War Photos
http://www.picturehistory.com/search?word1=nato&submit.x=5
&submit.y=4
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