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​1940s-1950s
Post-World War II America

Image Source - ​Resisting HUAC – A Grassroots Success Story
1940s-1950s
Post-World War II America


Primary Skill

Multiple Perspectives

Compelling Question
What was it like to live in America during the 1940s and 1950s?

Writing Graphic Organizer
If you are needing some extra help in organizing your writing,
​use this File - BLT Paragraph Sandwich organize your paragraph 

Essential Lessons
​Post-World War II America

Essential Lessons will help you with specific information about the impacts of Post-World War II American Relations.
We are engaging in this complex thinking of connecting different topics to show our deeper understandings.

​Use these Essential Lessons to help you answer the Compelling Question above.

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Origins of the Cold War

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A People's History of the US:
Chapter 17 "OR DOES IT EXPLODE?"

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Camp Confidential:
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America's Secret Nazis

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The Korean War
​(1950-1953)

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CNN Documentary:
"Reds"

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The Red Scare:
​McCarthyism

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​Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

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The Murder of Emmett Till (1955)

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Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)

Dive Deeper
​Post-World War II America

These lessons can help you better understand different aspects of Post-World War II American Relations.
​These Lessons are not mandatory but would add to your learning about this time period.

These may be articles/videos/podcasts about our topics and there may or may not be specific instructions to do something with them other than read/watch/listen and see how it can add meaning to your understanding.  
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Gender Roles:
​1940s & 1950s

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Multiple Perspectives: 
​Cases for and against NATO

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Truman Doctrine(1947)
& Marshall Plan(1948)

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Duck and Cover (1951)
Bert the Turtle

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Salt of the Earth
(1953)

title

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Space Race

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Music of the 1940s & 1950s

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The Supreme Court:
​Warren Court Reforms (1953-1969)

Additional Sources

Textbook Chapters (McGraw Hill: United States History and Geography)
  • Chapter 22 - The Cold War Begins, 1945-1960
  • Chapter 23 - Postwar America, 1945-1960
  • Chapter 24 - The New Frontier and the Great Society, 1960-1968
  • Chapter 25 - The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
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Last Updated May 16th, 2022.
  • Home
    • My Pedagogy Decisions >
      • Smiles and Frowns
      • Project-Based Learning >
        • Design
        • Questioning >
          • Question Formulation Technique >
            • Develop a Driving Question
            • Know the Four Rules
            • Produce Questions
            • Identify Open and Closed-Ended Questions
            • Set Priority Questions
            • Plan Next Steps
            • Reflect on Learning
            • When Things Get Tough
        • Collaboration
        • Research >
          • Goal Development
        • Project Management
        • Craftsmanship
        • Public Product
        • Reflection
      • SBG to Ungrading
      • Reflection is Learning
    • About Mr. Wince
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • The Study of History
    • A People's History of the United States (Text and Audio)
    • Project Archives
    • Contact
  • American History
    • '21-'22 Syllabus
    • Q1 - Fundamentals: Indigenous America to United States of America >
      • Indigenous America
      • Colonial America
      • Events Leading to the American Revolution
      • 1780s-1810s - New Nation
      • 1810s-1840s - Expanding the Territory of the United States
    • Q2 - Race and Class: "No Struggle...No Progress." >
      • 1850s-1865 - Civil War
      • 1865-1890s - Reconstruction
      • 1880s-1900s - Gilded Age
    • Q3 - Social "Progress" and World Wars >
      • 1900-1910s - Imperialism and World War I
      • 1920s-1930s - Roaring 20’s & Great Depression
      • 1930s-1945 - World War II
    • Q4 - Civil Disobedience: Identity. Action. >
      • Q4 American/AZ History Weekly Agendas
      • 1945-1950s - Post-World War II America
      • 1960s-1970s - Civil Disobedience
      • 1980s-2000s - Modern Era
  • World History
    • '21-'22 Syllabus
    • Q1 - Every Story Matters >
      • Thinking Like a Historian and Geographer
      • Renaissance, Reformation and Scientific Revolution
      • c.1400s - c.1700s - Exploration and Colonization
    • Q2 - Economics and Labor Systems >
      • c.1600s-c.1800s - Age of Revolutions
      • c.1800s - Industrialization
    • Q3 - Conflicts and Resolutions >
      • 1914-1919 - The Great War
      • 1917-1923 - Russian Revolution
      • 1939-1945 - World War II
    • Q4 - Global Human Rights >
      • Q4 World History Weekly Agendas
      • 1940s-1980s Cold War and Proxy Wars
      • Independence & Decolonization Movements
      • Modern World Issues
  • US Government
    • Spring '22 Syllabus
    • Q3 - Democracy: Citizenship/Voting >
      • Project 'My Part'
      • Democracy
      • Citizenship
      • Voting
    • Q4 - Collective Action: Equality and Justice >
      • Q4 - US/Arizona Gov. Weekly Agendas
      • Learning Not Hurting: Our Focus on Change
      • Creating a Podcast
      • Collective Action
      • Fight for Equality
      • Fight for Justice
  • Economics
    • Fall '22 Syllabus