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Unit 7 The Cold War and Postwar America (1950s)

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Video: "Best Years"  

Video: "Best Years"  (The Century: America's Time) To watch the entire film directly on YouTube in full screen, click here.
For the episode broken into smaller segments, ​click here. For part two, click here.  For part three, click here.
Or click on the videos below to watch the 3-part version here. You can get the film sheet in class or download it from the link below.

"Best Years" Video Sheet

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Cold War Terms Lecture and Activity 

Click below for the handout, lecture, and cartoons for doing the activity.  You will have to listen to the lecture before doing the activity.
u7_cold_war_terms.pdf
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Cold War Terms Lecture Video


Cold War Terms Cartoons

Click the link below to look at a large PDF version of the cartoon collection.  Or watch the mini-slide show below the link. Use the thumbnails at the right of the slides to advance the slides.  

Handout instructions: Re-read the information on the lecture side of the handout.  Then look at the slides and match the letter of the placard (picture card) to the correct term.  Write a justification for why that cartoon matches that slide using the information in the slide and in the lecture notes.  Be sure to put more than one justification.
u7_cold_war_terms_cartoons.pdf
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1950s - 1980s Overview Lecture 

Lecture Sheet           Lecture Part 1           Lecture Part 2
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Video: "Unforgettable: The Korean War"

To watch this film directly on YouTube in full screen, click here.  You can get the handout in class or download from here. 
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Video: "Happy Days" 

Video: "Happy Days"  (The Century: America's Time) To watch it directly on YouTube in full screen, click here. 
For part two, click here.  For part three, click here.
Or click on the videos below to watch it here.  It is in 3 parts.  You can get the film sheet in class or download it from the link below

"Happy Days" Video Sheet

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Video: "Poisoned Dreams" (1960-1964) 

Video: "Poisoned Dreams"  (The Century: America's Time, 1960-1964) To watch it directly on YouTube in full screen, click here. 
For part two, click here.  For part three, click here.
Or click on the videos below to watch it here.  It is in 3 parts.  You can get the film sheet in class or download it from the link below.

"Poisoned Dreams" Film Sheet

poisoneddreams1.pdf
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"Poisoned Dreams" Part 2

"Poisoned Dreams" Part 1

"Poisoned Dreams" Part 3


Lecture: The Cold War Ends 

Click below to watch the Prezi lecture given in class.  Or, to view the lecture on the Prezi website, click here.

1950s - 1980s Overview Poster Project and Museum Walk 

For instructions and topics for the project, click here.  
For Museum Walk form, click here.



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