HAPPY+DAYS+OR+NOT?



That's a great question, don't you think? We will answer it in class on Thursday in a (hopefully) fun activity, but to prepare, we should do a little background reading and watching. R**ead "The Fifties" in __Creating America__ (28-3, pp. 800-803), read over the ABC-CLIO links posted below, and w****atch the videos below.** 
 * FOR HOMEWORK, CREATE A LIST (IN YOUR ONLINE NOTEBOOK) OF POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES CONCERNING LIFE IN THE FIFTIES FOR CLASS ON THURSDAY. WE WILL USE IT TO WRITE SOME DIALOGUE ...**

Positives-

-Economy boomed because of war supplies and trade.

-People could afford their everyday necessities and needs.

-There was integration almost everywhere.

-There was lots of technologic advancements.

-With 28 million new Americans between 1950 and 1960 the economy was on fire. ( In a good way :D ).

-The laws made jobs have more money involved and rewards.

NEGATIVES-

-There were lots of American casualties during the Korean War and Cold War.

-Integration was not going so well.

-The KKK was even more violent than before,

-There was a huge fear of Communism spreading all over the USA.

-There was a term of McCarthyism used to identify extremes.

-McCarthy had labeled a Russian civilian in the US for no reason.

-The US was so worried about a atomic bomb and an invasian.

-The teachers taught drills about duck and cover and how to save yourself from an attack or an atomic bomb.