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The 1950s and Post-War America

The 1950s and Post-War America. Warm-up. Americans just lived through the two greatest crises of the 20 th century. (Great Depression and WWII) 1)How do you think living through these two crises impacted Americans? What type of plans do you think Americans made when the war was over?

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The 1950s and Post-War America

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  1. The 1950s andPost-War America

  2. Warm-up Americans just lived through the two greatest crises of the 20th century. (Great Depression and WWII) 1)How do you think living through these two crises impacted Americans? • What type of plans do you think Americans made when the war was over? • What type of government do you think they wanted?

  3. I.Readjustment and Recovery • Suburbs were developed in response to the housing crisis caused by returning soldiers • Despite a short recession following the war, the economy made a remarkable recovery • GI Bill- paid for veterans to go to college

  4. D. Truman issue an executive order desegregating the troops and ending discrimination in the hiring of government employees. E. Congress refused to pass Truman’s civil rights bills

  5. II. 1948 Election • To protest Truman’s emphasis on civil rights, southern Democrats known as Dixiecrats formed their own party and challenged Truman • Truman won reelection by denouncing the “Do-nothing Congress” • Truman proposed an ambitions economic program known as the Fair Deal

  6. III. Jackie Robinson A. In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the first major league baseball player to break the color barrier.

  7. IV. Containment • The US adopted a policy of containment towards communism. 1. This meant that the US would take measures to prevent any extension of communist rule to other countries.

  8. B. Civil War in China 1) The United States supported the Nationalists. 2) The Communist win! 3) Fear of communism grows

  9. C. The Korean War • Truman doesn‘t want containment to fail in Korea so he sends troops to fight against the communist in North Korea. • The War ends in a stalemate but increases fears of Communism in the US.

  10. IV. McCarthyism • The Anti-Communist Senator went on a witch hunt looking for communists. • The Loyalty Review Board was established to find communists who were working for the government.

  11. C. The House Un-American Activities committee investigated the movie industry • The Hollywood 10 refused to testify because the questioning was unconstitutional 2. Hollywood executives created a blacklist of people who would not get hired anymore because they were accused of being communist

  12. D. Spy Cases • Alger Hiss was suspected of spying and was convicted for perjury. • The Rosenbergs were accused of helping the Soviet Union develop the Atomic Bomb and sentenced to death

  13. Warmup: Evaluating Truman Give President Truman a grade from A-F. Write a one paragraph explanation of why you gave him that grade including at least one domestic piece of evidence and one foreign policy piece of evidence.

  14. V. Eisenhower and the Cold War

  15. A. Brinkmanship Prevent the spread of communism by promising to use all military force, including nuclear weapons, against any aggressor nation.

  16. B. Warsaw Pact, 1953 In response to W. Germany joining NATO the Soviets form their own military alliance with 7 other E. European nations.

  17. C. Indochina • The Geneva Accords granted Vietnam independence and temporarily split Vietnam until a vote could be held. • The US supported Diem because he was anti-communist. • Diem was going to lose the election so he canceled the election and continues ruling S. Vietnam. • Eisenhower promised military aid and training to Diem in return for a stable government in the South.

  18. D. New Soviet Leadership Nikita Khrushchev favored a policy of peaceful coexistence in which the two powers would compete economically and scientifically.

  19. E. The Space race Soviet Union takes an early lead with the launch of Sputnik. (the worlds first artificial satellite.)

  20. F. A U-2 is shot down! Khrushchev calls off peace talks and the 1960s opened with tension between the two superpowers as great as ever.

  21. VI. The Civil Rights Movement

  22. A. WWII as a Catalyst for Civil Rights • : • : • :

  23. A.WWII as a Catalyst for Civil Rights • New labor opportunities for minority groups • Roosevelt ordered an end to discriminatory practices in federal agencies and all companies engaged in war work • Soldiers of different races interact during the war. 4) Truman integrates the Troops.

  24. B. Brown V. Board of Education • The Supreme Court struck down segregation in public schools and overturned Plessey V. Ferguson

  25. C. Crisis in Little Rock • Nine black students volunteered to begin integration at Little Rock High School • They faced massive resistance and threats of violence from the community.

  26. C. Crisis in Little Rock • Nine black students volunteered to begin integration at Little Rock High School • They faced massive resistance and threats of violence from the community. 3) President Eisenhower sent in federal troops to protect the students and enforce integration.

  27. Video Discussion Questions Write down three discussion questions to discuss after the film.

  28. D. Montgomery Bus Boycott • Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus which set off the bus boycott • African-Americans and other people who supported their cause boycotted buses for 381 days. • In 1956 the Supreme Court outlawed bus segregation

  29. Document Analysis Document C • According to this document why was the boycott successful? • What happened to the drivers of the carpool? Document E • What values are important to MLK? • What adjectives does King use to describe the protest/movement? • What role did religion play in the boycott?

  30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xERXusiEszs • https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q=the+butler+sit+in+scene • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br-PF3JLgK0

  31. Warmup 2.16 With your partner: Summarize what you read in The Other America in exactly 10 words.

  32. VII. The Other America • Mexican American Communities • Many who were recruited under the Bracero program and stayed in America when their employment ended. • Discrimination grows -Operation Wetback- Mass Deportation -Longoria Incident- undertaker in Texas refused to bury Mexican American in white cemetery.

  33. 3) Chavez Ravine • City proposes a new housing project and evicts Mexican American families. • Land is given to owner of the Dodgers for a new stadium

  34. B. Poor Whites • Many areas of the nation still experienced extreme poverty such as the Appalachian Mountains where 1 out of 3 people lived in poverty -average income was 23% lower than the rest of the nation.

  35. C. Jim Crow South • The murder of Emmett Till and the failure to convict his murderers brought national attention to the atrocities of the Jim Crow South.

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