Television in the 1950s

Choose a television show from the 1950s.  Watch an episode and analyze its content and characters in relation to the expectations of the lives of Americans in the 1950s

George Keenan's Policy of Containment

Discuss how the policy of CONTAINMENT affected the United States throughout the 20^th Century and into the 21^st century.

The popularity of Adolf Hitler

Explain how Hitler was a hero to Germans but turned villain to the rest of the world.

WW II

Assess the American response to the aggressiveness of Japan, Germany, and Italy.

New Deal Programs

 Identify THREE of the following New Deal measures and analyze the ways in which each of the three attempted to fashion a more stable economy and a more equitable society?

     Agricultural Adjustment Act

     Securities and Exchange Commission

     Wagner National Labor Relations Act

     Social Security Act

The Great Depression I

Describe the factors that led to the Great Depression.  In your opinion, what was the biggest factor?  Describe the efforts taken by The Hoover Administration to combat the Depression.

20s Economics and Arts

In what ways did economic conditions and developments in the arts and entertainment help create the reputation of the 1920’s as the Roaring Twenties?