Unit 8: Cold War Era In what ways did America transform from a culture of conformity to a culture of rebellion? 6 weeks Enduring Understandings Suggested Texts and Resources The driving question of this unit, did America go from History Alive! “How conformity to our understanding of The Fifties: Chapters 41 and 42 rebellion?” shapes America’s changes from the 1950s to the 1970s. The Civil Rights Movement: Chapters 43, 44, 45, and 46 The Sixties: Chapters 47, 48, and 49 The Vietnam War: Chapters 50, 51 and 52 In the 1950s, it seemed as though it was a time of prosperity for the United States. The economy boomed and millions of working-class families became affluent enough to move up to the middle class. DBQ Project Popular culture was a powerful force and the advent of new DBQ: What made Cesar Chavez an effective leader? technologies and television increased the spread of this American culture. However, millions of Americans lived in “socially invisible” poverty.
Unit 8: Cold War Era In what ways did America transform from a culture of conformity to a culture of rebellion? 6 weeks Enduring Understandings Suggested Texts and Resources The driving question of this unit, “How did America go from conformity to rebellion?” shapes our understanding of America’s changes from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the 1950s, it seemed as though it was a time of prosperity for the United States. The economy boomed and millions of working-class families became affluent enough to move up to the middle class. Popular culture was a powerful force and the advent of new technologies and television increased the spread of this American culture. However, millions of “socially invisible” Americans lived in poverty. History Alive! The Fifties: Chapters 41 and 42 The Civil Rights Movement: Chapters 43, 44, 45, and 46 The Sixties: Chapters 47, 48, and 49 The Vietnam War: Chapters 50, 51 and 52 DBQ Project DBQ: What made Cesar Chavez an effective leader?