Title: The Cold War & the 1950s
Description: "Involving students in real historical problems that convey powerful lessons about U.S. history, these thought-provoking activities combine core content with valuable practice in decision making, critical thinking, and understanding multiple perspectives. O'Reilly - an experienced, award winning teacher - has students tackle fascinating historical questions that put students in the shoes of a range of people from the past, from the rich and famous to ordinary citizens. Each lesson can be done either as an in-depth activity or as a "quick motivator." Detailed teacher pages give step-by-step instructions, list key vocabulary terms, offer troubleshooting tips, present ideas for post-activity discussions, and furnish lists of related sources. Reproducible student handouts clearly lay out the decision-making scenarios, provide "outcomes," and present related primary source readings and/or images with analysis questions"--P. [4] of cover.
Subjects: Civil rights, Cold War, Election, History, Korean War, 1950-1953, Presidents, Social sciences, Study and teaching (Secondary)
Places: Guatemala, Iran, United States
Time periods: 1948, 20th century, Coup d'état, 1953, Revolution, 1954