Peace, Prosperity, and
Progress
The purpose of this activity is to
compare the ideal and the reality of
peace, prosperity, and progress in
American social life during the 1950s.
Left-Side
“Peace, Prosperity, and Progress Topic”
a) Create a “T-chart”:
“Proposition? – The 1950s were characterized by
Peace, Prosperity, and Progress”
Evidence That Supports
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Evidence That Does
Not Support
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b) Read the information about your topic.
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Identify 2 - 5 points for each side of the “T-chart”.
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Minimum of 1 point from each
sub-topic.
c) Take-A-Stand – How does your topic defend
or refute the 1950s characteristic?
d)
Group - fill-out ½ sheet: 1-3 points for each side, no more than 9 words.
Left-Side
“Happy 50s Suburban Housewife?”
1. Create a “T” chart: Yes and No
2. For each document:
• Identify source and rational (why?) for
placement in “T” chart.
3. Take-A-Stand: based on the documents, answer the
questions:
a) What was life like for suburban women? Is the
image of the “happy” 1950s housewife accurate?
Support.
b) Do you think women from other minority groups
had similar experiences?
Left-Side
Left-Side
“Whose 50s
response
for theHousewife?”
Cold War?”
“Happy
Suburban
Yes 
• doc - why?
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No 
• doc - why?
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Take-A-Stand: based on the documents, answer the questions:
a)
b)
What was life like for suburban women? Is the image of the
“happy” 1950s housewife accurate? Support.
Do you think women from other minority groups had similar
experiences?
Left-Side
“Challenging Segregation”
1. Create diagram
2. Identify and describe each topic. Use page 700-707 [696-703]
3. Take-A-Stand: Who or what was the most effective in
challenging segregation during the 1950s? Support.
Supreme Court = 3
Organizations = 4
Challenging
Segregation
Tactics = 2
Leaders = 4
Right-Side
“Peace, Prosperity and Progress”
(Cornell Column)
Title of Group
Identify 1 key point from each side
Support / Refutes – why?
A. Eisenhower Era Begins
• Supporting fact
• Does Not Support fact
• Why? -
B. Military Buildup...
• Supporting fact
• Does Not Support fact
• Why? •
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K.
Take-AStand?
Was America’s social life during the
1950s really a time of peace,
prosperity, and progress? Support.
Left-Side
“Popular Culture”
• Ch. 19, sect 3 (p652)
• Answer the questions for each trend of the
1950s and explain the purpose of FCC.
• Attach to the left-side