Self Start: …… America on the move – Please define and answer
the questions that follow. There will be a brief quiz at the end of
the hour today based on the self-start.
Part One: Page 567 – Primary source --- look and read, then
answer questions 1 and 2 on the “analyzing visuals” part of the
task.
Part Two: Define the following terms:
GI Bill 566
Right to work laws 567
Fair Deal 569
Dynamic Conservatism 570-571
Federal highway Act 571
Part 3: page 570- Geography and History
Look at the green document “effects of the Interstate Highway
System
Answer questions 1 and 2
1950’s Life –Fear and Prosperity.
PART ONE: FEAR ---- LIFE IN A “NUCLEAR WORLD” – FALL OUT
SHELTERS
1. The Red Scare was real. Millions of Americans built Fallout Shelters in order to be protected from Nuclear war.
Students will answer the questions which connect to the media images that follow:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYKsmLHtKmM
1. Draw in the symbol for a “Nuclear Fallout shelter”. Make it at least 4 inches square and be detailed.
2. In 25+ words, describe what a “Fallout Shelter” looks like and explain what it is supposed to do to protect
people.
Enrichment – Watch the Civil Defense video/cartoon about Bert the Turtle as he teaches us how to be better prepared
for a nuclear blast – “Duck and Cover”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqXu-5jw60
3. What do we learn from Bert? List 3 things.
4. How do we best protect ourselves if there is a blast?
a. What do we do to “duck”?
b. What do we do to “cover”?
5.
Extra Credit: Sketch a full color Poster of Bert with a “cautionary” title that would be posted in the
school to help all of us be prepared in the event of a Nuclear Blast.
6. What does the “S” sign mean?
7. How does this video help us understand about the “Red Scare” of the 1950s?
Part Two – Two Weeks of Shelter Life
Students will draw a diagram that shows your fallout shelter.
Watch the following Civil Defense Video to better see how people planned to live in the
event of a nuclear blast in their area.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_Zgyp4HgNU
1. Assignment description:
2. Students will create a shelter plan for a builder to see that could be used to build this
shelter. Assume that you are a family of 4 people
a. Use your ipod to look at “google images” for “nuclear fallout shelter.”
Rubric:
1. Include a diagram of
a. Page 1: Sleeping quarters
i. Include storage for one bag or suitcase of clothes per person
ii. Include outline diagrams of 4 beds
b. Page 2: Food storage organization systems of shelving, counters, cabinets,
storage etc.
i. Include shelving for 84 cans – 6 per day for two weeks
ii. Include water supply storage – 14 gallons
iii. Include clothing storage plans
iv. Electricity needed, appliances included, etc.
c. Part 3: Include some type of facility for the family to gather together = “family
room”
i. Include 4 games/10 books/2 projects that could be done while living for
two weeks in your shelter.
ii. Include furniture (couches, chairs, tables)
Extra Credit Opportunity –
1. Make a video with some of your friends or family which would help people be more prepared for a nuclear
bomb attack. See if the school news would be willing to play the video as an example of student work in their
history class.
2. Watch the above link. Then prepare a complete checklist.
a. Prepare a plan or check-list that you might use to be able to survive for a two week period based on the
instructions given in the Civil Defense Film of the 1950s
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
1.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
________________“creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
2.
3.
4.
5.
________________New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations
________________“creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
________________New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
________________ Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations
________________New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________ “creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
________________ Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations
________________New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________” creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
________________“ New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________ creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
________________Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations
Exit Ticket – Name ___________________________________________ Period _____ Score =
Match the key vocabulary term to the sequence of terms that best match the main idea connected to the key term. Each term is used once. Write the term in the blank on your answer sheet.
GI bill
Right to Work Laws
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Fair Deal
Dynamic Conservatism
Federal Highway Act
________________ Public Works Program, $25 Billion Cost, efficient travel routes, St. Lawrence Seaway
________________New Home Loans, Subsidized College Costs, New Business Loans, boosted the economy
_________________Minimum Wage rises, Social Security Benefits Rise, Build Low Income Housing,
________________” creeping socialism”, modest tax cuts, cut government spending, end price controls
________________Bans: union shops, “featherbedding”, political campaign donations