Unit 6 Prosperity and Protest 1946-Present

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Unit 6Prosperity and Protest1946-Present
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TimelinePages 958-959

1. (a) When did the Supreme Court rule that public
   school segregation is unconstitutional? (b) What
   is the relationship between that ruling and the
   civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s?
2. (a) Name two important public figures who were
   assassinated during this period. (b) What do
   these events suggest about the decade in which
   they occurred?
3. (a) Identify two important political events
   occurring in Eastern Europe in the 1980s. (b)
   Taken together, what story do these events tell
   about the Soviet control of Eastern Europe?

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TimelinePages 958-959

• 4. (a) How long after the end of the Vietnam War
  was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedicated? (b)
  Do you think the dedication of the memorial meant
  that arguments over the war were finally coming
  to an end?
• 5. What recent events from 2001 and after could
  be possible entries in a timeline like this one?

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Historical BackgroundPages 960-961Comprehension
Check

1. What international organization was created in
   1945? Briefly describe the organizations goal.
2. What are Americans of the 1950s sometimes
   referred to as the silent generation?
3. In what ways did the 1960s differ from the
   1950s
4. In the years after WWII, what new medium changed
   the leisure habits of Americans
5. What type of regions grew most rapidly as a
   result of the automobile?

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Historical BackgroundPages 960-961Critical
Thinking

1. In what ways would America be different without
   cars and televisions?
2. Is it accurate to describe this era as one of
   protest? Explain.
3. What is the single most important development of
   this era? Explain.

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Point/CounterpointPage 961

1. What do the two viewpoints have in common? In
   what ways are they different?
2. Is it possible that both historians are correct?
   Explain.
3. Identify any effects of the bombing you see in
   todays world. How might the world be different
   if it had not happened?

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Literature of the PeriodPages 962-967Comprehensi
on Check

1. In what way does the literature of this era
   differ from that written in the earlier part of
   the twentieth century?
2. What new type of book did Truman Capote create?
3. Name three important fiction writers from this
   era.
4. What important contemporary poet was a descendant
   of a well-known 19th century poet?
5. What type of prose has received increased
   attention in recent years?

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Literature of the PeriodPages 962-967Critical
Thinking

1. What trends in the history of this era explain
   the greater diversity among authors?
2. Why do you think the turbulence of this era did
   not foster a literary revolution of the kind that
   occurred in the 1920s?
3. Do you think that advances in computer technology
   will eventually lead to the disappearance of
   books? In other words, will literature be
   written for the screen?