Essential+Knowledge--1950s+&+1960s


 * __Essential Knowledge -- 1950s & 1960s -- Postwar America & the Civil Rights Era__**


 * 1) Explain why the Taft-Hartley Act was passed and its impact on labor.
 * 2) Describe the steps the government took during the Eisenhower administration to further racial equality.
 * 3) Examine the effect of the Cold War on the development of technology in the United States; including Sputnik, H-Bomb, nuclear power, etc.
 * 4) Summarize the crises that developed over Cuba during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
 * 5) Describe the events of the assassination of President Kennedy and its effect on Americans.
 * 6) Trace the major advances made and the characteristics of the Civil Rights movement.
 * 7) Describe the problems faced by African Americans living in Northern cities and the race riots during the 1960’s.