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