AMSCO Ch 27 Reading Guide.pdf - 1 The Eisenhower Years…...

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The Eisenhower Years…
Rockin ’ Fifties
APUSH Review Guide for AMSCO chapter 27.
Directions:
1. Pre-Read: Read the prompts/questions within this guide before you read the chapter and watch the video.
2. Watch: Watch the lecture videos related to the chapter and “fish” for a specific answer(s) to reading guide
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for the content.
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what you read!
5. Write: Write your notes and complete the required tasks in the spaces provided.
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From the College Board Content Outline for Period 8
Key Concept 8.1: The United States responded to an uncertain and unstable postwar world by asserting and working to maintain a
position of global leadership, with far-reaching domestic and international consequences.
Key Concept 8.2: New movements for civil rights and liberal efforts to expand the role of government generated a range of political and
cultural responses.
Key Concept 8.3: Postwar economic and demographic changes had far-reaching consequences for American society, politics, and culture.
Guided Reading, The Eisenhower Years, 1952-1960, pp 579-593
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Eisenhower Takes Command, pp 579-581
Main Ideas Definitions/Explanations/Notes Analysis
After World War
II, the United
States grappled
with prosperity
and unfamiliar
international
responsibilities,
while struggling
to live up to its
ideals.
Cold War policies led
to continued public
debates over the
power of the federal
government,
acceptable means for
pursuing international
and domestic goals,
and the proper
balance between
liberty and order.
The Eisenhower Years, 1952-1960 (1 st paragraph of chapter)…
Eisenhower Takes Command…
The Election of 1952…
Campaign Highlights…
Why was America ready for a
Republican again?
What role did the Korean War play in
this shift?
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Main Ideas Definitions/Explanations/Notes Analysis
After World War II,
the United States
grappled with
prosperity and
unfamiliar
international
responsibilities,
while struggling to
live up to its ideals.
Cold War policies led to
continued public
debates over the power
of the federal
government, acceptable
means for pursuing
international and
domestic goals, and the
proper balance between
liberty and order.
Domestic Policies…
Modern Republicanism…
Interstate Highway System…
Prosperity…
The Election of 1956…
Explain what “Modern Republicanism” is.
To what degree did Eisenhower depart from
FDR’s New Deal and Truman’s Fair Deal
programs?