The Fifties, President Eisenhower {34th} and the Korean War


North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe 
Rosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, Panmunjom 
Brando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"...
Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queen 
Marciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbye 
Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser aand Prokofiev 
Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc 
Roy hn, Juan Peron, Toscanini, dacron 
Dien Bien Phu falls, "Rock Around the Clock" 
Einstein, James Dean, Brooklyn's got a winning team 
Davy Crockett, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland 
Bardot, Budapest, Alabama, Krushchev 
Princess Grace, "Peyton Place", trouble in the Suez 
-We Didn't Start the Fire, Billy Joel


I have had a lot of trouble finding resources and materials for the Korean war, but we reviewed what we knew about Korea, completed some map work and discussed communism. 
Map From Knowledge Quest
We also learned about our 34th president, Eisenhower...
Student notes, from Homeschool Share's Presidents lapbook

Dwight David Eisenhower
34th President 
Served: 1953-1961
Party: Republican
1956 signed bill that began the US Interstate Highway system
Korean War ends
Supported civil rights
Hawaii and Alaska become states
Nickname: “Ike”
Namesakes: $1 coin from 1971-1978

The boys completed the On-Line Junior Secret Service Manual and received a Junior Secret Service Badge and Certificate. 
We also learned about the culture of the fifties.
Love Paper Paint


Have a 50's Sock Hop complete with Root Beer Floats and Elvis playing in the background.

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