The Fifties, President Eisenhower {34th} and the Korean War
North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn MonroeRosenbergs, H-bomb, Sugar Ray, PanmunjomBrando, "The King and I" and "The Catcher in the Rye"...Eisenhower, vaccine, England's got a new queenMarciano, Liberace, Santayana goodbyeJoseph 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 |
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.
Have a 50's Sock Hop complete with Root Beer Floats and Elvis playing in the background.
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.