Pros/Cons of Both Sides
What was the purpose of "Bert the Turtle?"
To inform children/adults to "duck and cover" how to protect themselves from nuclear bombings
What is the name of the class pet?
Autumn
What is the difference between a "hot" war and a "cold" war?
A "hot" war has weapons and is physical fighting. A "cold" war has no weapons and is verbal arguing/'jugging.'
Brace Yourself...
Sike (; Here ya go!
What is the 'Red Scare?'
When the U.S worked to instill a fear of communism in the American people
Name one of Ms. Kay's favorite types of figurative language. (Hint: we covered it!)
Personification and Onomatopoeia
2 PART: What was the "space race? Who were the competitors?"
The race to the Moon. The U.S and the Soviet Union.
Mathematician and physicist Katherine Johnson was one of many African American women that worked for NASA that were called what piece of technology?
A 'computer'
2 PART: What is blacklisting? How could you get blacklisted in this era?
Listen to the song. Name the artist and song.
"Laugh Now Cry Later" by Drake and Lil Durk
Explain why the U.S did not accept/welcome Communism and communists.
The U.S did not welcome communism because it practiced a different form of government, and believes money should be spread equally, i.e no social classes
2 PART: Name the couple that was interrogated because of a connection to Communism and executed. What was their crime?
The Rosenbergs
Who launched the first atomic bomb, the U.S or the Soviet Union?
Trick Question! Neither!
In Ms. Kay's exemplar narrative, what two slang words were used?
"opps" and "sus"
What forms of government does the U.S and the Soviet Union practice?
The U.S practices democracy. The Soviet Union practices a dictatorship.
2 PART: Which group had the advantage over the other, the Yooks or the Zooks? What was that advantage?
The Zooks had the advantage. They had the better weapons.
What was the name of the Soviet Union's satellite that launched into orbit?
Sputnik
What is Tyner Middle Academy's mascot?
A Ram
Who won The Cold War, and how?
Trick Question! Neither side. They formed a better relationship and each side gave up some of their nuclear weapons.
What famous poet was blacklisted because his work appeared in a known Communist newspaper?
Langston Hughes