1. U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: Britain passed the Quartering Act that required the American colonies to house 10,000 British troops in public and private buildings The first telephone call between New York and Chicago took place In New Jersey, the Carnegie Steel Corporation was formed Chinese Communists seized Nanking and break with Chiang Kai-shek over the Nationalist goals  U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed a bill granting future independence to the Philippines The U.S. Congress proposed the limitation of the presidency to two terms The Exxon Valdez spilled 240,000 barrels of oil in Alaska's Prince William Sound after it ran aground NATO launched air strikes against Yugoslavia (Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo and Vojvodina). The attacks marked the first time in its 50-year history that NATO attacked a sovereign country.
BELL WORK:
YOU DECIDE, SHOULD WE:
A. WATCH & DISCUSS A 1950s
COMEDY SHOW
B. PLAY QUIZLETLIVE &
KAHOOT
AGENDA:
WATCH LEAVE IT TO BEAVER EPSIODE & COMPLETE 6 SQUARE.
HOMEWORK:
UNIT VOCABULARY QUIZ MONDAY.
UNIT TEST & BINDES DUE TUESDAY.
WORK ON COLD WAR & 1950s VOCABULARY.

2. 1950s Family Predictions
1. How are these families shown in the pictures?
2. What model is it setting for families in the 1950s?
3. Does it mirror today’s families? Why or why not?

3. Read the document and answer the questions.
1. Who were the tv shows aimed at? (don’t list them all, summarize)
2. What was the message?
3. Even if they were not the sitcom marriages, what were couples able to “construct?”
4. Even if unhappy in marriage, how was their still a sense of satisfaction?
5. How do TV shows that show families today accurately illustrate reality?