Instructional Video29:29
Curated Video

The American Dream in the 1940s and 1950s

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Pupil outcome: I can assess the extent to which the American dream was experienced in the post-war period. Key learning points: - American incomes rose during the post-war period. - Americans began to buy more consumer goods after the...
Instructional Video11:58
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Crash Course

Civil Rights and the 1950s

9th - 12th Standards
Take a closer look at "one of the most important periods of American social history: the 1950s," as well as the type of society that the civil rights movement would endeavor to change. This engaging video begins by detailing the era of...
AP Test Prep4:32
Bill of Rights Institute

Post-WWII Boom: Transition to a Consumer Economy

9th - 12th Standards
The war is over! Scholars investigate an AP review video to uncover the post-WWII era in the United States. Viewers examine and analyze the consumerism that arose in post-war America. This is the eighth installment of a nine-part...