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1950s: Rebuild!
SKU BOX-195 Category Tag

1950s: Rebuild!

$59.95

Inside this box:

  • Learn about the rebuilding of Europe, Japan, and the USSR after World War II
  • Learn about the Cold War 
  • Learn about revolutions in Latin America and learn to play Cuban dominoes
  • Learn about the consumerism in the United States during the 1950s
  • Learn about the Korean War and play with a popular Korean toy 
  • Learn the connection between art and industrialization and then make your own Calder-style mobile.
  • Learn about The Highway Men, a group of Black landscape arts in Florida

 

Our Young Adult box features articles about:
    • Apartheid in South Africa 
    • Abstract Expressionism
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Continue your study of Modern World History with 1950s: Rebuild! This comprehensive, globally-centered interactive history lesson immerses learners in the people, events, and ideas that shaped the decade of the 1950s, providing hands-on activities and engaging materials. This box is part of our Modern History Curriculum Series.

Inside this box:

  • Explore the post World War II world and learn about:
    • How Europe, Japan, and the USSR Rebuilt after the war
    • The Cold War tensions between the United States and the USSR and how this led to revolutions in Latin America
    • Consumerism and suburban life in America during the 1950s
    • Why Korea is considered a proxy war between the United States and the USSR and how it ended up a divided country
    • What partition means and how it was applied to India and Pakistan, and Israel and Palestine
    • The Highway Men, Black artists in Florida who challenged the rules of segregation 
    • Alexander Calder and the role of industrialization in art
  Our Young Adult box features articles about:
  • The creation of an apartheid state in South Africa
  • Explore Abstract Expressionism with Jackson Pollock

 

Who Is This For?

This box is ideal for:
  • Homeschool families seeking a secular, global history curriculum
  • Teachers supplementing modern history in the classroom
  • Co-ops and micro-schools focusing on project-based learning
  • Families using Charlotte Mason, Classical, or Unit Study approaches

Recommended for ages 13+ (Youth) and 16+ (Young Adult version).

Discover the 1950s today and continue your study of the modern era!

*In stock boxes will ship in approximately three weeks. For the status of a particular box, please email hello@historyunboxed.com.

Please note that if any items are missing from your order due to low stock, a Note to Buyer will be included on your order and tracking number stating which items will ship separately when available. This will apply to both UPS and USPS tracking numbers!

Are you purchasing for a classroom, large family, or co-op? Please contact us for special pricing on orders of 5+!

Are you ordering with charter funds? Check out our charters page for more information!

Our high-quality hands-on history kits bring civilizations to life for learners of all ages.  Each history box has everything you need for engaging history lessons. Our boxes can serve as a stand-alone history curriculum or paired with traditional social studies curricula.

Looking for group lessons? Check out our History-To-Go kits!

1950s: Rebuild!
SKU BOX-195 Category Tag
Continue your study of Modern World History with 1950s: Rebuild! This comprehensive, globally-centered interactive history lesson immerses learners in the people, events, and ideas that shaped the decade of the 1950s, providing hands-on activities and engaging materials. This box is part of our Modern History Curriculum Series.

Inside this box:

  • Explore the post World War II world and learn about:
    • How Europe, Japan, and the USSR Rebuilt after the war
    • The Cold War tensions between the United States and the USSR and how this led to revolutions in Latin America
    • Consumerism and suburban life in America during the 1950s
    • Why Korea is considered a proxy war between the United States and the USSR and how it ended up a divided country
    • What partition means and how it was applied to India and Pakistan, and Israel and Palestine
    • The Highway Men, Black artists in Florida who challenged the rules of segregation 
    • Alexander Calder and the role of industrialization in art
  Our Young Adult box features articles about:
  • The creation of an apartheid state in South Africa
  • Explore Abstract Expressionism with Jackson Pollock

 

Who Is This For?

This box is ideal for:
  • Homeschool families seeking a secular, global history curriculum
  • Teachers supplementing modern history in the classroom
  • Co-ops and micro-schools focusing on project-based learning
  • Families using Charlotte Mason, Classical, or Unit Study approaches

Recommended for ages 13+ (Youth) and 16+ (Young Adult version).

Discover the 1950s today and continue your study of the modern era!

*In stock boxes will ship in approximately three weeks. For the status of a particular box, please email hello@historyunboxed.com.

Please note that if any items are missing from your order due to low stock, a Note to Buyer will be included on your order and tracking number stating which items will ship separately when available. This will apply to both UPS and USPS tracking numbers!

Are you purchasing for a classroom, large family, or co-op? Please contact us for special pricing on orders of 5+!

Are you ordering with charter funds? Check out our charters page for more information!

Our high-quality hands-on history kits bring civilizations to life for learners of all ages.  Each history box has everything you need for engaging history lessons. Our boxes can serve as a stand-alone history curriculum or paired with traditional social studies curricula.

Looking for group lessons? Check out our History-To-Go kits!

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