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KEY LEARNING OF THIS UNIT
Growing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II led to a constant threat of nuclear war that shaped American
foreign policy until 1990 and dramatically changed the social and economic lives in America until the collapse of the Soviet Union
UNIT ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How does the global conflict between the two superpowers of the world (U.S. and S.U.) dramatically shape American foreign policy
and domestic life in the 1950’s and 1960’s?
CONCEPT
After World War II ended, tensions
continued to rise over the amount of
freedom the Soviets were going to allow
the nations they controlled. Leaders of
Britain, the United States, and the Soviet
Union held conferences but could not
resolve the issue
LEQ
1.What are the main differences between
communism and capitalism?
2.How do I use Skype and complete the
Cold War pen pals activity?
3.How do I complete the Communist
Spying activity?
4.What do I know about the Cold War?
CONCEPT
President Truman worked to contain
communism by supporting Greece, Iran,
and West Germany. When Communist
North Korea invaded South Korea,
Truman and the UN sent troops to aid
South Korea.
VOCABULARY
Communism, capitalism, democracy
VOCABULARY
Containment, George Kennan, Long
Telegram, Truman Doctrine, Marshall
Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO, Chinese
Revolution, George Marshall, Chiang KaiShek, Mao Tse-Tung, DMZ
LEQ
1.Is the containment of communism
(Soviet Union) a good policy to win the
Cold War?
2.What were the causes and consequences
of Korean War concerning the U.S. and
the world?
LEQ
1.What were the main causes of the Cold
War?
2.Who was more to blame for causing the
Cold War…U.S. or S.U.?
3.How was Europe and Germany divided
after World War II?
VOCABULARY
Potsdam Conference, Yalta Conference,
Declaration of Liberated Europe, Winston
Churchill, “iron curtain,” Franklin
Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin, Harry S.
Truman, occupation zones, satellite
nations, reparations
LEQ
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What were the causes and consequences
of…
1.Truman Doctrine
2.Marshall Plan
3.Berlin Airlift
4.NATO
5.Year 1949
VOCABULARY
North Korea, South Korea, 38th parallel,
Inchon, Seoul, SEATO, Harry S. Truman,
General Douglas MacArthur, domino
theory
LEQ
1.Do you agree with Truman’s decision to
fire General MacArthur?
2.Is the U.S. military campaign in Korea
justified (limited war and containment) or
it is flawed (does not seek total victory)?
VOCABULARY
Harry Truman, General Douglas
MacArthur, limited war
CONCEPT
President Eisenhower believed developing new
technology to deliver nuclear weapons would
help prevent war. He also directed the CIA to
use covert operations in the struggle to contain
communism
LEQ
1.What was the goal of the Eisenhower
Doctrine?
2.Where and how did the United States
intervene in foreign countries through
covert operations to repulse the spread of
communism?
VOCABULARY
Massive retaliation, MAD, brinkmanship, John
Foster Dulles, Taiwan Crisis, Suez Crisis,
covert, CIA, developing nations, operations in
Iran and Guatemala, Gary Powers, U-2
Incident, Sputnik, Nikita Khrushchev
LEQ
1.Should the U.S. use atomic threats and
follow a policy of brinkmanship and
massive retaliation to deter and fight
against communism?
2.How did the massive retaliation policy
affect American life and popular culture at
home?
VOCABULARY
Massive retaliation, MAD, brinkmanship,
“duck and cover,” Bert the Turtle
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VOCABULARY
CONCEPT
Fearing subversive activity, the
government tried to root out Communists
in government, Hollywood, and labor
unions, while American learned to live
with the threat of nuclear attack.
LEQ
1.What was the result of President
Truman’s loyalty review program?
2.How did McCarthyism and the 2nd Red
Scare change American society and
government?
VOCABULARY
2ND Red Scare, FELP, subversion, FBI,
HUAC, Hollywood 10, J. Edgar Hoover,
Ronald Reagan, 5th Amendment, Alger
Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, perjury, Ethel
and Julius Rosenberg, Project Venona,
Taft-Hartley Act, Joseph McCarthy,
McCarthyism, McCarran Act, Civilian
Defense, fallout, popular culture
LEQ
1.Do you feel that America was seriously
threatened by communism in the 1950’s
and what do you think should happen
based on your viewpoints?
VOCABULARY
Alger Hiss, Whitaker Chambers, Julius
Rosenberg, Ethel Rosenberg, “Hollywood
10”
LEQ
1.How would you feel living during the 2 nd
Red Scare?
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CONCEPT
During the Kennedy administration,
ongoing tensions with the Soviet Union
led to crises over Cuba and West Berlin.
To contain communism and stay ahead of
the Soviet Union in technology, President
Kennedy created aid programs for
developing nations and expanded the
space program.
LEQ
1.What was JFK’s policy towards fighting
the Cold War?
2.How was the Cold War manifested in the
form of the Space Race?
CONCEPT
Unit Test Day 1
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VOCABULARY
Flexible response, Peace Corps, Alliance
for Progress, space race, Sputnik, Apollo
11, Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin,
John Glen
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LEQ
1.What were the causes and consequences
of the Berlin Wall, Bay of Pigs Invasion
and the Cuban Missile Crisis and the moon
landing?
LEQ
VOCABULARY
Bay of Pigs invasion, Fidel Castro, Berlin
Wall, Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban missile
crisis, quarantine, JFK
LEQ
1.What were the reactions and thoughts of
individuals who lived during the 2nd Red
Scare, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean
War, and during the Cold War?
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