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The Cold War Abroad
Cold war video clips (includes primary sources)
CNN Cold War documents
overview of the
Cold War
Berlin
Blockade
Truman Doctrine
Marshall
Plan
NATO
and Warsaw Pact-map
NATO
Korean War |
Central Question: What was the Cold War
and how did it begin? (2)
B. Explain the Truman
Doctrine and the U.S. policy of Containment. (1)
C. What was the Marshall Plan? (1)
D. Explain the Crisis
over Berlin, including the Berlin Airlift and the Berlin Wall. (3)
E. Explain Cold War
Alliances (NATO and the Warsaw Pact) (2)
F. How did the Korean
War begin and why did the U.S. get involved? (2)
G. Discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis (1)
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The Cold War at Home
Alger Hiss
Alger Hiss 2
The Rosenbergs
HUAC
HUAC 2
McCarthysim
Edward Murrow and McCarthy |
Central Question: What was the Cold War
and how did it begin? (2)
A. Describe these two infamous
cases in which the government was trying identify spies in their midst:
Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (4)
B. What was the House Un-American Activities Committee? What would it
mean to be "blacklisted"? (3)
C. Explain
"McCarthyism" and the describe the impact that Senator Joseph McCarthy's
"witch hunts" had on the U.S. (2)
D. Who was Edward R. Murrow and how did his news reports lead to the censure
of Senator Joseph McCarthy?(2)
E. How did
the Space Race reflect cold war fears?(1) |
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1950's Lifestyles
American Cultural
History
Fifties Web
Baby Boom
Levittown: Suburbs
timeline
50's magazine
1950's drive in
music
fashion
influence of TV |
Central
Question: What was the general mood
of the post-war 1950s? (1)
B How and why did the economy
prosper in the post-war 1950s? (1)
C What is the “baby boom”?
What factors contributed to the “baby boom”? (1)
D How and why did the
suburbs grow in the 1950s? Discuss Levittown. (2)
E How did cars become more
important to American life? (1)
F How did the popularity of
television influence Americans? (1)B. How did JFK win the election
of 1960? (1) Why was television important in winning this
election?(1)
G Discuss the popularity of
rock music (and singers like Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, and Elvis).
(2-3 cards)
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President
Johnson’s "War on Poverty" and his Creation of a "Great Society"
Johnson
as President
Inauguration
address
Primary sources and background info
Johnson's Great Society
Johnson's speech: primary source
PBS
Johnson and Vietnam (audio- phone call))
JFK and
LBJ
Johnson and Vietnam
Article:
What was Great about the Great Society?
Bob Dylan
Medicare
history |
Central Question: Explain what Johnson wanted to accomplish through his "War on Poverty" program,
also referred to as the Great
Society. (2)
A. What event led to Johnson becoming president?(1)
B. How did these programs help Americans? ( HUD, Headstart and job training programs.) (5)
C. Discuss Medicare, Medicaid programs(2),
D. How was Johnson able to successfully wage his “War on Poverty” when JFK
could not? (1)
E. What ultimately interfered with Johnson’s Great Society? How?(1)
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The Vietnam
War and Antiwar
Movement
Domino Theory
Policy of Containment
Antiwar comics
The movement
The Antiwar Movement
Primary sources: narratives of the sixties
Woodstock
Counterculture
protests
Kent State (primary source audio)
Memorial and controversy
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Central
Question: Why was America fighting the Vietnam War?
(1) A. Explain "domino theory" (1)
B. Give a brief overview of the major
events in the war. Include the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the Tet
Offensive. (2)
C. Why were many Americans opposed to the war in Vietnam?(1)
D. Explain the term "Draft Dodger". (1)
E. How did Americans protest the war in Vietnam? Were their tactics
successful?(3)
F. What happened at Kent State in 1970?(2)
G. What factors eventually led the U.S. to pull out of Vietnam?(2)
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The 1970s
Clean Air Act
oil
embargo
energy
crisis
Watergate
Iran Hostage crisis and Carter
culture
pop culture
People of the 70's
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A. Explain the impact of the creation of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970.
What relevance do they have today? (3)
B. How did Americans respond
to the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo and the energy crisis that followed? (2)
C. Explain the circumstances surrounding the Watergate Scandal.
How did this scandal bring down President Nixon? What effect did it
have on Americans? (3)
D. How did the 1979 energy crisis and the Iran Hostage Crisis hurt
Carter's presidency and chances for re-election? (2)
E. Describe the culture of the 1970s. Include both music and
fashion. (2)
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The 1980's
Overview of 80's
CBS on Reagan's Legacy
History net on Reagan
Opinion and analysis, cold war ending
Glostnost
and perestroika
Gorbachev and Reagan
primary source -
INF treaty
Supreme Court
technology and culture
in the 1980's
technology
culture
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Overview question:
What was the general mood of the 1980's in America?
A.
How did the Cold War end and what role did President Reagan play? (Make sure
you define glastnost and the INF treaty) (2-3)
B. Explain Reaganomics as it relates to: taxes, reducing the size of
government and deregulation. (2-3)
C. How did Presidents Reagan and Bush influence the make-up of the Supreme
Court? (1-2 )
D. What significant technological advances were made during the 80s? (1-2 )
E. Culture: briefly describe important fashion, music and popular trends
during the 80s. (2-3 )
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