Scantron portion due in class.
Essay Due on 11/1.
Essay Questions
Answer one of the essays on a separate sheet of paper. Each essay should be written in complete sentences, in paragraph form. Restate the question in your essay. Remember to check your spelling and punctuation.
a. What was the Cold War? Describe several important events from the beginning of the Cold War. Do you agree or disagree with the actions of the U.S. during these events. Explain your response.
b. Describe several important events in the Korean War. Describe the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur. Do you agree with President Truman or General MacArthur? Explain your response.
c. Explain how the Cold War affected the American Public. Describe the major events that happened at home as a direct result of the Cold War. Could the era of McCarthyism have been avoided?
d. Describe the Arms Race and the Race for Space and Technology. What were American programs that were affected or born because of this? How did this race go along with our foreign policy of brinksmanship during this time period.
e. Evaluate Kennedy's role in the Cold War. What were major events during his Presidency in the Cold War, and how could he have handled them better?
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
10/30 Review for Exam
CW Political Cartoon and Ike/JFK Cold War Issues Wksts---In Class
Review for Exam
Cold War ---Review for Exam ----Ch. 19,p. 751-759, all outside readings and videos.
I. Names and terms to know:
a. Mao Zedong
b. Jiang Jieshi
c. Nikita Kruschev
d. Douglas MacArthur
e. Joseph Stalin
f. Harry Truman
g. Dwight Eisenhower
h. John Foster Dulles
i. George Marshall
j. Winston Churchill
k. brinksmanship
l. containment
m. iron curtain
n. limited war
o. massive retaliation
p. George Kennan
q. John F. Kennedy
r. Joseph McCarthy
s. blacklisting
t. HUAC
II. Events in the Cold War
a. Soviets refuse elections as per agreement at Yalta
b. Germany is divided at the Potsdam Conference
c. Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift
d. The creation on NATO and the Warsaw Pact
e. Creation of the CIA
f. Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
g. NSC-68 and the massive military buildup in the U.S.
h. Chinese Civil War
i. Conference in Vienna/Berlin Wall
j. Cuban Missile Crisis
k.. U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic weapon.
l. Korean War 1950-53.
m. MAD
n. Mike and the development of the H-Bomb
o. Soviets catch up----develop their own H-Bomb
p. Sputnik I---The Race for Space
q. The U-2 Incident
r. Bay of Pigs Invasion
s. Flexible Response
t. Alliance for Progress / Peace Corps
Be able to answer the following essay questions
a. What was the Cold War? Describe several important events from the beginning of the Cold War. Do you agree or disagree with the actions of the U.S. during these events. Explain your response.
b. Describe several important events in the Korean War. Describe the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur. Do you agree with President Truman or General MacArthur? Explain your response.
c. What events led to the Cuban Missile Crisis? Could this have been avoided? What events should have been handled differently?
Review for Exam
Cold War ---Review for Exam ----Ch. 19,p. 751-759, all outside readings and videos.
I. Names and terms to know:
a. Mao Zedong
b. Jiang Jieshi
c. Nikita Kruschev
d. Douglas MacArthur
e. Joseph Stalin
f. Harry Truman
g. Dwight Eisenhower
h. John Foster Dulles
i. George Marshall
j. Winston Churchill
k. brinksmanship
l. containment
m. iron curtain
n. limited war
o. massive retaliation
p. George Kennan
q. John F. Kennedy
r. Joseph McCarthy
s. blacklisting
t. HUAC
II. Events in the Cold War
a. Soviets refuse elections as per agreement at Yalta
b. Germany is divided at the Potsdam Conference
c. Berlin Blockade and the Berlin Airlift
d. The creation on NATO and the Warsaw Pact
e. Creation of the CIA
f. Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine
g. NSC-68 and the massive military buildup in the U.S.
h. Chinese Civil War
i. Conference in Vienna/Berlin Wall
j. Cuban Missile Crisis
k.. U.S.S.R. develops their own atomic weapon.
l. Korean War 1950-53.
m. MAD
n. Mike and the development of the H-Bomb
o. Soviets catch up----develop their own H-Bomb
p. Sputnik I---The Race for Space
q. The U-2 Incident
r. Bay of Pigs Invasion
s. Flexible Response
t. Alliance for Progress / Peace Corps
Be able to answer the following essay questions
a. What was the Cold War? Describe several important events from the beginning of the Cold War. Do you agree or disagree with the actions of the U.S. during these events. Explain your response.
b. Describe several important events in the Korean War. Describe the disagreement between President Truman and General MacArthur. Do you agree with President Truman or General MacArthur? Explain your response.
c. What events led to the Cuban Missile Crisis? Could this have been avoided? What events should have been handled differently?
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
10/29 JFK and the Cold War pt. 2
1. What did Kennedy commit the nation to doing on May 25, 1961?
2. Why did the Bay of Pigs Invasion fail?
3. What did Kennedy do after his first meeting in Vienna with Krushchev in June 1961? What was the Soviet response in respect to Berlin? How does this calm down Cold War relations in Europe?
4. What were Kennedy’s four options in the Cuban Missile Crisis? What did he choose?
5. What demands did Krushchev have for ending the crisis in Cuba? What was Kennedy’s response?
6. Why did the Alliance for Progress never live up to Kennedy’s expectations? What did Latin Americans think of it? What was a Cold War reason for the Peace Corps?
10/28 JFK and the Cold War
Turn in the Cold War Map Exercise
Intro and Lecture to Events in the Cold War during the Kennedy Years
Video--Kennedy Years.
Intro and Lecture to Events in the Cold War during the Kennedy Years
Video--Kennedy Years.
10/24 Assessment Quiz
Effort Only---Assessment Quiz
Cold War Map Exercise---# the 17 items on the map.
Cold War Map Exercise---# the 17 items on the map.
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
10/23 Cold War at Home
Cold War at Home---Discussion about McCarthyism and Mood of the times.
Time in Class for Cornell Notes on the Following topics/questions:
The Cold War at Home
p. 649-651 & p. 656-658
1. When and why did Americans join the Communist party?
2. How was the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, set up by Truman, a reaction to the midterm elections of 1946?
3. What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program do? How did it add to the climate of suspicion and fear?
4. What was HUAC? Why were they interested in the movies?
5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? Why are they unique?
6. What is a blacklist? How did you get on one? Were you able to get off of one?
7. What was the McCarran-Walter Act? What was Truman’s reaction to it?
8. What was the Alger Hiss case?
9. Who were the Rosenbergs? When was their sentence carried out? What is the controversy behind this case?
10. What is the military-industrial complex?
11. Who was Joseph McCarthy? Why did the hunt for communists in the U.S. lead to his reelection?
12. How did McCarthy fall?
Due in Class tomorrow.
Time in Class for Cornell Notes on the Following topics/questions:
The Cold War at Home
p. 649-651 & p. 656-658
1. When and why did Americans join the Communist party?
2. How was the Federal Employee Loyalty Program, set up by Truman, a reaction to the midterm elections of 1946?
3. What did the Federal Employee Loyalty Program do? How did it add to the climate of suspicion and fear?
4. What was HUAC? Why were they interested in the movies?
5. Who were the Hollywood Ten? Why are they unique?
6. What is a blacklist? How did you get on one? Were you able to get off of one?
7. What was the McCarran-Walter Act? What was Truman’s reaction to it?
8. What was the Alger Hiss case?
9. Who were the Rosenbergs? When was their sentence carried out? What is the controversy behind this case?
10. What is the military-industrial complex?
11. Who was Joseph McCarthy? Why did the hunt for communists in the U.S. lead to his reelection?
12. How did McCarthy fall?
Due in Class tomorrow.
10/18 Arms Race/Brinksmanship
Discuss the policy of Eisenhower as President and the Cold War.
Watch a video on the Arms Race.
Watch a video on the Arms Race.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
10/17 Eisenhower and the Cold War
Cornell Notes on Eisenhower and the Cold War---Notes and Summary Due on 10/18
Ch. 19 S4 p. 659-661 RG
1. How did Eisenhower counter his Secretary of State’s extreme views? Where and when were there revolts in Soviet satellites that the U.S. did not interfere in?
2. What is happening in Southeast Asia during the Eisenhower presidency?
3. What happened in Israel?
4. What happened in Iran?
5. What was the Suez Crisis?
6. How did the Suez Crisis lead to the Eisenhower Doctrine? How was this Doctrine used in 1958?
7. What was the Rio Pact? What was the OAS?
8. What happened in 1954 in Guatemala?
9. What was the arms race? How did arms development lead to deterrence?
10. What was brinksmanship?
11. What were ICBM’s? Why were the Soviets ahead in this technology?
12. What and when was Sputnik?
13. What was the U-2 incident? How did this add to America’s lack of confidence?
Ch. 19 S4 p. 659-661 RG
1. How did Eisenhower counter his Secretary of State’s extreme views? Where and when were there revolts in Soviet satellites that the U.S. did not interfere in?
2. What is happening in Southeast Asia during the Eisenhower presidency?
3. What happened in Israel?
4. What happened in Iran?
5. What was the Suez Crisis?
6. How did the Suez Crisis lead to the Eisenhower Doctrine? How was this Doctrine used in 1958?
7. What was the Rio Pact? What was the OAS?
8. What happened in 1954 in Guatemala?
9. What was the arms race? How did arms development lead to deterrence?
10. What was brinksmanship?
11. What were ICBM’s? Why were the Soviets ahead in this technology?
12. What and when was Sputnik?
13. What was the U-2 incident? How did this add to America’s lack of confidence?
10/15 Korean War
Korean War---Analysis of the Controversy between MacArthur and Truman.
Korean War quick Quiz in class
Korean War quick Quiz in class
10/9 Chinese Civil War
Objective---Understand the Chinese Civil War and the Geopolitical ramifications of a Communist Victory.
Chinese Civil War Wkst. in Class
Chinese Civil War Wkst. in Class
10/7 Berlin and NATO
Berlin Airlift--1st Direct Confrontation of the Cold War.
NATO---Post WWII Map filled out with Key---
$ for Marshall Plan Recipient
Color for NATO
Color for Warsaw Pact----Due with Berlin Wkst. on 10/8
NATO---Post WWII Map filled out with Key---
$ for Marshall Plan Recipient
Color for NATO
Color for Warsaw Pact----Due with Berlin Wkst. on 10/8
10/4 The Marshall Plan
Helping Hand Worksheet in Class.
Video Viewing/Text Reading Covering The Marshall Plan
Video Viewing/Text Reading Covering The Marshall Plan
Thursday, October 3, 2013
10/3 Truman Doctrine and Broken Alliance
Analyzing the reasons for the Truman Doctrine
State Department--Foreign Service Officers (George Kennan)
Broken Alliance Wkst (Handed out In Class)
Helping Hand---Starting point for Friday.
State Department--Foreign Service Officers (George Kennan)
Broken Alliance Wkst (Handed out In Class)
Helping Hand---Starting point for Friday.
10/2 War Conferences and the United Nations
Leaders Meet Wkst and United Nations Wkst (Handed out in class)---Due on Thursday.
10/1 Analyzing Post War Motives
Label Countries on the Post WWII European Map
Analyze Motives---Put into notes the different emotions and needs of both sides following WWII.
Analyze Motives---Put into notes the different emotions and needs of both sides following WWII.
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