Dec 16, 2015
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The Cold War Begins
The Korean War
The Cold War Expands
The Cold War at Home
The Cold War (1945–1960)
Witness History: Preparing for Attack
The Cold War Begins
Roots of the Cold War Main Idea: By the end of World War II, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union had fallen apart due to the fear that the Soviet Union was attempting world domination.
Meeting the Soviet Challenge
Main Idea: At President Truman’s urging, Congress aided Greece, Turkey, and other countries struggling against communist movements.
Containing Soviet Expansion
Main Idea: George F. Kennan presented a policy called containment, with the goal of keeping communism within its current borders.
The Cold War Heats Up
Main Idea: When the Soviets blockaded Allied-controlled West Berlin, The United Sates and Britain used a massive airlift to fly supplies into the city, showing how far they would go to fight communism.
Witness History: A New Enemy
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Contrast Continued…
The Cold War Begins (continued…)
Comparing Viewpoints: What Will Happen to Postwar Europe?
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Recognize Sequence
Geography Interactive: Cold War Europe, 1949
Color Transparencies: The Cost of Containment
Chart: Shipments Financed by the Marshall Plan Infographic: Airlift Saves Blockaded Berlin
History Interactive: More About the Berlin Airlift
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Reading Skill: ContrastNOTE TAKING
What Will Happen to Postwar Europe?COMPARING VIEWPOINTS
Reading Skill: Recognize SequenceNOTE TAKING
The Cost of ContainmentTRANSPARENCY
Shipments Financed by the Marshall PlanCHART
Berlin AirliftINFOGRAPHIC
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The Korean War
Communists Gain Control of China
Main Idea: Americans were shocked when communists won the Civil War in China and greatly expanded communist control in the world.
Americans Fight in Korea
Main Idea: After communist-controlled North Korea invaded South Korea, the United States sent military aid to South Korea, which ultimately resulted in a stalemate.
The Korean War Has Lasting Effects
Main Idea: President Eisenhower’s threat of nuclear weapons convinced the communists to sign a cease-fire, but there was no clear victory in the war.
Witness History: They Won’t Escape This Time
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Categorize
Geography Interactive: The Korean War
Color Transparencies: Political Cartoons: The Korean War
Decision Point: Should the United States Invade China?
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The Korean War (continued…)
Quick Study: Korean War’s Impact on America
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Reading Skill: CategorizeNOTE TAKING
Political Cartoons: The Korean WarTRANSPARENCY
Should the United States Invade China?DECISION POINT
Korean War's Impact on AmericaQUICK STUDY
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The Cold War Expands
The Arms Race Heightens Tensions Main Idea: When the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had set off an atomic bomb, an arms race between the two nations started as each developed increasingly powerful nuclear weapons.
Eisenhower Introduces New Policies
Main Idea: Eisenhower favored a defense policy of stockpiling nuclear weapons so that the United States could threaten enemies with the use of overwhelming force.
The Cold War Goes Global
Main Idea: Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union led to conflicts in countries throughout the world.
Witness History: The Threat of War
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Main Ideas
Chart: The Arms Race
Infographic: Domestic Uses of Cold War Technology
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The Cold War Expands (continued…)
Color Transparencies: Cold War Initiatives
Geography Interactive: Global Cold War, 1946-1956
History Interactive: Discover More About the Cold War
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Reading Skill: Identify Main IdeasNOTE TAKING
The Arms RaceCHART
Domestic Uses of Cold War TechnologyINFOGRAPHIC
Cold War InitiativesTRANSPARENCY
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The Cold War at Home
Worrying About Communists at Home
Main Idea: Americans began to fear that communists in the United States were working for the Soviet Union, and Congress started investigations of potential communists.
Spy Cases Worry Americans
Main Idea: Spy trials attracted public attention and drew awareness to the threat of communist agents working against the United States. Alger Hiss’s case and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial were two controversial cases that received national interest
McCarthy Uses Ruthless Tactics
Main Idea: Senator McCarthy became chairman of an investigations committee against potential communists, were he spent years making reckless accusations that often discredited people.
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Note Taking: Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast
Political Cartoons: Red Scare or Red Smear
Color Transparency: The Red Scare
Note Taking: Reading Skill: Identify Causes and Effects
Witness History: Battling the Communist Menace
Reading Skill: Identify Causes and EffectsNOTE TAKING
The Red ScareTRANSPARENCY
Political Cartoons: Red Scare or Red SmearANALYZE
Reading Skill: Compare and ContrastNOTE TAKING
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