Cold War Beginnings
1943-1950 Students will study the reasoning behind the development of a new "war" that dominated American society and Foreign Affairs for several decades.

4/13/11 - A Soldiers Greeting at the Elbe (doc file - 75 KB)
Students use their
HW - 4/13/11 - Cold War Beginnings Vocab Chart (doc file - 42 KB)
A review list of the key vocabulary for this portion of the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Democracy v. Communism Venn Diagram (doc file - 20 KB)
Students will use the phrases on this list to create a venn diagram comparing Democracy in America to Communism in the Soviet Union.
4/13/11 - Orwellian Fears QAR (doc file - 41 KB)
Students will complete this QAR reading comprehension sheet in order to gain be introduced to the concept of fear as it played a role in developing the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Cold War Beginnings 1943-1950 Notes (ppt file - 7.40 MB)
4/13/11 - Cold War Policy Makers Worksheet (doc file - 77 KB)
Utilizing information gathered from notes and lecture discussion, students are to answer the tasks to describe
4/13/11 - Setting Policy - Forrestal (doc file - 56 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
4/13/11- Setting Policy - Harriman (doc file - 51 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Setting Policy - Kennan (doc file - 48 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Setting Policy - Leahy (doc file - 68 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Setting Policy - Marshall (doc file - 52 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
4/13/11 - Setting Policy - Stimson (doc file - 59 KB)
Students are to use the brief summary on this page in order to guide their research. Students are to locate a second source that will help exlpain this advisor's point of view in dealing with the threat of communism at the beginnign of the Cold War.
Origins of the Cold War (mp3 file - 26.73 MB)
A podcast by historian John Lewis Gaddis
4/15/11 - The Spy's Dilemma Introduction Sheet (doc file - 28 KB)
Students will participate in a group activity during which they are Soviet spies searching through Truman's files for evidnce to bring to Stalin. Students will share their findings and debate what is most significant.
4/15/11 - HW - Mental Mapping Instructions (doc file - 38 KB)
Students should use these instuction in completing the notetaking assignment on the Korean War.
Homelink_Four Freedoms (doc file - 55 KB)

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