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Class U.S. History

THE COLD WAR 19451960

1. The Cold War Begins

2. The Korean War
3. The War Expands
4. The Cold War at Home

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Section Objectives
Trace the reasons that the wartime alliance between the
United States and the Soviet Union unraveled.
Explain how President Truman responded to Soviet domination of Eastern Europe.
Describes the causes and results of Stalins blockade of Berlin.
Explain how Mao Zedong and the communists gained power
in China.
Describe the causes and progress of the war in Korea.
Identify the long-term effects of the Korean War.
Describe the causes and results of the arms race between the
United States and Soviet Union.
Explain how Eisenhowers response to communism differed from that of Truman.
Analyze worldwide Cold War conflicts that erupted in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and
other places.
Discuss the effects of Soviet efforts in space exploration.
Focus Question: How did U.S. leaders respond to the threat of Soviet expansion in Europe? How did
President Truman use the power of the presidency to limit the spread of communism in East Asia? What
methods did the United States use in its global struggle against the Soviet Union?

Roots of the Cold War

Explain how U.S. and Soviet systems differ.
Meeting the Soviet Challenge
Explore the Truman doctrine as one way of
opposing communist expansion.
Containing Soviet Expansion
Describe the idea of containment and how the
Marshall Plan helped the economies of Europe.
The Cold War Heats Up
Compare the Warsaw Pact and NATO.
Communists Gain Control of China
Explain how communists won Chinas civil war.
Americans Fight in Korea
Develop a sequence of events during Americas
involvement in the Korean War, starting with
the invasion of South Korea and ending with
President Trumans firing of General
MacArthur.
The Korean War Has Lasting Effects
Describe the increase in military spending after
the Korean War.

The Arms Race Heightens Tensions

Discuss the expansion of nuclear weapons in
both the United States and Soviet Union.
Eisenhower Introduces New Policies
Describe the policy of massive retaliation and
brinkmanship.
The Cold War Goes Global
Explain the Eisenhower Doctrine, which
advocated the use of military force.
Worrying About Communists at Home
Discuss how Congress hunted communists and
how freedom of speech was jeopardized.
Spy Cases Worry Americans
Explain how spy cases such as those of Alger
Hiss and the Rosenbergs deepened many
Americans fears of communism.
McCarthy Uses Ruthless Tactics
Describe the extreme and reckless tactics Joseph
McCarthy used against many Americans.

These lessons focus on events surrounding

the Cold War. The first is an inquiry that
asks students to consider Soviet and
American perspectives about the causes of
the Cold War. An Opening Up the Textbook
lesson asks students to question textbook
accounts of the CIA's covert operations in
Guatemala, and another has students
compare how North and South Korean
textbooks cover the Korean War. In other
lessons, students analyze declassified
government documents about the Cuban
Missile Crisis and evaluate whether the U.S.
intended to escalate military operations in
Vietnam before the Gulf of Tonkin
Resolution. In a lesson on the confrontation
between Truman and MacArthur, students
gauge the public response to MacArthur's
dismissal by analyzing memos and letters
sent to President Truman.

Image: Photo of Apollo 15 Lunar Module Pilo

Irwin taken by David R. Scott in 1971. From the
Wikimedia Commons.

1. The Cold War

2. Cuban Missile Crisis

3. Cold War in Guatemala

4. Korean War

5. Truman and MacArthur

Assess Progress
Evaluate student comprehension with the
Chapter Assessment and Section Quiz.
Students will have oddessy web lessons.
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