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Agenda
Quiz
Review
Break it down
Notes 18-4
EQ
Work on note packets
Random Facts
1. The response of God Bless You after a sneeze was
originated from black plague, where sneezing was
thought to be a symptom.
2. In the Canary Islands, there is a language consisting
of just whistles. This language has over 4,000 words.
3. If a person walks around his or her house with
blindfolds, their memory will increase, along with
reasoning abilities & motor skills.
Review
How did the United States react to communism at home?
Where was the United States successful in its response to
Communism?
Explain
Chapter Essential Question: Was the United States successful in its response to
communism at home and abroad?
THE UNITED
STATES WAS
_______ WITH
ITS RESPONSE
TO
COMMUNISM
AT HOME AND
ABROAD. SOME
EXAMPLES OF
THIS ARE....
Chapter 18 Section 4
Two nationsLiving on the Edge
Breakin it down
Main Idea: During the 1950s, the United States and the Soviet
Union come to the brink of nuclear war.
Why it matters now: The Cold War continued into the
following decades, affecting U. S. policies in Cuba, Central
America, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.
Brinkmanship
Race for the H-Bomb
H-bombhydrogen bombnuclear weapon more powerful than
atom bomb
1952, U.S. explodes first H-bomb; 1953, Soviets explode one
Nuclear threat unlike any before: millions can die; nation prepares
A Summit in Geneva
Eisenhower meets Soviets in Geneva, proposes open skies policy
Continued
The Suez War
Renewed Confrontation
Eisenhower first denies, then concedes U-2 was
spying
Agrees to stop flights, refuses to apologize as
Khrushchev demands
U-2 incident renews tension between superpowers;
summit cancelled
Chapter Essential Question: Was the United States successful in its response to communism at home
and abroad? (@2:20)
Chapter Essential Question: Was the United States successful in its response to
communism at home and abroad?
THE UNITED
STATES WAS
_______ WITH
ITS RESPONSE
TO
COMMUNISM
AT HOME AND
ABROAD. SOME
EXAMPLES OF
THIS ARE....
Assignment
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