The Beginning of the Cold War
This Chapter covers the beginning of a 45 year period of time (From 1945 to 1990) when the U.S. and Soviet Union were constantly threatening each other, mostly with nuclear weapons. It discusses how the end of WWII led to the origin of these problems (Section 1), how wars are fought in the Asian countries of China and Korea with the U.S. and Soviet Union taking sides (Section 2), how the U.S. Government became increasingly fearful of Soviet influence inside the U.S. and the steps they took to prevent it from spreading (Section 3), and how the 2 countries competed with each other for influence around the world and nuclear superiority (Section 4).
https://quizlet.com/_aybiug?x=1jqt&i=1jk5xh Ch. 18 Quizlet Vocab
The Main Objective of Chapter 18 is for students to understand the international and domestic tensions resulting from the Cold War
By the end of this chapter, students should be able to:
1. Provide reasons why the U.S. and Soviet Union disliked and distrusted each other after WWII.
2. Explain what the U.S. policy of containment was.
3. Describe what the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan did.
4. Explain the conflict that the U.S. and Soviet Union had over Berlin shortly after WWII.
5. Summarize the events of the Chinese Civil War, with a special focus on which side the U.S. supported and whether or not they were successful.
6. Summarize the events of the Korean War, with a special focus on which side the U.S. supported and whether or not they were successful.
7. Describe government efforts to investigate the loyalty of U.S. citizens.
8. Explain the policy of brinkmanship.
9. Explain U.S. involvement with situations in the Middle East (creation of Israel, CIA in Iran, and the Eisenhower Doctrine).
10. Summarize the impact that Sputnik and the U-2 incident had on U.S. – Soviet relations.
Tentative Schedule for Chapter 18
Monday, Jan 24 or Tuesday, Jan 25 - Semester 2 Pre - Test
Wednesday, Jan 26 - Cold War Vocab and Building Context for Cold War
Thursday, Jan 27 - continue from yesterday
Friday, Jan 28 - The Century: The Best Years video
Monday, Jan 31 - Truman and the Cold War Notes
Tuesday, Feb 1 - Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
Wednesday, Feb 2- Continue and Finish yesterday/Snow Day!
Thursday, Feb 3 - Snow Day!
Friday, Feb 4 - Snow Day!
Monday, Feb 7 - Korean War C-SPAN assignment
Tuesday, Feb 8 - Eisenhower Guided Notes
Wednesday, Feb 9- The Century: Happy Days
Thursday, Feb 10 -Nearpods: Global Impact of the War and Effects at Home
Friday, Feb 11- Unit Test Study Guide
Monday, Feb 14- Unit Test Study Guide
Tuesday, Feb 15- Unit Test
Tentative Schedule for Chapter 18
Monday, Jan 24 or Tuesday, Jan 25 - Semester 2 Pre - Test
Wednesday, Jan 26 - Cold War Vocab and Building Context for Cold War
Thursday, Jan 27 - continue from yesterday
Friday, Jan 28 - The Century: The Best Years video
Monday, Jan 31 - Truman and the Cold War Notes
Tuesday, Feb 1 - Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
Wednesday, Feb 2- Continue and Finish yesterday/Snow Day!
Thursday, Feb 3 - Snow Day!
Friday, Feb 4 - Snow Day!
Monday, Feb 7 - Korean War C-SPAN assignment
Tuesday, Feb 8 - Eisenhower Guided Notes
Wednesday, Feb 9- The Century: Happy Days
Thursday, Feb 10 -Nearpods: Global Impact of the War and Effects at Home
Friday, Feb 11- Unit Test Study Guide
Monday, Feb 14- Unit Test Study Guide
Tuesday, Feb 15- Unit Test
After Hitler (Watch first 43 minutes)
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/movies-and-specials/after-hitler-untold-story
I may show the above video to link together some material that we rushed through at the end of the 1st Semester to new material contained early in Chapter 18. The video also includes a bunch of stuff that is not talked about in the textbook. The questions that accompany this video can be found by clicking here.
The Century - Best Years (45 minutes long)
This series of 3 videos will likely be shown in class at some point and accompanied by questions. It covers much of the material we will discuss over the course of Chapter 18 (and some things that are in Chapter 19). Exhausted but victorious, American soldiers return home to a changed nation. In addition, the enormous task of helping to rebuild Europe and making sure it didn't fall almost completely under Soviet control became the major foreign policy objective of the U.S.
The questions that accompany the videos can be found by clicking here.
The questions that accompany the videos can be found by clicking here.