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SS.912.W.8.AP.2 | Identify characteristics of the early Cold War, such as the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and the Iron Curtain. |
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Political Ideologies and the Cold War | Power point about political ideologies and the Cold War. |
Cold War Containment: Part 3, Political Cartoons | Students will build upon prior knowledge of containment by analysis of primary sources that support and critique how to respond to the spread of communism. They will categorize these sources as ‘for’ or ‘against’ containment and the Truman Doctrine to represent there was disagreements on the best way to handle the USSR. Students will answer reflection questions connecting the view of communism seen in the sources to the Truman Doctrine. Then, students will create two of their own political cartoons, one in support and one against containment. The teacher can choose to extend the activity by doing a gallery walk of the cartoons. |
Cold War Alliances (1 of 3) |
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Propaganda of the Cold War | Power point that displays propaganda of the Cold War. |
Cold War Alliances (2 of 3) |
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Cold War Containment: Part 2 | Students will learn about early events of the Cold War and containment through analysis of primary sources of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. They will annotate the sources and answer critical thinking questions about why containment was imperative and how certain political ideologies conflict with democracy. This is lesson 2 in a mini unit integrating civics and social studies. |
Containment: Cold War Part 1 | In this lesson, students will learn about the early stages of the Cold War when the United States and Soviet Union navigated how to both be superpowers through a short reading. Then, they will identify and color countries on a map that exemplifies the divide between the East and West. This is lesson 1 of 3 in a mini unit integrating civics and social studies. |
Political Parties of the Early Cold War | In this lesson plan, students will understand how political parties can impact public policy. |
Cold War Bingo | Students will review key terms and people during the Cold War era. |
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Origins of the Cold War | In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, you'll learn about the origins of the Cold War. This unusual conflict pitted the United States (and its Western democratic allies) against the Soviet Union (and its communist satellite states). Although these nations never went to war directly, their rivalry would shape the world for decades! |
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Propaganda of the Cold War: | Power point that displays propaganda of the Cold War. |
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Origins of the Cold War: | In this tutorial video from Khan Academy, you'll learn about the origins of the Cold War. This unusual conflict pitted the United States (and its Western democratic allies) against the Soviet Union (and its communist satellite states). Although these nations never went to war directly, their rivalry would shape the world for decades! |