Early Cold War (Truman, Eisenhower Presidencies...through Guatemala Coup)
Day 1 - Cold War, Truman Pt. I (12/16, A // 12/19, B)
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Truman, Pt. I Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Question:What were President Harry S. Truman’s policies and what were the origins of the Cold War? Key Questions: #1 - What were the origins of the Cold War? #2 - Identify the post-war foreign policies of the United States. Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Truman, Pt. I Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Question:What were President Harry S. Truman’s policies and what were the origins of the Cold War? Key Questions: #1 - What were the origins of the Cold War? #2 - Identify the post-war foreign policies of the United States. Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Truman, Pt. II Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Question:What were President Harry S. Truman’s policies and what were the origins of the Cold War? Key Questions: #1 - Describe the economic, political, and societal status of Canada following WWII. #2 - What is McCarthyism? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981), Day 2 Lesson: Truman, Pt. II (McCarthyism) Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Questions: - What was the impact of McCarthyism on the United States? - How did the developing Cold War and the McCarthy period impact culture in the US? Key Questions: #1 - Describe the economic, political, and societal status of Canada following WWII. #2 - What is McCarthyism? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981), Day 2 Lesson: Truman, Pt. II (McCarthyism) Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Questions: - What was the impact of McCarthyism on the United States? - How did the developing Cold War and the McCarthy period impact culture in the US? Key Questions: #1 - Describe the economic, political, and societal status of Canada following WWII. #2 - What is McCarthyism? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Truman, Pt. III Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Harry S. Truman’s post-war policies and the origins of the Cold War Essential Questions: - What was the impact of McCarthyism on the United States? - How did the developing Cold War and the McCarthy period impact culture in the US? Key Questions: #1 -Why did the US participate in the Korean War? #2 - What were the military developments in the Korean War? #3 - What were the diplomatic and political outcomes of the Korean War for the US? #4 - Eisenhower and his conduct of the Cold War Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Eisenhower, Part IV Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War. Essential Questions: - What was Eisenhower and Dulles’ ‘New Look’ and what were the reasons for the policy? - What were the repercussions of the New Look policy for the region? Key Questions: #1 - What were the diplomatic and political outcomes of the Korean War for the US? #2 - Eisenhower and his conduct of the Cold War? Lesson Sequence:
Upcoming Test/Quiz - Cold War (We'll review some on Monday/Tuesday) - A: Wednesday - B: Thursday Homework: - Cold War Terms Assignment - Due Next Class
Day 9 - 2/2/23 + 2/3/23
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Guatemala, Part V Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War, specifically the US intervention in Guatemala in 1957. Essential Questions: - What was Eisenhower and Dulles’ ‘New Look’ and what were the reasons for the policy? - What were the repercussions of the New Look policy for the region? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Guatemala, Eisenhower in LA Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War, specifically the US intervention in Guatemala in Essential Questions:Were the actions taken by the United States in Guatemala in 1954 motivated primarily by a fear of communism (containment) or to protect American business interests (bananas)?
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Guatemala, Eisenhower in LA Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War, specifically the US intervention in Guatemala in Essential Questions:Were the actions taken by the United States in Guatemala in 1954 motivated primarily by a fear of communism (containment) or to protect American business interests (bananas)? Lesson Sequence:
Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Vietnam, Pt. 1 Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War, specifically the US intervention in Guatemala in 1954. Essential Questions:
Activity - Write Paper 3 Introduction to the Q: To what extent was President Eisenhower's intervention in Guatemala, between 1953 and 1954, ideologically motivated? (TC-Notes - Guide)
Due Friday - Homework - How Would the Soviets Have Portrayed the American Intervention in Guatemala? --- Unit: Topic 16: Section 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981) Lesson: Vietnam, Pt. 1 Objectives: SWBAT - Identify President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s policies of the Cold War, specifically the US intervention in Guatemala in 1954. Essential Questions: