Model Lesson 4 The Early Years of the Cold War

Model Lesson 4 Standard : Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences (foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including the following: The era of McCarthyism, instances of domestic Communism (e.g., Alger Hiss) and blacklisting The Truman Doctrine The Berlin Blockade The Korean War The Bay of Pigs Invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis Atomic testing in the American West, the “mutual assured destruction” doctrine, and disarmament policies The Vietnam War Latin American policy

Day One

Day 1 The Hook Goals of the Lesson and Writing Prompt Background Reading and PowerPoint Wrap-Up Review

The Hook: The Dot Game In a moment you will receive a slip of paper. Secretly check to see if the paper is blank or if it has a red dot. Then hide the paper in your pocket and show it to no one during the game.

The Dot Game: How to Win Non-Dots win the game by forming the largest group of students who are all non- dots. Dots win the game by being the only dot in a group.

The Dot Game: How to Play Once the game starts you will have five minutes to form groups You may ask others whether they are dots or non-dots, but players are not to reveal their slips of paper during the game. You do not have to join a group, but you cannot win the game unless you are in a group of at least two people. You can be a part of a group only if that group agrees that you are a member. If you suspect someone is a dot, report your suspicion to me. I will tag them with a pink post-it note so others will know that they have been accused of being a dot.

The Dot Game: Tips on Strategy During the game, you will have to ask one another whether they are dots. Because everyone will deny being a dot, look for people in the room who act suspiciously. If you are a dot, try to draw suspicion away from yourself and onto others.

The Dot Game Begin the game now. You have five minutes.

The Dot Game Stop the game. We will now determine the winners.

The Dot Game: Debrief Non-Dots: How did you feel when you discovered you were not a dot? What methods did you use to determine who was a dot? Dots: How did you feel when you discovered that you were a dot? How did you convince others that you were not a dot?

The Dot Game: Debrief Everyone: For those of you accused of being a dot, how did it feel? Given that there was no way to know for sure who was a dot, why did you try so hard to convince others that certain class members were dots? What emotions fueled this activity? Can you think of any time in history when something like this occurred? What causes people to fear others?

The Goals of the Lesson Explore the causes of the Cold War fears. Examine key events in the early Cold War. Consider the impact of the Cold War on America’s foreign and domestic policies

The Prompt

Background Reading, Timeline, and PowerPoint With a partner, read Document 1. After you read a few paragraphs, view the PowerPoint to connect the visual with what you have read.

Spheres of Influence

The “Iron Curtain”

The Truman Doctrine “We must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe our help should be primarily through economic stability and orderly political process.” The Truman Doctrine “We must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe our help should be primarily through economic stability and orderly political process.”

The Marshall Plan “Our policy is directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation and chaos.” Student Handout 2

The Berlin Blockade and Airlift

The Korean War

The Cold War at Home

Wrap-Up Review Focus questions: What were the key events of the early Cold War? What were the causes and effects of the Cold War? What role did fear play in the Cold War? How did the Dot game connect to what you read about in Document 1?

Day Two

Day 2 Document Analysis: Political Cartoons Document Analysis: Text Debrief Document Analysis

Political Cartoons What are the key images and symbols in the cartoons? What are the sources and the dates of these images? How do these cartoons reflect different attitudes about the Cold War? What is the message of the cartoons? What are the key images and symbols in the cartoons? What are the sources and the dates of these images? How do these cartoons reflect different attitudes about the Cold War? What is the message of the cartoons?

Political Cartoons Once your analysis is complete, fill in the relevant portions of Student Handout 2.

Document Analysis Work in pairs to analyze Documents 3 – 5.

Document Analysis After you analyze each document, complete the relevant portion of Student Handout 2. Be certain that you write at least one question or connection for each source in the last column of Student Handout 2. After you analyze each document, complete the relevant portion of Student Handout 2. Be certain that you write at least one question or connection for each source in the last column of Student Handout 2.

Debrief Review documents 3 – 5 as a class and do the following: Identify the main ideas of each document and how that idea relates to the prompt. Consider the importance of both context and point of view when evaluating historical documents.

Day Three

Day 3 Scenario Document Analysis: Text and Graph Unpacking the Prompt Pre-Writing

Scenario Complete Student Handout 3, individually. Then share your thinking with a partner. Debrief with the class.

Document Analysis Analyze Document 6, individually. Work in pairs to analyze Documents 7 and 8.

Document Analysis Complete the relevant portions of Student Handout 2.

Unpacking the Prompt Student Handout 4 has been provided to assist you in addressing the prompt and writing your essay.

Day Four

Day 4 Pre-Writing of the Essay Essay Writing Reflection

Writing Use Student Handouts 5 and 6 and all other lesson materials to write a draft essay. A final draft on a separate piece of paper is due the next time that class meets.

Reflection Closing Discussion Questions: How are a nation’s foreign policies and domestic policies related to each other? What is the best approach to foreign policy? What were the causes and effects of the Cold War? In what way did the Cold War impact American domestic policy? In what way did the Cold War impact American foreign policy?