U.S. role as a superpower (1945-1975) Unit Six U.S. role as a superpower (1945-1975)
Unit 7 title page “The U.S. role as a super power from 1945- 1975” (five symbols)
Unit 7 Objectives Evaluate the origins of the Cold War Analyze the Korean War recognize foreign policy under Eisenhower and Kennedy Analyze U.S. involvement in Vietnam Examine foreign policy during the Nixon Administration
Preview
The Cold War The Cold War is a war of ideas which takes place between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. from 1945-1991
Containment U.S. foreign policy during the cold war was containment Truman Doctrine – provided foreign aid to countries in danger of becoming communist Marshall Plan - $13 billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe
Post WWII Alliances North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed between the U.S. and western European democracies Warsaw Pact was an alliance between the U.S.S.R. and 8 eastern European communist nations
Berlin Airlift U.S., Britain, and France unify their zones of Germany U.S.S.R. refuses Stalin closes highways to West Berlin American and British officials begin dropping in supplies by plane for the next 327 days
Response Reading like a historian
Response Break up into five groups Page 808-814 Each group will make a Newspaper article for a cold war event No less than 4, no more than 5 members per group Each group needs at least one researcher, one writer, one presenter, and one artist. A 5th member may help any of the roles
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