1. Cold War Lesson # 5 Cold War Policies

2. Activity Each group will receive a piece of poster board. Align each square on the poster with a difference person. Each person will have 3 minutes to construct an original response. The poster will rotate after 3 minutes. Each person will then have 2 minutes to respond to the previous classmate’s post.

3. Containment 1947 – Truman Doctrine Limit the spread of communism Promise to aid those resisting communism Greece and Turkey Read Truman Doctrine Is containment an effective foreign policy? Complete RACE to answer this question

4. Containment 1947 – Marshall PlanMarshall Plan US plan to help Western Europe rebuild after the war Why would the US be interested in helping Western Europe rebuild?

5. “Iron Curtain” 1946 – Churchill saw an “iron curtain” dividing communist nations (in Eastern Europe) from capitalist ones (in Western Europe)iron curtain What ideological differences created the “iron curtain”? Why do capitalists fear communists?

6. Berlin Wall

7. Berlin Airlift

8. Identify each point below as an advantage or disadvantage. If it is labeled advantage, describe why. If it is labeled disadvantage, describe what could be done to make it an advantage. 1. If the United States showed off its military strength and tried to force the Soviet Union to open up the land and water routes into West Berlin, it could lead to another war. 2. The airport in Berlin could not handle all the increased air traffic. 3. Using the planes necessary to make the airlift successful would make the United States military less able to defend our country if it were attacked. 4. General Clay, President Truman's military advisor, thought the Soviets would probably attack armed convoys bringing in supplies by land. 5. General Clay thought the Soviets would not attack our airplanes unless they had decided to go to war with us.

9. Case Study: Korean War (1950-1953) During Second World War, the Allies decided to divide Korea at the 38 th parallel. North = Soviet Union = Communist South = America = Democratic, non-communist Both sides wanted to re-unify the country under their own rule. The US backed and fought with the South China fought with the North After years of fighting, decided to keep country divided at 38 th parallel Our question: Who started the Korean War?

10. Case Study: Activity In pairs, read excerpts from Text Book A and Text Book B Answer corresponding questions in your notebook Time: 10 minutes

11. Case Study: Korea Now Inside North Korea Copy these questions in your notebook: 1 – Describe Korean Society – 10 facts. 2 – How do N. Koreans feel about Americans? How do you know this? Support with evidence. 3 – How do N. Koreans feel about their leader? How do you know this? Support with evidence. 4 – How does this reflect Cold War tensions?