1. The Cold War and the Americas, 1945- 1981
Objective 4.4: Assess President Eisenhower’s “New Look” in defense and foreign policy while looking at reactions to leftist regimes in Latin America
The Cold War and the Americas,

2. Warm-Up: Cold War (1945 – 1991) Quiz
Answer two of the three short answer questions (3 – 4 sentences can answer them)
Choose 3 of the vocabulary and write the following in one short paragraph/summary

3. When America Was Rocked (SEPTEMBER 9,1956)
Generations who had lived through the Depression and WWII craved stability, security, and safety in the 1950s. Meanwhile, younger generations were looking for fun and were more accepting and desirous of change. Rock’n’roll entered pop culture, and Elvis became a huge success. By his dress, performing style, and sound, Presley crossed the deep racial divide that segregated American music. His appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show on September 9th, 1956, was like throwing a hand grenade in America’s cultural living room. The electrifying performance signaled the beginning of a shift in popular culture that would profoundly influence American attitudes about race, entertainment, fashion and music for decades to come.
Following the viewing of the documentary, choose three (3) of the seven (7) questions to respond to in full paragraphs

4. Warm-Up: “Diplomacy – CIA Style”: Guatemala
What justifications did the United States use to intervening in Guatemala?
How did the United States go about the overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz?
In your opinion, was the intervention (and extension of it) justified? Why or why not?

5. Eisenhower’s “New Look” (1953- 1961)
Defense Spending Conflict
Military wanted to spend more $ on defense
Treasury wanted to spend less $ on defense

6. Eisenhower’s “New Look” (1953- 1961)
“Dilemma”
Does not want a deficit in the federal budget
Does not want an economy dependent on what he called the “military industrial complex”

7. Eisenhower’s “New Look” (1953- 1961)
“New Look” defense policy
Fewer conventional forces; reliance on nuclear weapons
Brinkmanship = apparent willingness to go to the verge of nuclear war

8. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961)
What warning is given to future generations (and its leaders)?
Do you think this warning is taken seriously? Why or why not?

9. Quickwrite Read and analyze the documents
Organize a logical, argument to the below question
Answer the question below in a full-essay
Analyze the political and economic impact of the Cold War on American society between the years 1945 to 1961.