1. U.S. role as a superpower (1945-1975)
Unit Six
U.S. role as a superpower ( )

2. Unit 7 title page “The U.S. role as a super power from 1945- 1975”
(five symbols)

3. 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

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5. The Cold War
The Cold War is a war of ideas which takes place between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. from

6. 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

7. 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

9. 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

10. Response
Reading like a historian

11. 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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