Week 24, February 8-12, 2021, United States History: Module 12.1 The Origins of the Cold War, 12.2 The Cold War Heats Up, & 12.3 The Cold War at Home

Into 5 minutes: Standards, Objectives, Agenda, Attendance, and Pledge of Allegiance

Standards: 11.4.6, 11.7.7, 11.7.8, 11.8.4, 11.8.5, 11.9.1, 11.9.2, 11.9.3, 11.9.4, 11.9.5, 11.9.6, 11.11.2, CST1, HREP.3, HI.2, HI.4

Objectives: SWBAT

• Define the containment policy of the United States during the Cold War era.
• Discuss how the United States supported its allies during the Berlin Crisis.
• Describe how the Cold War guided policies in Asia.
• Analyze the events of the Korean War.

EQ: Did anyone win the Cold War?

Session 1 

Lecture 20 minutes: 11.6

SHEG 30 minutes: Atomic Bomb

GRWB 25 minutes: Guided Reading Workbook: 12.1 The Origins of the Cold War

Session 2

Reading 25 minutes: Reading California Connections p. 569 CC12-1

1. How did American foreign policy shift after World War II?
2. What was Containment? How was it employed?/How did anti-communism drive foreign policy?
3. Why was the period between 1946 and 1990 known as the Cold War?
4. How was the COld War fought domestically? How did the government work to combat the perceived threat of Communism domestically? How were American politics shaped by the Cold War?
5. How did the War affect ordinary Americans?
6. How did the Cold War end and what foreign policy developments came out of it?

Lecture 15 minutes: Ch. 12.2 The Early Years of the Cold War."

Reading 20 minutes: Korean War

1. What was the Korean War about?
2. When did the Korean War Happen?
3. How did the Korean War End?
4. Why is it important?
5. Where are the key places of the Korean War?

Lecture 20 minutes: Ch. 12.3 The Cold War and American Society

Audio 5 minutes: Execution of Rosenbergs

Session 3 

GRWB 30 minutes: Module 12.3 The Cold War at Home 

Closing 5 minutes: Review Objectives