
Thursday, February 19th - Period 8 Lesson 1
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Audio Response
Identify and explain as much as you can about what you know of the Cold War in the time that is permitted.

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United Nations
International peace-keeping organization
aim of preventing future world wars, protecting human rights, supplying international aid, etc.
Cold War
Period of political tension between the USSR and the USA and their allies
Struggle over the spread of ideologies/influence around the globe
Communism v. Capitalism/Democracy
No open fighting but proxy wars
The Early Cold War
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Multiple Choice
What does the bottle of “ISM” symbolize in the video?
A medicine that improves society
A new style of government that brings happiness
A dangerous political ideology that limits freedom
A product to increase production in factories
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Multiple Choice
According to the video, what must people give up in exchange for ISM?
Money and work hours
Their land and crops
Their freedom and their children's freedom
Their religion and culture
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Multiple Choice
How does the video define freedom in the U.S.?
Freedom to travel abroad without restrictions
Freedom to participate in government planning
Freedom to own property, work, speak, and vote
Freedom to follow state orders for social good
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Multiple Choice
What is the video warning Americans to be careful about?
Using too much technology
Listening to outsiders with “perfect” solutions
Buying foreign products
Voting for the wrong political party
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Multiple Choice
What Cold War fear is reflected in the message of this video?
Losing elections to communists
Nuclear war from space weapons
The spread of communism disguised as help
Americans leaving the country for better jobs
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Multiple Choice
Why does the video show Joe building his idea into a company?
To show the power of government in helping workers
To demonstrate the success of individual entrepreneurship
To illustrate the benefits of collective ownership
To highlight the role of technology in modern business
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Multiple Choice
Why might poor peasants in countries like Vietnam or Greece be attracted to ideas like ISM in the 1940s and 50s?
Because they already had enough land and wealth
Because ISM offered free education and better religion
Because ISM promised to give land and security to the poor
Because ISM allowed them to keep their private property
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Multiple Choice
How does the video use fear to persuade the audience?
It shows people getting poor under capitalism
It warns that voting for the wrong person will cause war
It shows people losing all freedom under a new system
It says religion will be destroyed by the government
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Multiple Choice
What part of U.S. identity does the video try to protect?
Its military strength
Its culture of diversity
Its tradition of individual freedom and hard work
Its global power
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Multiple Choice
How does the video reflect U.S. strategies to fight communism during the Cold War?
By promoting direct military action against communist countries
By warning citizens through cultural propaganda about losing freedoms
By encouraging workers to join international socialist unions
By teaching other countries how to build a communist government
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Cold War Origins - pg. 204
Read the 2 perspectives on pg. 204, one from Prime Minister Churchill and the other from Senator Wallace. Based on the 2 perspectives and you knowledge of history, answer the opinion question.
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Iron Curtain
Term used by British leader Winston Churchill to describe the metaphorical boundary between democratic W. Europe and communist E. Europe
Domino Theory
Political theory that stated if one country fell to communism that other neighboring countries would also fall
Pres. Eisenhower applied to Asia
The Early Cold War
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Containment
U.S. foreign policy for how to deal with the issue of the Soviet influence and the spread of communism around the globe
U.S. would provide, money, food, aid, supplies, weapons, troops to countries to ensure communism would not spread
The Early Cold War
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Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of supplying weapons to countries fighting communist threats
T = Tanks
Most effective in Turkey and Greece
Marshall Plan
European Recovery Program to provide aid to W. Europe
M = Money
The Early Cold War
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The Marshall Plan - pg. 205
Read the secondary source and analyze the bar graph in order to answer the 4 processing questions regarding the significance of the Marshall Plan.
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Berlin Airlift
Soviet attempt to take over all of Berlin
blockaded all ground traffic in and out of West Berlin for 11 months
U.S. & allies supplied the country by air
1 plane every 3 minutes
NATO
Military alliance based on collective security
First military alliance since the Treaty of alliance with France in 1793
The Early Cold War
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The Berlin Airlift - pg. 206
Read the secondary source and answer the 4 processing questions.
Identify and explain as much as you can about what you know of the Cold War in the time that is permitted.

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