Wednesday, February 12th - Period 8 Lesson 4

• Chinese Civil War

  • The communists defeat the nationalists in 1949

    • Not great for U.S. containment policy

• Mohammed Mossadegh

  • Leader of Iran overthrown in 1953 in part by UK and US intelligence agencies

• Gamal Abdel Nasser

  • Leader of Egypt

  • policy of neutrality in regards to the Cold War

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Decolonization

• Bay of Pigs

  • Attempted Coup orchestrated by the CIA and approved by President Kennedy - Failed

  • Train Cuban exiles and have them invade Cuba to overthrow the Communist dictator Fidel Castro

  • Castro needed/wanted protection

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​U.S. and Latin America

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Castro aligns his nation with the Soviet Union

• Soviets begin secretly installing nuclear missile sites in Cuba

• US spy planes spot the sites

• Kennedy orders a blockade of Cuba and a removal of Soviet missile systems

• Closest the world came to WW3

• Soviet Union agrees to remove missiles

  • Remove missiles from Turkey and promise to never invade Cuba

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​U.S. and Latin America

Eduphoria - Early Cold War

a.) Go to Eduphoria and answer the Early Cold War STAAR Questions.
b.) Use your notes, if necessary.
c.) 8 minutes

• Eisenhower Doctrine - 1957

  • Containment policy example

  • Middle Eastern countries could request aid or military support if it felt threatened by armed aggression (communism)

  • region critical to foreign policy in the future (oil)

  • U.S. wanted to exert its influence here over the Arab nationalism of Nasser and any Soviet influence

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​U.S. & the Middle East

• OPEC - 1960

  • co-operation of the world's leading oil producers (countries) to influence global oil markets and maximize profits

  • Previously dominated by western-owned oil companies (American/British)

  • Decisions by OPEC have effected global oil prices and international relations over the past 60 years

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​U.S. & the Middle East

• Camp David Accords

  • The U.S. supported Israel and its creation after WW2 (1948)

  • Egypt and Israel fought a series of wars since Israel was created

    • Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, etc.

  • President Jimmy Carter held peace talks and resulted in a treaty

  • Leaders of Egypt and Israel given Nobel Peace Prize

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​U.S. & Middle East

Vietnam Storyboards

DIRECTIONS:

1. Draw an accurate representation of event
2. Writing should be limited to labelling only
3. Color must be used in each box
4. The entire space must be filled

Packet Activities - pgs. 212-213,209

Complete the short activities on the Bay of Pigs Invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Korean War.

When done, log out and complete the Eduphoria Quiz on the Early Cold War.