Content Elaboration:
The dropping of the atomic
bombs on Japan hastened the end of World War II and is considered the beginning
of the nuclear age. The use of these bombs introduced a new type of weapon
capable of mass destruction.
In the four-year period following World War II, the United States was the only country in possession of atomic bombs and this contributed to its status as a superpower. The threat of using this weapon was seen as a deterrent to the ambitions of the Soviet Union.
The testing and explosion of the atomic bomb by the Soviets in 1949 established the Soviet Union as a second superpower. It also began a nuclear arms race that continued for decades and threatened world peace.
The actions of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe and the spread of communism in Asia sparked fears among many Americans. A second Red Scare focused attention on the media, labor unions, universities and other organizations as targets of communist subversion.
Like the first Red Scare following World War I, civil liberties were again challenged. The investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) prompted employers to blacklist suspected communists, including actors and writers.
Senator Joseph McCarthy played on fears of subversion with his charges of communists infiltrating the U.S. government. The McCarthy hearings and HUAC investigations held the attention of the American people through the middle 1950s.
In the four-year period following World War II, the United States was the only country in possession of atomic bombs and this contributed to its status as a superpower. The threat of using this weapon was seen as a deterrent to the ambitions of the Soviet Union.
The testing and explosion of the atomic bomb by the Soviets in 1949 established the Soviet Union as a second superpower. It also began a nuclear arms race that continued for decades and threatened world peace.
The actions of the Soviet Union in Eastern Europe and the spread of communism in Asia sparked fears among many Americans. A second Red Scare focused attention on the media, labor unions, universities and other organizations as targets of communist subversion.
Like the first Red Scare following World War I, civil liberties were again challenged. The investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) prompted employers to blacklist suspected communists, including actors and writers.
Senator Joseph McCarthy played on fears of subversion with his charges of communists infiltrating the U.S. government. The McCarthy hearings and HUAC investigations held the attention of the American people through the middle 1950s.
Cold War Video Activity:
1. What was the immediate concern of the Soviet Union after WWII?
2. What two wars were fought by the U.S. to uphold the containment policy?
3. Describe the major focuses of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
4. What were some of the ideas of the Fair Deal?
5. What allowed Joseph McCarthy to gain wide-scale public popularity?
2. What two wars were fought by the U.S. to uphold the containment policy?
3. Describe the major focuses of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan.
4. What were some of the ideas of the Fair Deal?
5. What allowed Joseph McCarthy to gain wide-scale public popularity?
Origins of the Cold War (Opening Activity)
Utilize the following Website to answer the questions below: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-kennan-sends-long-telegram-to-state-department
1. Who was George Kennan?
2. What did Kennan describe as the reasoning behind Soviet expansion and the building up of pro-soviet governments in Eastern European Countries at the end of WWII?
3. What did Kennan see as the means to controlling the Soviet Union? ......Logic of _______________?
4. Ultimately, Kennan's telegram lead to what official U.S. policy during the Cold War that opposed any communist expansion into other parts of the world? Policy of ___________________.
1. Who was George Kennan?
2. What did Kennan describe as the reasoning behind Soviet expansion and the building up of pro-soviet governments in Eastern European Countries at the end of WWII?
3. What did Kennan see as the means to controlling the Soviet Union? ......Logic of _______________?
4. Ultimately, Kennan's telegram lead to what official U.S. policy during the Cold War that opposed any communist expansion into other parts of the world? Policy of ___________________.
Notes 21.1 - Origins of the Cold War
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Notes 21.2 - The Cold War Years
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Korean War Video
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Notes 21.3 - Cold War & American Society
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Notes 21.4 - Eisenhower's Policies
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The Cold War in Asia
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Suez Crisis
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Hungarian Uprising
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U-2 incident
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Cold War Presentation Project:
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Cold War Timeline Mini-Project:
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Cold War Study Guide:
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