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Section 13: Peace with Problems, 1945-1960 |
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| INTERNATIONAL PEACE EFFORTS |
| FORMATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
- UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS - DISPLACED PERSONS: REFUGEE EFFORTS |
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EXPANSION AND CONTAINMENT: EUROPE |
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SUMMITRY - IRON CURTAIN - POSTWAR USES FOR UNITED STATES POWER |
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Reading with Questions - "Origins of the Cold War" |
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Reading with Questions - "Containment" |
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CONTAINMENT IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN
AMERICA |
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THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN - THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
- USSR TESTS AN A-BOMB (1949) - KOREAN WAR |
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Causes and Effects - "Korean War" - Short-term and long-term causes and
effects chart |
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Reading with Questions - "The Cold War in Asia and the
Middle East" |
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THE COLD WAR AT HOME |
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TRUMAN AND GOVERNMENT LOYALTY CHECKS
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LOYALTY AND DISSENT - McCARTHYISM - POLITICS OF THE COLD
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Causes and Effects - "Cold War" - Short-term and long-term causes and
effects chart |
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DBQ/Examining Primary Sources - "The Cold War: The Truman Doctrine of 1947" |
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HANDOUT:
DBQ/Examining Primary Sources - "The Cold War: The 'Chance for Peace' Address
of 1953" |
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Reading with Questions - "Consensus and Change" |
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Reading with Questions - "The Cold War at Home"" |
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Peace with Problems" |
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most Popular Baby Names of 1940" |
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most
Popular Baby Names of 1950"
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HANDOUT:
Word Search Puzzle - "Most
Popular Baby Names of 1960"
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VIDEO LINK:
"Atomic Cafe" (1982) - 1:25 in length - Riveting (and humorous)
documentary on American domestic issues during the Cold War - Created
entirely from archival footage - Courtesy of Hulu |
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WEBSITE LINKS |
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WEBSITE LINK: Interesting Outside Look at
McCarthyism from a British Educational Website |
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WEBSITE LINK: Official White House
Biography of Harry S. Truman |
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WEBSITE LINK: Official White House
Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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WEBSITE LINK: Dwight Eisenhower Virtual
Museum Exhibit (National Park Service) |
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MISCELLANEOUS |
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DOCUMENT:
The Pledge of Allegiance (1954) |
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