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Unit 10 Overview
This unit will examine the United States involvement in WWII from the start of the Cold War to the end of the Vietnam War. The US policy of Containment will be highlighted throughout the unit as it relates to foreign entanglements such as the Korean War, The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Vietnam War, and many other instances. Domestic policy such as McCarthyism will be analyzed in the unit. New technology that was developed in the era will be discussed.
Unit 10 Georgia Standards
SSUSH20 The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the United States.
a. Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, U.S. commitment to Europe, the Truman Doctrine, and the origins and implications of the containment policy.
b. Explain the impact of the new communist regime in China and the outbreak of the Korean War and how these events contributed to the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
c. Describe the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis.
d. Describe the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive, and growing opposition to the war.
e. Explain the role of geography on the U.S. containment policy, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam War.
SSUSH21 The student will explain the impact of technological development and economic growth on the United States, 1945-1975.
a. Describe the baby boom and its impact as shown by Levittown and the Interstate Highway Act.
b. Describe the impact television has had on American culture; include the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon, 1960) and news coverage of the Civil Rights Movement.
c. Analyze the impact of technology on American life; include the development of the personal computer and the expanded use of air conditioning
d. Describe the impact of competition with the USSR as evidenced by the launch of Sputnik I and President Eisenhower’s actions.
Unit 10 Essential Questions
The student will understand that when there is conflict between or within societies, change is result.
Describe the reasons why the Cold War started.
Discuss the policy of Containment that the US used during the Cold War.
How did Americans react to the Vietnam War back home?
How did containment lead to the Korean War?
The student will understand that beliefs and ideals of a society influence the social, political, and economic decisions of that society.
How did Joseph McCarthy impact the US during the Cold War?
How did new technologies change American lives?
Unit 10 Power Point Presentations
1-Cold War 1950s-60s.pptxThe Cold War
The Cold War
2-America in the 1950s.pptxAmerica during the Cold War
America during the Cold War
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