8 Cold War

Monday, 5/1:  1. US & the Holocaust Projects Due - Gallery walk-thru

2.  Intro to Berlin Wall and footage of the fall  - Notes through Roswell  and start atomic bombs

Tuesday, 5/2:  1. 'We Didn't Start the Fire' - cultural and historical connection of the Cold War politics and society

2. Bombs notes

Roswell       All Bombs Ever       10 Most Powerful     War Games final scene      ICBMs          10 Facts

*** Extra Credit Opportunity (20 points):  Space Race Analysis - Due MONDAY*** 

• Print out and put in tray

Wednesday, 5/3:  1. Introduce M*A*S*H ("Suicide is Painless" = Name of intro) + Map and questions about Korea with Korean Conflict notes (DMZ today)

Thursday, 5/4:  1. As a class, we will watched an overview of the Salem Witchcraft Trials. Explained Miller's The Crucible. 

• Introduce McCarthyism 

• Red Scare Analysis. Make your own copy and watch the embedded videos and individually answer the questions found on the.  Review McCarthyism. 

• Due Monday

Friday, 5/5:  1.  JFK defeats Nixon -  Camelot - notes on JFK through Cuban Missile Crisis

1. Finish notes on CMC - start activity. Cuban Missile Crisis

2. Overview - Letter from Castro - Graphic Organizer - Aftermath

Cuban Missile Crisis - Overview and watch "Who Cares About the Cuban Missile Crisis?"

Analyze Castro - read Castro's Letter

Analyze Kennedy

Analyze Krushchev

• Finish with overview notes over the situation

•  We finished the Cuban Missile Crisis. 

     a. The leaders figuring out what the other is thinking through actions and reactions.

     b. How it all ends (start at 1:33): 13 Days - UN Scene

• Read the Aftermath