Week 29:
The Cold War and the West
Unit Era: 1945 to 1991
Unit X
Lesson 1: A New Global ConflictL.G.1: I can summarize how the outcome of World War II contributed to the development of the Cold War. L.G.2: I can identify continuing Cold War conflicts in Germany and Eastern Europe.L.G.3: I can explain the growth of the nuclear arms race.L.G.4: I can analyze how the Cold War became a global conflict.L.G.5: I can compare the United States and the Soviet Union in the Cold War. Lesson 2: The Western Democracies and JapanL.G.1: I can analyze the postwar American economy.L.G.2: I can identity developments in American society and government.L.G.3: I can explain how Western Europe rebuilt and moved toward greater unity. L.G.4: I can describe how Japan changed after World War II.Assigned Readings
Make sure you know the vocabulary terms on the right, as you may be quizzed on them this week.
- Truman Doctrine
- Containment
- Marshall Plan
- NATO
- Warsaw Pact
- Detente
- Recession
- Segregation
- Discrimination
- Welfare State
IV. MW22 [ Extra Credit ] Advertisement - MP3MP3 EC | Advertisement
IV. MW05 [ Handout ] Student Choice BoardStudent Choice Board
Monday: Student Choice Day
Units IX and XOpener: Overview | Student Choice Day(s)
On Student Choice Days you decide how best to utilize your time related to the class. Consider:
Finalizing The Previous Unit | submit work from the previous unit by the end of the class.
After today it will only be valued at 1 point.
Beginning to Work on the Current Unit | Get a head start on the work for the current unit.
Recovery a Test | After completing the Recovery Handout, you may recover a previous test from the MP.
Lesson: Select an Activity from the Student Choice Board
See the Student Choice Board (left) if you want more information about today's activity
Closing: Reminder | The Work from Last Unit is Due By The End of Class
Today marks the last day in which you can turn in the work from the previous unit for partial credit.
If you turn in an assignment from the last unit after today it will be marked as a "1/x" where "x" is equal to the value of the assignment. In other words, you will earn 1 point to illustrate that you turned in the assignment, albeit after it was directly relevant to the learning taking place.
Tuesday: Origins of the Cold War
MSDE III.D.1 | Analyzing the political, economic, and ideological factors that led to the Cold War (3, 4). Image Analysis | The Berlin Airlift Cartoon
Contextualization: What is going on in the image? How does this relate to Berlin in 1948?
Analysis: Why is it relevant that Stalin is watching the birds go by, without taking aim?
Lesson: The Cold War Origins
I. Notes: Cold War Origins: A New Global Conflict
Closing: Periodization | The Cold War Era
Identify the three events that took place from 1945 to 1991.
Resources | The Cold War (c. 1947 to 1991)
Wednesday: The West and It's Allies
MSDE III.D.1 | Analyzing the political, economic, and ideological factors that led to the Cold War (3, 4). Opener: Chart Analysis | Germany after the Cold War
Compare East and West Germany thirty years after the end of the Cold War
How does the Cold War shape modern Germany?
Lesson: The West and Its Allies
I. Notes: The West and Its Allies
II. (Extension) Classwork: James Bond and the Cold War
Complete the worksheet based on the article by Professor Jeremy Black
Closing: Image Analysis | Nintendo Advertisement of the 1980s
How does this advertisement portray the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?
Do you notice anything incorrect about the advertisement?
Resources | The West and the Cold War (1947 to 1991)
MW29 [ Classwork ] Fallout Shelters and the Cold War (X.1.5)WKST | Fallout Shelters
Thursday: Fallout Shelters
MSDE III.D.1 | Analyzing the political, economic, and ideological factors that led to the Cold War (3, 4). Opener: Vocabulary Quiz | The Cold War and the West
Complete the vocabulary quiz based on the words from this week's readings. In the event that you did not do well you are welcome to earn the points back by submitting definitions for the vocabulary terms using the Frayer Model (click for example).
Lesson: Fallout Shelter
I. Classwork: complete the worksheet based on the information found in the "What do fall shelters teach us about American culture during the Cold War?"
Closing: Song Analysis | Fallout Shelters by Scott Peters (1961)
Time: When was the song written? What historical events are happening in this time?
Mood: What is the mood of the song?
Message: What is the message of the song?
Lyrics: Identify specific lyrics that support your interpretation of the message.
Resources | The Soviet Union after Lenin (1924 to 1991)
Friday - Virtual Day
It's the end of the marking period.
[YouTube] CCUS 1.37 - The Cold War
[YouTube] Critical Past - Churchill's "Iron Curtain Speech"
Essential Question(s) 1890 to 1994
How Do Nations Seek Security in Times of Global Tension?
MSDE Objective(s) | Students will analyze the regional and interregional causes of the Cold War by:
III.D.1 | Analyzing the political, economic, and ideological factors that led to the Cold War (3, 4).
III.D.2 | Describing the reactions of the Soviet Union to the tools of the Western policy of Containment (3, 4).