Unit Overview: After World War II, tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union lead to a war without direct military confrontation - a Cold War. Postwar America sees a huge economic boom fueled by consumer spending that is spurred by the mass media, especially television. But many find themselves mired in poverty and stifled by discrimination.
Standard 8: Students will understand the United States' domestic and international position in the Cold War era.
Objective: 1. Investigate how the postwar goals and action of the United States and the Soviet Union were manifested throughout the world.
2. Analyze the Cold War ideology of the United States’ involvement in Asia.
3. Summarize the political, social, and economic reactions to the Cold War in the United States.
4. Investigate the end of the Cold War and examine America’s role in the changing world.
Lesson 1: Origins of the Cold War & The Cold War Heats Up
-Current Event
-Review Previous Lesson
-Introduce Daily Learning Targets
-Origin & The Cold War Notes Click Here!
-U.S. Involvement Debate
-Review Learning Targets
Crash Course: The Cold War
Lesson 2: The Cold War at Home & Two Nations Live on the Edge
-Current Event
-Review Previous Lesson
-Introduce Daily Learning Targets
-War at Home & Escalation Notes Click Here!
-assignment / activity
-Review Learning Targets
Duck and Cover
Lesson 3: Postwar America & The American Dream in the Fifties
-Current Event
-Review Previous Lesson
-Introduce Daily Learning Targets
-Postwar America Notes Click Here!
-assignment / activity
-Review Learning Targets
Little Boxes
Lesson 4: Popular Culture, The Other America & Review
-Current Event
-Review Previous Lesson
-Introduce Daily Learning Targets
-Pop Culture & Other America Notes Click Here!
-America: Superpower Video
-Unit 11 Checklist & Study Guide
-Review Learning Targets
Test Day:
Unit 11 Test
Folders Due
Congratulations On Completing Unit 11!!!
