Ms. Jordan - 880 938 770
Mr. Barry - 920 2495 7857
Day 1
In Class: The Cold War! -- Mr. B's classes will go over the Q's he asked you to answer while he was out on Thursday. Topics of discussion today will include:
- -Marshall Plan & Berlin Airlift -- Did the Marshall Plan and Airlift further divide the Soviet Union and the USA and Europe?
- -The Rosenbergs Trial -- Was this a justified execution? What kind of message was the US sending to its citizens?
- -The U2 Bomber and the Arms Race -- How were people in the United States affected by this arms race and what practices did they begin?
HW: None!
Day 2
In Class: The Cold War! -- Duck and Cover!
- -Duck and Cover -- Did this seem realistic? How do you think this film and these ideas both helped Americans feel and instill fear?
- -In what ways does the film/music industry still produce propaganda?
- -The Cold War moves to Asia -- China -- Korea -- How was the spread of communism to China and Korea a "failure" by the United States and was the fight against communism that important to the United States?
- -How was the Korean War a failure for the United States and the world to fight against communism?
- -Did the United States really need to fight to contain communism in Asia?
HW: None!
Day 3
In Class: The Cold War! -- The Cold War in Asia and reaches Cuba
- What was the biggest threat about communism reaching Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- Have we as a nation ever had a moment like that in our lifetimes? (the Cuban Missile Crisis)
- Cold War in Vietnam: What was the purpose of America going to Vietnam?
- Had the Cold War gone too far at this point by American getting involved in Vietnam?
- Music in the Cold War -- Vietnam War inspired music
HW: None!