cold+war

 1946-1960 The Cold War

UNIT QUESTION What were the causes of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union and Capitalism and Communism affect the period after World War II?

LESSON QUESTIONS

1.) What were the key events that marked this COLD WAR period and the elements that made it different from a traditional war? [|Berlin Wall] [|Berlin Blockade] [|Korea] [|Vietnam] [|Bay of Pigs] [|U2 Incident] [|Cuban Missile Crisis] [|Mutually Assured Destruction] [|Détente] [|Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan]

Follow the links for your topic. Create a full paragraph COMPREHENSIVE EXPLANATION of the event and illustrate it with THREE PICTURES on the Cold War page on the wikispace.

2.) How did the COLD WAR affect average and well-known Americans as they tried to navigate this complicated period? Duck and Cover Bomb Shelter Peace Movement Military-Industrial C0mplex

3.) What types of actions were Americans willing to take in order to stop Communism and how did these violate some long-held principles Americans held? House UnAmerican Activities Committee Red Baiting Joseph McCarthy (Tail Gunner Joe) Blacklist Alger Hiss

