1/24/25 and 8.2 continued

Period 8: 1945-1980, Topic 2- The Cold War from 1945-1980

Student learning objective- Students will be able to explain the continuities and changes in Cold War policies from 1945 to 1980.

Harry Truman 60 Second Presidents

How did Truman become President?

What "chaos" did Truman inherit?

What was Truman's background before Presidency?

What "bold decisions" did Truman make?

What Democratic party policies, from the textbook Chapter 36, did the video elude to?

How is the Truman Presidency remembered and why?

Dwight Eisenhower 60 Second Presidents

What was IKE's background before Presidency?

What surprises you about Ike?

What is important about Ike?


More about "how" the Cold War heated up

U2 Incident

Space Race

Sputnik 1957

Gagarin

Mercury 7

NASA

Arms Race

H-Bomb


Cuban Revolution/Castro 1959

Bay of Pigs- 1961

Cuban Missile Crisis- 1962


Pretty Much the Cold War

What truths does the student reveal about the Cold War?



What does the student not get into enough detail about?



Upcoming schedule:

American Pageant Chapter 36 Quiz- Wed 1/29

American Pageant Chapter 37 Quiz- Wed 2/5

Period 8 topics 1-8 Exam (midterm period)- MON 2/10 10:00 AM-11:30 AM


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