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Containment. The US responded to Soviet expansion with a policy called containment The Soviet Union’s policy of taking control of Eastern Europe and establishing communist governments was seen as a threat to the US
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The US responded to Soviet expansion with a policy called containment • The Soviet Union’s policy of taking control of Eastern Europe and establishing communist governments was seen as a threat to the US • Containment was a general idea in which the US would attempt to prevent communism from expanding
Read the primary source by George Kennan and determine from the context what each of the following terms means • Foreseeable • Rival • Coexistence • Deficiencies • Unalterable • Influence • Informational • Impression • Quixotic • Palsied • Repercussions • Disintegration • Tendencies • Jauntiness • Unassisted • Circumspection • Messianic • Preservation • Providence • Implacable
Summary • Write a one-sentence summary of each paragraph
Summary • Write a one-sentence summary of each paragraph • Write a 40-60 word summary of the whole source
Discussions • Work with your group to answer the following discussion questions • Pick one person in your group to record your groups answers • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not?
Discussions • Work with your group to answer the following discussion questions • Pick one person in your group to record your groups answers • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not? • How do you think people in the Soviet Union would have responded if they had read this article? Explain.
Discussions • Work with your group to answer the following discussion questions • Pick one person in your group to record your groups answers • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not? • How do you think people in the Soviet Union would have responded if they had read this article? Explain. • Was the Soviet Union at this point more or less dangerous than Nazi Germany was during WWII? Explain.
SCR Practice • As a group, pick one of the questions below to work with • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not? • How do you think people in the Soviet Union would have responded if they had read this article? Explain. • Was the Soviet Union at this point more or less dangerous than Nazi Germany was during WWII? Explain.
SCR Practice • Write a thesis that would answer your chosen question • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not? • How do you think people in the Soviet Union would have responded if they had read this article? Explain. • Was the Soviet Union at this point more or less dangerous than Nazi Germany was during WWII? Explain.
SCR Practice • Turn your thesis into a topic sentence by adding a hook • Did the US have the right to stop the spread of communism? Why or why not? • How do you think people in the Soviet Union would have responded if they had read this article? Explain. • Was the Soviet Union at this point more or less dangerous than Nazi Germany was during WWII? Explain.