How allies ended up in opposition for 40 years and how it affected American society

1. NAME The Unit Organizer 4 BIGGER PICTURE DATE NEXT UNIT /Experience LAST UNIT /Experience 2 3 CURRENT UNIT CURRENT UNIT 1 8 UNIT SCHEDULE UNIT MAP is about... 5 How allies ended up in opposition for 40 years and how it affected American society 6 UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS RELATIONSHIPS UNIT 7 World War II, PT.2 Unit 5 - THE COLD WAR THE VIETNAM ERA Causes and Effects Foreign Policy Causes and Effects Domestic Policy Domestic Issues Civil Rights Economic Changes McCarthyism Foreign Policy • Unit Objectives: • Evaluate the reasons for the change in relations with the USSR from the end of WWII to the Cold War • Analyze US policy towards Europe, Asia, Latin America and the USSR and describe the affect of these policies on the US and other nations. • Assess the disconnect between the images of women and their real lives • Explain the role of television, mass marketing, the automobile and consumer culture on American Society • Examine the impact of teenagers on the fads, fashion and slang of the 1950’s. Compare & Contrast Cause/Effect/Consequence • What was the impact of the Cold War on American policy and society? • How was the Cold War similar and different to other wars? • Why and how did the relationship between the US and USSR change? • How did American culture change in the Cold War era? • How did new technologies influence American culture? • What changes were brought about by the Civil Rights Movement Evaluation & pro/con Characteristics Assessment and Analysis

2. NAME The Unit Organizer DATE Expanded Unit Map 9 is about... The Cold War was a period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union that influenced US foreign and domestic policy 10 NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS The Cold War Domestic Policy The Cold War Causes Civil Rights Changes Women and the family Technological Changes Cultural changes Economic changes (affluence) McCarthyism American Fear of communist attack and the fear of the atomic bomb Truman’s dislike of Stalin Capitalism vs. Communism – the fear of the spread of each Russian expansion west into Eastern Europe Russia’s need to secure a western border Mutual distrust by both US and USSR Foreign Policy Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Containment Domino Theory Korean War Cuban Missile Crisis Effects of the Cold War Build up of weapons by both USSR and the US NATO and Warsaw Pact formed Led to Korean War and Vietnam War Berlin Wall Connection to Today: How are the tactics used in the civil rights movement similar to those used by minority groups today How do Cold War policies apply to current events with regard to the US war on terror

3. Domestic Policy Economic Changes Civil Rights Changes Economic growth Changes in American Farm life Impact of Highway System Suburbs Influential individuals and civil rights advocates: i.e. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, the Freedom Riders and Cesar Chavez. Significant legislation and court cases: i.e. Brown v. Board of Ed, Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1964, Voting Rights Acts of 1965 and 24th Amendment. Significant events: i.e. segregation/desegregation, Bus Boycott, Selma March, Little Rock, University of Mississippi, March on Washington, Watts Riots, assassination of M.L.K. Role of African American political groups: i.e. NAACP, SCLC and SNCC Other Changes in Society Technological Changes Sputnik NASA ICBM’s and other weapons Civilian Technology Color TV Computers Air conditioners… Medicine Blacklists - launched in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) into Communist influence on the motion picture industry. McCarthyism