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Unit of Study: The Cold War
Essential Question: How have governments and groups controlled people to change society?
Core Curriculum Standards CCSS1, CCSS2, CCSS3, CCSS5, CCSS6, CCSS7, CCSS9
Objectives: Students will be able to understand the causes of the Cold War
Aim: How did the Cold War begin and escalate due to the Berlin Blockade and Airlift?
Do Now: How is being “cold” to someone different from fighting them?
Assessment:Key Questions (Check for Understanding), Interim Check-in and Exit Ticket, End-of-class Follow Up
What were the key differences between the US view of Europe and the Soviet view of Europe?
How would capitalist democracies benefit the United States?
How could communist dictatorships benefit the Soviet Union?
How did Stalin want to treat Eastern Europe?
How did Truman want to treat Western Europe?
Why would the Soviet Union want Communist dictatorships in nations of Eastern Europe instead of democracies? Why was Stalin afraid of democracy?
Questions to push student thinking:
Did a democratic government ever hurt the Soviet Union?
Which nations hurt the Soviet Union? (Germany)
Did democracy make Germany stronger? (Hitler was elected)
If you were Joseph Stalin, how would you act during the Berlin Crisis?
If you were Harry S. Truman, how would you act during the Berlin Crisis?
Key Ideas/Board Notes
Cold War (1945-1990), US and USSR were against each other but never directly fought
Proxy War: a war that a powerful nation supports with their $, weapons, and intelligence, but not their soldiers
Ex: US in Afghanistan in 1980s
USSR in Vietnam in 1960s
USSR Alliance: Warsaw Pact
US Alliance: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Berlin was a chance for the USSR to stand up to the US
Berlin was chance for the US to stand up to the Soviets
Berlin Blockade made USSR look bad to the world
Berlin Airlift made US look good to the world
Differentiation
-ELLS, Lowest Third: Political Cartoons, fill in historical contexts
-Lowest Third: Working as part of a group for support
-Mid/High: Student choice in solutions
-ELLS/Lowest Third: Film Clips to show Berlin Airlift
Engagement:
Student choice in Activity
Film Clip on Berlin Airlift
Homework: Read Pages on Korean War in textbook
Berlin Roleplay- Airlift Activity
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John F. Kennedy's Speech at the Berlin Wall