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Concept FormationMr. payad

CSU San Marcos

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Review

What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?What does the term “superpower” mean?What is the Cold War?What is MAD? How does this concept affect the Cold

War?How does the idea of competing economies affect

the Cold War?

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Question

Given the climate of the Cold War what kind of policy did the U.S. take toward the Soviet Union?

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Document A

• Please take a moment to read the document.• Discuss the document with your neighbor.

What is document proposing?• Answer the questions in column A.

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Document B

• Please take a moment to read the document.• Discuss the document with your neighbor.

What is document proposing?• Answer the questions in column B.

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Cold War Alliances

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Cold War AlliancesSEATO

Formed in 1954

Member NationsAustraliaFranceNew ZealandPakistan PhilippinesThailandUnited KingdomUnited States

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Document C

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Cold War Alliances What is the goal of creating these military

alliances?

What do the alliances and previous documents have in common?

How does this map support the previous documents?

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ContainmentContainment is the American strategy for “containing” communism, or keeping it from spreading to other parts of the world. This strategy included political, economic and military approaches.

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ExampleWest Germany

West Berlin

West Berlin was located in the center of Soviet backed East Berlin.

How do these images compare to what you just investigated?

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Example

Berlin Airlift

Berlin Airlift

From June 1948 – May 1949, West Berlin was blockaded by communist East Germany. As a result the U.S. and its allies begin airlifting supplies to West Berlin to provide economic support to its population of free peoples.

How does this event compare to documents we have studied?

Which document best relates to this action?

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Example

Kennedy visits West BerlinKennedy Visits West Berlin

On June 26, 1963 President Kennedy visits West Berlin to give a speech to protest the erection of the Berlin Wall.

How does this event compare to documents we have studied?

Which document best relates to this action?

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Closure What is the goal of the 3 articles of

evidence?

How are their approaches similar? How are their approaches different?

What would you name this strategy?

Do you think this is an effective strategy to fight communism? Explain.

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