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5Study Assignment:

• Readchapters5,6,and7ofthestudenttext.

Cognitive Lesson Objective: • Comprehendtheimpactthatairpowerandotherkeyeventshad

ontheUSAFandUSpolicyduringtheColdWar.

Cognitive Samples of Behavior:• ExplaintheSovietactiontakenintheblockadingofBerlin.• IdentifytheWesternAllies’responsetotheBerlinblockade.• SummarizethesignificanceofairpowerduringtheBerlinairlift.• IdentifyGeneralLeMay’saccomplishmentsandimpactontheAir

Force.• ExplainthereasonforUSinterventionintheKoreanWar.• DescribethesignificanceofUSairsuperiorityin“MiGAlley”during

theKoreanWar.• GiveexamplesofthecontributionsofairpowerduringtheKorean

War.• Describe the effect the Soviet nuclear threat had on USmissile

development.• Identify which missile became the mainstay of SAC’s missile

retaliatoryforce.

Affective Lesson Objective: • RespondtotheimportanceofairpowerduringtheColdWar.

Affective Sample of Behavior: • Activelyparticipateinclassroomdiscussions.

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