This unit will cover the Cold War during the 1950's and early 1960's. We will address the Civil Right Issues of the 1950's and 1960's in a separate unit. The Wakelet and TES/Blendspace Resources will be updated as needed to help students with the unit.
End of WWII
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Cold War Crises
Chinese Civil War
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Arms Race
MAD
Brinksmanship
NATO/Warsaw Pact
Space Race
Atomic Age
Iranian Coup
Vietnam (Just the 1950's)
McCarthyism and the Second Red Scare
Cuban Revolution
This resource will be updated as necessary throughout the unit.
You can access the Digging Deeper page for further resources here.
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