Cold War         

Cold War:   "a war of words" between the  conflicting  ideologies of Americanism and communism

    Americanism- philosophy of individual responsibility, capitalism, and Biblical moral values.

    Communism- philosophy of state responsibility, socialism, atheistic/ no God / work for the government

    Hot Wars:  Sometimes these conflicting ideologies would flare into "hot wars" fighting/ guns/ bombs as in Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and the Middle East.

    Iron Curtain:  Communist slavery had descended on the peoples of Eastern Europe.   Churchill

    Truman Doctrine: pledged American help for any free nation threatened by Communist takeover.

    Marshall Plan: money and supplies to rebuild free Europe.

    Election of 1948 -  Truman defeats Dewey

    The Fair Deal  - Truman's social programs

    Berlin Airlift -  Communists would not let supplies into Free Berlin, so Americans airlifted in supplies until the route was reopened.

Watch 3 min Berlin Airlift video:Questions:

Questions:  Who controlled the land between West Germany and Berlin? Soviet Union  What did the Soviets want to happen in their zone? Communist planning How many tons did the C74 Globemaster carry? 25 tons How long did the Soviets have Berlin sealed off? 10 months and 23 days.

Photo Credits:

Map Post WWII Europe: www.duskin.com/.../ wpold/media/images/map4a.gif

Europe Today: http://www.duskin.com/connectext/wpold/media/images/map4a.gif

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.