Learn more about the policy of the United States to contain communism during the Cold War. The fifth installment of an eight-part series looks at primary and secondary materials about a challenging time in history. After analyzing the documents, scholars create class presentations that explore the issue of containment in the 20th century. 

Concepts

the cold war, communism, containment, the bay of pigs, the korean war, the cuban missile crisis, the united nations, national security

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Designate investigative teams to research individual topics on containment, including Cuba, the Bay of Pigs, the Korean War, and Iran
• Split the class in half and debate the success of the policy of containment as a lesson review

Classroom Considerations

• Create a laminated master copy of the photos and maps for continued use during the unit
• Groups should be no more than three in size
• Resource is 140 pages long

Pros

• Resource includes a wide range of printable materials for classroom use
• Photos and maps have URL links for larger viewing and printing

Cons

Common Core

RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.5 RH.11-12.6