1. How political, scientific and military competitions led to tensions between allies for over 40 years. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer BIGGER PICTURE LAST UNIT/Experience CURRENT UNIT NEXT UNIT/Experience UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS is about... UNIT RELATIONSHIPS UNIT SCHEDULEUNIT MAP CURRENT UNIT 1 32 4 5 6 7 8 World War II, PT.2 Unit 5 - THE COLD WAR THE VIETNAM ERA Foreign Policy Causes and Effects 1.What was the impact of the Cold War on American policy and society? 2.How was the Cold War similar and different to other wars? 3.Why and how did the relationship between the US and USSR change? 4.How did American culture change in the Cold War era? 5.How did new technologies influence American culture? 6.What changes were brought about by the Civil Rights Movement Compare & Contrast Cause/Effect/Consequence Evaluation & pro/con Characteristics Causes and Effects Domestic Policy Assessment and Analysis Unit Objectives: 1.Evaluate the reasons for the change in relations with the USSR from the end of WWII to the Cold War 2.Analyze US policy towards Europe, Asia, Latin America and the USSR and describe the affect of these policies on the US and other nations. 3.Assess the disconnect between the images of women and their real lives 4.Explain the role of television, mass marketing, the automobile and consumer culture on American Society 5.Examine the impact of teenagers on the fads, fashion and slang of the 1950’s. Foreign Policy Domestic Issues Civil Rights Economic Changes McCarthyism 8/28/2015 By examining its … Changed America’s…and…

2. NAME DATE The Unit Organizer NEW UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS Expanded Unit Map is about... 9 10 The Cold War was a period of tension between the US and the Soviet Union that influenced US foreign and domestic policy The Cold War Build up of weapons by both USSR and the US NATO and Warsaw Pact formed Led to Korean War and Vietnam War Berlin Wall The Cold War Causes Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Containment Domino Theory Korean War Cuban Missile Crisis Foreign Policy Effects of the Cold War American Fear of communist attack and the fear of the atomic bomb Truman’s dislike of Stalin Capitalism vs. Communism – the fear of the spread of each Russian expansion west into Eastern Europe Russia’s need to secure a western border Mutual distrust by both US and USSR Connection to Today: How are the tactics used in the civil rights movement similar to those used by minority groups today How do Cold War policies apply to current events with regard to the US war on terror Domestic Policy Civil Rights Changes Women and the family Technological Changes Cultural changes Economic changes (affluence) McCarthyism 8/17/2010

3. Domestic Policy Civil Rights Changes Technological Changes Other Changes in Society Economic Changes Influential individuals and civil rights advocates: i.e. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, the Freedom Riders and Cesar Chavez. Significant legislation and court cases: i.e. Brown v. Board of Ed, Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1964, Voting Rights Acts of 1965 and 24 th Amendment. Significant events: i.e. segregation/desegregation, Bus Boycott, Selma March, Little Rock, University of Mississippi, March on Washington, Watts Riots, assassination of M.L.K. Role of African American political groups: i.e. NAACP, SCLC and SNCC Sputnik NASA ICBM ’ s and other weapons Civilian Technology Color TV Computers Air conditioners … Medicine Blacklists - launched in 1947 by the House Un- American Activities Committee (HUAC) into Communist influence on the motion picture industry. McCarthyism Economic growth Changes in American Farm life Impact of Highway System Suburbs 8/17/2010