Containment

Here is the link to the first part of the new assignment sheet- AS Unit 9: America Redefined Part I
Today we'll start by trying to define U.S. and Soviet Cold War goals.
Then we'll read excerpts from the Truman Doctrine and discuss how the events from the film yesterday or in our reading last night were examples of the U.S. acting on that policy. We'll consider how successful it was.
We'll then narrow our focus and look at the Korean War. First, we'll read this short description of the war: Korean War in a Nutshell.
Then we'll spend a little bit of time exploring the images and information found here:
History.Com Korean War Photo Gallery
St. Petersburg Times Special Report on the Korean War
We'll do a brief response about what the images and other information found add to our understanding of the Korean War.

With the remaining time, students will create "Containment" posters, making judgments about the application of the Truman Doctrine.