Unit 4 Cold War 1945-1963 Part I

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UNIT 4 COLD WAR 1945-1963 PART I

READINGS AND INQUIRY/DISCUSSION QUESTIONS BOOKLET

Ben Lepore November 27, 2017 Version 6 UNIT 4 TRANSFORMATION AND TENSION 1945-1963 – COLD WAR PART 1

1 Prescribed Learning Outcomes

It is expected that students will:

 assess the critical developments of the Cold War, including . division of Germany . American policy of containment . Soviet sphere of influence . Korean War . Cuban Missile Crisis  explain the role of nationalism in the post-1945 decolonization of India and Indochina  explain the significance of the conflict in Vietnam

Textbooks/Sources

GF Global Forces (Third Edition) TCH Twentieth Century History MHMW Map History of Modern World

I. Causes of the Cold War

A. Causes of the Cold War - Lesson 1  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.176-179

B. Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan - Lesson 2  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.179-181  TCH Chapter 35 Cold War – Confrontation 1945-1955 p.206-207

 Question: Causes of the Cold War page 4

II. Events and Developments of the Cold War

A. Berlin Blockade - Lesson 3  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.181-185 (omit Case Study p.182-183)  TCH Chapter 35 Cold War - Confrontation 1945-1955 p.207-211

B. Korean War, Containment Alliances, Warsaw Pact - Lesson 4  GF Chapter 13 Nationalism in Asia p.241-244  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.187-189  TCH Chapter 35 Cold War - Confrontation 1945-1955 p.211-214

 Question: Korean War page 5

C. Khrushchev Era, Polish and Hungarian Unrest - Lesson 5  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.189-192

 Question: Hungarian Uprising page 6

D. Berlin Wall - Lesson 6  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.192-194

2 E. The Cuban Missile Crisis - Lesson 7  Article: JFK and The Cuban Missile Crisis  GF Chapter 10 U.S.A./U.S.S.R. The Cold War 1945-1962 p.194-195

 Question: Cuban Missile Crisis page 7

F. Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1968 - Lesson 8  GF Chapter 15 The United States and its Sphere of Influence p.276-278

III. Nationalism and Decolonization in India and Indo-China

A. Independence in India - Lesson 9  GF Chapter 13 Nationalism in Asia p.239-240  TCH Chapter 34 Conclusions in the Far East p.202-204

B. Indo-China and the Vietnam War 1946-1964 - Lesson 9  GF Chapter 13 Nationalism in Asia p.244-247

C. Indo-China and the Vietnam War 1964-1968 - Lesson 10  GF Chapter 13 Nationalism in Asia p.247  TCH Chapter 36 Confrontation or Coexistence? East-West Relations, 1955-1985 p.225-226

D. Indo-China and the Vietnam War 1969-1975 - Lesson 11  TCH Chapter 36 Confrontation or Coexistence? East-West Relations, 1955-1985 p.226-227  GF Chapter 15 The U.S. and its Sphere of Influence p.282-283  GF Chapter 13 Nationalism in Asia p.247-250

 Question: Vietnam War page 8

November 22, 2016

3 I. Causes of the Cold War

Causes of the Cold War

. Who was most responsible for causing the Cold War – U.S. or U.S.S.R.?

(refer to notes p.3-6 and handouts)

United States Reasons/Evidence OR USSR

4 II. Events and Developments of the Cold War

Korean War 1950-1953

. Who was responsible for escalating the war in Korea? (refer to notes p.10-12 and handout)  United States  China  U.S.S.R.  United Nations

Most responsible for Reasons/Evidence escalating the war

5 1956 Hungarian Uprising . Should the U.S. have intervened and provided military support to the Hungarians in their uprising against the U.S.S.R.? (refer to notes p.14-15 and handout)

Intervention and military Reasons/Evidence support OR No intervention and military support

6 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis . Who “won” the Cuban Missile Crisis – the U.S. or U.S.S.R.? (refer to notes p.19-24 and handout)

“The whole world was under the impression that Khrushchev had lost because he’d given into the pressure of a strong president. That he’d taken everything out of Cuba, but got nothing in return. No one knew about the agreement regarding the missiles in Turkey. If you asked who won or who lost, I’d say neither Kennedy nor Khrushchev.”

Anatoly Dobrynin, Soviet Ambassador to the U.S.

United States Reasons/Evidence OR USSR

Vietnam War 1946-1975

7 . Was American military involvement in Vietnam justifiable? (refer to notes p.35-45 and handouts)

Justified Reasons/Evidence OR Not Justified

UNIT 4 TRANSFORMATION AND TENSION 1945-1963: SEMINAR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

8 GROUP E

1. Who was most responsible for causing the Cold War?

GROUP C

2. Who was responsible for escalating the war in Korea?  United States  China  U.S.S.R.  United Nations

GROUP D

3. Should the United States have intervened and provided military aid to support the Hungarian rebels in their uprising against the U.S.S.R.?

GROUP B

4. Who “won” the Cuban Missile Crisis – the U.S. or U.S.S.R?

GROUP A

5. Was American military involvement in Vietnam justifiable?