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How To Fight A Cold Guidebook In guidebook on page 1: Prologue: What is a ?

The Cold War was an ideological conflict between the U.S. & the - No actual - Lots of threats & fear - Last from after WWII – 1991 Almost 50 years!

In guidebook on page 1: Prologue: What is a Cold War?

So what was the big deal? The U.S. was fighting The U.S.S.R. was fighting for… for… • • • Free elections in other • Eliminating the struggle countries between the workers & • in other the wealthy countries • To become the world • We wanted to dominate power of the East the global market (to rival the U.S.) In guidebook on page 2: Identify the Enemy

The Two Sides (North Atlantic Organization) NATO US, , Great Britain, USSR, East , Germany, Italy, , , , Denmark , Czech

-each side formed a pact or that pledged to offer support if one country was attacked In guidebook on page 2: Write down two things you notice about the Warsaw Pact countries , the NATO countries, or the neutrals In guidebook on page 3: Start With The Fundamental Concepts = willingness to go to the brink of war before backing down -neither the U.S. nor the U.S.S.R were willing to back down, both were ready for war at any time

Deterrence = Creating so scary, the enemy won’t dare attack -both sides were in a race to create the most deadly weapons

Containment = a policy that meant taking any measures necessary to prevent further spread of communism

Red Scare = fear of communism (red is the color of Soviet flag)

In guidebook on page 4: Adopt The Truman gave a speech about his policy on , in which he addressed the events surrounding the Greek of the time

As you read The Truman Doctrine: 1. Answer the three questions provided on page 4 of your guidebook. 2. Complete the Document Analysis Sheet.

In guidebook on page 5: Enter Into An Arms race = a race to see who can create the most dangerous The Contenders A-Bomb H-Bomb -US creates the atomic -Now that they have an equal bomb in 1945, uses it weapon, we need a new, better to bomb one – a hydrogen bomb -USSR gets the atomic -67 times the power of the A- bomb in 1949 bomb -pretty powerful -U.S. tests it in 1952 -U.S.S.R tests it in 1953

In guidebook on page 6: Duck & Cover Public Service Announcement: “in the case that a nuclear bomb should be dropped on us, you will need to duck & cover!”

As we watch this PSA about duck & cover, write down 5 tips for how to survive a nuclear attack

-add a picture of Bert the

Duck & Cover In guidebook on page 7: Create An Iron curtain = The in between the countries controlled by USSR’s communism and the ’ democracy

• Truman demanded free elections in under U.S.S.R. control • Stalin agreed to, but never did it • We began to supply economic to countries in order to gain support for democracy

In guidebook on page 7: WOPAQ/KTFD the cartoon below and draw your own picture of the “iron curtain” In guidebook on page 8: Spy On The Enemy

U.S. U.S.S.R. President Truman created The USSR created the KGB the CIA in Sept 1947 (Central = The USSR intelligence Intelligence Agency) to agency gather information from • Used spies and secret other countries operations to overthrow • Used spies to gather info democratic and carried out secret governments or operations to overthrow potential threats other communist governments In guidebook on page 9: Catch The Enemy’s Spies

Julius & Ethel Rosenberg In 1950, A young married couple was charged with conspiracy to commit .

As you watch this video, answer these questions: 1. What made this conviction so shocking at the time? 2. Why do you think this case was so important to the country at the time?

Rosenberg Trial (1:45 – 8:11)

In guidebook on page 10: Swear A Loyalty In March 1947, President Truman gave , Commonly known as the “Loyalty Order”

As you read The Loyalty Order: 1. Answer the three questions provided on page 10 of your guidebook. 2. Complete the Document Analysis Sheet

In guidebook on page 11: Learn To Identify A Communist Here at Home

Public Service Announcement: “We don’t like communists. It is your duty as a citizen to identify and report communists.”

As we watch the video, “He may be a communist if…” write the 4 ways to tell if someone is a communist

He Might Be A Communist If

In guidebook on page 12: What I learned about the Cold War Write down: 3 new things you learned 2 things you found surprising 1 question you still have

In guidebook on page 13 & 14: Cold War Timeline

Create a timeline across both pages that include the following events: Duck & Cover (1951) Rosenberg Case Truman Doctrine Loyalty Order Iron Curtain (1949) Creation of CIA

-Each event needs to include a picture and a description

We will add to this timeline as we continue through the unit