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Grade 11, United States History from 1877 to the Present Std 8.1: Describing Cold War policies and issues, including the domino theory and McCarthyism and their consequences.

Lesson Plans: The Berlin Airlift Students examine cartoons and photographs to understand the significance of the Berlin crisis in the beginning of the Cold War. Berlin Airlift The Role of NATO. Students will understand the political atmosphere of post-World War II Europe and the U.S. foreign policy strategy of containment; research critical events that occurred prior to the formation of NATO, such as the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Berlin airlift, and Churchill’s coinage of the term iron curtain; and distinguish on a map the countries that formed the Warsaw Pact and the NATO alliance in 1955. Eisenhower: The Cold War. T eaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman The Cold War. Students will explain the concept of "cold war;" describe major Communist actions and the United States' reactions to them. The Truman Doctrine. Five lessons from the Truman Presidential Library American Presidents. (PBS) Teacher's Guide to The Presidents' Web site offers a range of activities and resources to help teachers integrate core themes, events, and ideas from the American presidency into the classroom. Harry S Truman Dwight Eisenhower Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: Photographs and Pamphlet About Nuclear Fallout

Resources: The Truman Presidential Library and Museum The Berlin Airlift (USAF official commemorative site) George C. Marshall Foundation George Marshall Teaching Exhibit Interactive maps, detailing the impact of the Cold War on political boundaries NATO (official site) SEATO (official site) OAS (official site) Alabama Virtual Library Best of History Websites History Timelines (Alternatime) Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research History Matters Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history. National Archives Digital Classroom American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress. Graphic Organizers
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