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.

The Korean War
Extensive unit lesson on the Korean Conflict including map activities, and analysis of the political challenges associated with United Nations action.

The Forgotten War
Students conduct oral history research by interviewing veterans form the Korean War

Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The United States Enters the Korean Conflict

The Cold War.
Students will explain the concept of "cold war;" describe major Communist actions and the United States' reactions to them.
 

The Korean War

50th Anniversary of the Korean War

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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