Unit+11--Global+Crisis

//**Essential Questions**//
 * Consider our foreign policy during the 1920s and 30s. Should we have become more involved in world affairs in these decades?
 * What was the impact of World War II on life on the home front?
 * The Bomb: Should the United States have used it against Japan? What were our objectives in doing so?
 * What was the significance and impact of this war on the United States and its relationship to the rest of the world?
 * What were the causes of the Cold War? What role did the Soviet Union play? What role did the United States play?
 * What were the origins of the arms race?
 * How did our relations with and attitudes toward the Soviet Union affect U.S. relations with other nations of the world, especially those in Latin America, Asia, and Africa?
 * What was the significance of the Korean War?
 * To what extent was the 1950s an era of conformity? Compare the era to the 1920s.
 * What happened to the New Deal ideology after World War II and during the 1950s?
 * Explain the rise of the Civil Rights movement during this decade.

The following Link offers an overview lecture of Two Wars: Hot and Cold which may prove helpful when reviewing the material [|Two Wars: Hot and Cold]

**For Thursday, April 10, 2014**  **For Friday, April 11, 2014** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">Read Chapter 23: The Origins of the Cold War, 951-966 **
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Read Chapter 23: The Truman Presidency, 966-980 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For Monday, April 14, 2014 **


 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Read Chapter 24: The Golden Age, 991-1006 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For Tuesday, April 15, 2014 **


 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Read Chapter 24: The Eisenhower Era, 1006-1019 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For Wednesday, April 16, 2014 **


 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Read chapter 24: The Freedom Movement, 1018-1030 **


 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">For Thursday, April 17, 2014 **


 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Half Day. Take Home test over chapters 22, 23, 24. **

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