America in the 1950's

Today we discussed changes occurring in America during the 1950s and watched a short film about some of them. Click here to download the notes from today.

Eisenhower and the Cold War

Today we will be discussing the Cold War during Eisenhower's presidency. Specifically, we will be looking at the "New Look" foreign policy. We will be also watching part of the film below.

The Eisenhower Years

Here are the notes from today's class. We will also be watching the short film clip below as part of our discussion about the hydrogen bomb.

Also, the Chapter 27 Study Guide is available. It is due on Wednesday, May 23rd.




Here is the video of the history of nuclear explosions. Kind of interesting...

Cold War Fears

Today we will be discussing how the US and USSR both dealt with internal dissent and cold war fears in the 1940s and 1950s.
The class notes and assignment are here. The assignment includes this video:

Today's Assigment

Today we finished watching the film (see the previous post) about the Korean War. The assignment is:


Using your notes from the film, answer the following question in 2-3 paragraphs:
“Was the Korean War a victory for the United States?”
Use at least 2 pieces of historical evidence to support your position.
Due at the end of the period with your film notes.

Containment in Asia...and last week's work

Today we are discussing the containment policy in Asia, specifically in China and Korea. The notes for today are here. We also will be the video below in class today. The assignment will be to take notes over the following question: Was the Korean War a victory for the US? We will be using these notes in class tomorrow and turning them in.

 Also, here are links to the work from last week in case you missed it:
 Wednesday: The Post-War World
 Thursday: The Truman Doctrine This also includes an assignment on the last slide using the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan (click on them for the documents).
Friday: We finished the assignment from Thursday and worked on the Chapter 26 Study Guide.

The Roots of the Cold War

Today we will be discussing the background of the Cold War between the US and USSR. The class notes are here. We will also be watching the following video: