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America in the Cold War

Section 1: The Roots of the Cold War

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Section 2: U.S. Containment Policy

Soviet Aggression United States Response

In this political cartoon, it shows Winston Churchill taking ‘a peep under the Iron Curtain.’ What other things do you notice

happening in the cartoon?

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What American foreign policy measure is the political cartoon depicting? How does this political cartoon show the United States’ change in foreign policy?

This poster was created to promote the Marshall Plan in Europe. What goals did the U.S. government have for these Western European allies after the end of World War II?

In this photograph, children watch CARE parcels being unloaded at a warehouse in Berlin, immediately after the lifting of the Berlin blockade in 1949. How is this American policy different than the isolationist policy following World War I?

Section 3: Containment in AsiaChina Falls to Communism

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Section 4: The Cold War at Home

In this political cartoon tiled ‘Rocky Road to Nowhere,’ what is the message that Paul Berdanier is trying to convey to the audience

about the Korean Conflict?

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Eisenhower Presidency, 1953-1960

Foreign Policy Domestic Policy

“Any Route Figured Out?” is a political cartoon about Eisenhower and his policy of economic and military

Executive Branch(President)

Legislative Branch(Congress)

People were so suspicious that almost any unusual opinion might be labeled “un-American.” What does the political cartoon imply about the methods of this organization?

assistance to Middle Eastern countries threatened by what type of aggression?

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U.S. Births: 1940-1960 (Baby Boomer Generation in Red)

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