CENTER FOR COLD WAR STUDIES, UCSBAugust 2-7, 2004

Changing Roles from Cold War to Peacekeeping to the War on Terror

DAY 1

Start with a review of key terms and events ( “iron curtain”, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Berlin Airlift )that are necessary to begin a discussion of NATO with a “rousing” game of. . . .

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Welcome to

Who Wants to be an Extra-Credit-aire

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A: George Kennan

C: Harry S. Truman

B: Winston Churchill

D: Joe Stalin

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He coined the metaphor “iron curtain” in

describing the Soviet Union and the Eastern

Bloc

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A: Italy and France

C: Italy and Turkey

B: Italy and Belgium

D: Greece and Turkey

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President Truman was worried about Soviet

involvement in

DAY 1

PowerPoint : Introduce NATO, why it was created, who was involved, its place in the Cold War.

DAY 1Map : Cold War Europe –

Students will locate “iron curtain” and original NATO members. Discuss ways NATO could act as deterrent to Soviet expansion. Locate “Warsaw Pact” nations

DAY 1Group Activity : Students assigned

parts of the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949 and, in 2-3 sentences, paraphrase the preamble and articles – then discuss.

DAY 2

Opening : Map Quiz – Students identify “iron curtain” and NATO countries.

DAY 2PowerPoint : Discuss – What

NATO has done post-Cold War, success/failure in Yugo (B-H) as peacekeeper, player in War on Terror (Afghan, Iraq).

DAY 2Map : Students evaluate new

members, how the end of the Cold War changes the “game” for NATO, and look at world map to identify “hot spots” of current or possible NATO involvement.

DAY 2

Discussion / Cartoon Evaluation : For closure, use political cartoons about NATO’s recent actions to engage class in discussion.

From NATO action in the former Yugoslavia – NATO as peacekeeper oraggressor?

What appears to be the dual role of NATO?

NWhat does this suggest about the role of the US President in directing NATO?