A Brief History of the Cold War
Lee Edwards provides an overview of the Cold War.
Description
Lee Edwards provides an overview of the Cold War.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- According to Lee Edwards, what expectations did FDR and Churchill have of Stalin following their meeting in Yalta?
- What action did the Soviet Union take in the following year?
- Explain Harry Truman's response to the Soviet Union's position.
- How did the Soviets react?
- Explain the role of surrogates during this time.
- Explain the significance of the Berlin Airlift.
- Explain the U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
- Explain Pres. Ronald Reagan's strategy to end the Cold War.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Berlin Airlift
- Communism
- Containment
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Détente
- Dictator
- Embargo
- Fdr
- Joseph Stalin
- Marshall Plan
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Nato
- Red Army
- Strategic Defense Initiative (sdi)
- Surrogate
- Truman Doctrine
- Winston Churchill