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Cold War Inquiry | Containment Policy | Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy

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In this investigation, students will dive into the question: “Did U.S. efforts to contain communism from 1946 to 1962 really work?” As they navigate through a series of thought-provoking questions, engaging tasks, and carefully chosen documents, they’ll piece together an argument backed by evidence from various sources. Throughout the journey, they’ll explore containment strategies during the Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy presidencies.

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Pages: 30+ with additional slides

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In this Cold War inquiry, students will address the question – “Was U.S. policy effective at containing communism from 1946 through 1962?” students will work through a series of supporting questions, formative performance tasks, and featured documents in order to construct an argument supported by evidence from a variety of sources. Formative lessons address containment policy through the presidencies of Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy.

Finally, a key element of this inquiry is the students’ collection of evidence to support their final one pager discussing the containment of communism. You can view more in the preview here – The Cold War – An Inquiry Based Unit

Included in this resource:

  • A PowerPoint Version of the handout (editable)
  • A PDF Version of the handout (not editable)
  • A PowerPoint version and a Google Slides version of all of the formative lessons and slides
  • Unit and lessons plan with guidance for implementation
  • Graphic organizer for collecting key information
  • One pager directions with rubric

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