Eisenhower and The Cold War | Containment | the CIA | Brinkmanship

Description

With this lesson, students will learn about foreign policy during the Eisenhower Era – specifically, the issues of containment, brinkmanship, the arms race, the development of the CIA, and the Eisenhower Doctrine. There are many, many possible topics relating to the Eisenhower Era, and this lesson discusses five, including – the Suez Canal crisis, the space race, the Taiwan crisis, the overthrow of Iran, the overthrow of Guatemala, and the U-2 incident.

Each of these events are discussed in understandable and accessible language and presented in an engaging format. Critical thinking questions are included throughout the presentation to assess understanding. You can view more in the preview here – Eisenhower and Containment

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 the presentation
• A digital version of the lesson for completing in Google Classroom
• A lesson plan with guidance for implementation

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