Objective 44 Assess President Eisenhowers New Look in defense and foreign policy while looking at reactions to leftist regimes in Latin America WarmUp Cold War 1945 1991 Quiz ID: 717667
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The Cold War and the Americas, 1945- 1981
Objective 4.4:
Assess President Eisenhower’s “New Look” in defense and foreign policy while looking at reactions to leftist regimes in Latin AmericaSlide2
Warm-Up: Cold War (1945 – 1991) Quiz
Answer two of the three short answer questions (3 – 4 sentences can answer them
)
Choose 3 of the vocabulary
and
write the following in one short
paragraph/summarySlide3
When America Was Rocked (SEPTEMBER 9,1956
)
Generations who
had lived
through the Depression
and
WWII craved stability
,
security
, and safety in the 1950s.
Meanwhile,
younger generations were looking for fun
and
were more accepting
and
desirous of change.
Rock’n’roll
entered pop culture,
and Elvis
became a huge
success
. By his dress, performing style, and sound, Presley crossed
the
deep racial divide that segregated American music. His
appearance
on the Ed Sullivan
Show
on
September 9th,
1956, was like throwing a hand grenade in America’s cultural
living
room.
The electrifying
performance signaled the beginning of a shift in popular
culture
that would profoundly influence American attitudes about race, entertainment,
fashion
and
music for
decades to come
.
Following
the viewing of the documentary, choose three (3) of the seven (7) questions to respond to in full
paragraphsSlide4
Warm-Up:
“Diplomacy – CIA Style”: Guatemala
What justifications did the United States use to intervening in Guatemala?
How did the United States go about the overthrow of
Jacobo
Arbenz
?
In your opinion, was the intervention (and extension of it) justified? Why or why not? Slide5
Eisenhower’s “New Look”
(1953- 1961)Slide6
Eisenhower’s “New Look”
(1953- 1961)Slide7
Eisenhower’s “New Look”
(1953- 1961)Slide8
Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961)
What warning is given to future generations (and its leaders)?
Do you think this warning is taken seriously? Why or why not? Slide9
Quickwrite
Read
and
analyze
the documents
Organize
a logical, argument to the below question
Answer
the question below in a full-essay
Analyze
the political and economic impact of the Cold War on American society between the years 1945 to 1961.