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AP U.S. History
Mr. Weber
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Activator: McCarthy Tapes
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Agenda
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Activator, agenda, and objective (10 minutes)
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Domestic communism notes (20 minutes)
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Read and teach (15 minutes)
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Vietnam audio (30 minutes)
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Vietnam challenge questions (30 minutes)
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Exit ticket
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Objective
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All of you will…
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Examine the origins of the Cold War, focusing on the
consequences at home including: McCarthyism, domestic
communism, and blacklisting.
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Cold War Paranoia at Home
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Cold War created paranoia about domestic communism and
potential Soviet spies.
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Led to blacklisting of suspected radicals, including:
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People in government.
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Teachers and professors.
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People in newspapers, media, and Hollywood.
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Domestic Communism
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Alger Hiss
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State department official involved in creating the United Nations
(UN).
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Accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury
(1950)
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Testified before HUAC
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Mistrial then found guilty
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Still controversial
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Filed defamation suit
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The Hollywood Ten
Protesters oppose the jailing of the
Hollywood Ten in 1950
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Screenwriters, actors,
directors, musicians
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Blacklisted for either
belonging to, or sympathizing
with, the American Communist
Party.
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Ruined careers and created
climate of censorship in the
industry.
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Were domestic communists un-American?
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Vietnam
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Kent State and Jackson State
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Note-Taking: A Skill
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1. How comfortable are you writing what you hear?
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2. Is developing this skill something you value?
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3. Which would you say is most difficult for you and why?
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Speed (writing too fast and forgetting things or the speaker going
too fast).
Comprehension (not understanding all of the words the speaker
uses and getting confused about the content)
Selection (not always knowing what is important and what is not
so important and so not knowing what to write ‘cause I know I
can’t write it all).
Motivation (not being interested or feeling tired or simply not
wanting to try very hard)
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Vietnam Audio and Video Review
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Big ideas:
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During the Cold War the U.S. and Soviet Union were the two
superpowers but the U.S. got involved politically, economically, and
militarily in many smaller countries around the world.
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“Stopping the spread of Communism” or “fighting for democracy and
freedom” were the usual justifications.
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The U.S.’s Cold War foreign policy paradigm led them to complete
misunderstand the Vietnamese people (especially the Viet Minh /
Vietcong).
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Imperialism was usually at work (whether old style or colonialism or
economic imperialism also known as neocolonialism).
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We have to separate economics from politics sometimes when looking
at these questions (even though they are interconnected)
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Take Detailed Notes
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Exercises
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How were “organized human beings” able to defeat “organized
modern technology?” Is it surprising to you that they did? Why
or why not?
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Through grass-roots organizing of the villages. Better morale and
commitment on the part of the forces. Net-work of nation wide
popular support for social and political movement against
foreign domination. Had little to loose as desperately poor and
fighting against long history of foreign rule.
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It is surprising that the richest and most powerful country in the
world could not win a war in this county smaller than California.
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It is surprising because the U.S. dropped three times more
bombs than had been used by all armies in WWII and killed an
estimated 3 million people, and used biological weapons and yet
still could not defeat the army largely made up of peasants.
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In-Class Essay Exam
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You may:
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Use your notebooks, written answers to the questions, prepared
outlines, and any other written materials (including the Zinn
books or handouts)
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Vietnam War Essay Outline
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THESIS / INTRO
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SECTION ONE QUESTIONS 1-5
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What the U.S. was up against. Answers to all the questions about Ho, about the
Viet Minh, Viet Cong, and situation in Vietnam generally.
SECTION TWO QUESTIONS 6-11
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General remarks about the war in Vietnam at home and abroad. How it relates
to the Cold War.
U.S. involvement. Answers to the questions about what the U.S. did over there in
terms of policy and actually fighting.
SECTION THREE QUESTIONS 12-23
Horrors of war
SECTION FOUR QUESTIONS 24-29
Trying to pull out troops.
SECTION FIVE QUESTIONS 30-44.
 Backlash. Answers to questions about protests over there and at home. Answers
to questions about news in the U.S., etc.
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CONCLUSION
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Sum up what you wrote. Draw conclusions (take-away lessons) about the war in
general and its effect on U.S. domestic and foreign policy.
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Introduction Example
 U.S. involvement
in Vietnam can be seen as part
of the Cold War. In fact, it was one of the bestknown and most unpopular geopolitical
consequences of the stand-off between the Soviet
Union and the United States. The public in the U.S.
was told by politicians that it was a war for
“Freedom and Democracy” or that it was
necessary in order to “stop the spread of
communism.” The U.S. misunderstood the motives
of the Vietnamese people and underestimated
the power of an army mostly comprised of
workers and peasants. There were terrible
atrocities committed during this war and the
protest movement in the United States and
abroad made clear just what a failure for certain
interests in the U.S. the war ultimately proved to
be.
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4 Advanced
3 Proficient
2.5 Basic
2 Below Basic
Demonstrates
mastery of overall
picture of war. Uses
more than 35 specific
answers to the Zinn
questions. Weaves
answers together
expertly, commenting
on the war and the
context of geopolitical
consequences of the
Cold War, domestic
protests to the war,
and bais in the public
account.
Demonstrates clear
command of the big
picture of the war.
Uses more than 25
specific answers to
the Zinn questions.
Weaves the answers
together in a way that
makes sense and
relates them to the
Cold War and to
domestic protests and
the public account.
Comments on
Demonstrates basic
understanding of the
war. Uses about 20
specific answers to
the Zinn questions.
Makes good
connections between
them and contains
few mistakes and or
factual errors. Relates
to context of Cold War
and domestic policy in
U.S.
Shows little
understanding of the
war. Uses fewer than
15 specific answers to
the Zinn questions.
Makes few
connections between
the answers and has
frequent mistakes or
factual errors. Does
not relate the war to
the Cold War or what
was a happening
domestically.
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U.S. History
Mr. Weber
Wednesday February 25, 2009
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Activator
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What examples of communism in the U.S. did we study?
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What did you think about whether dissent was patriotic and
why?
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Agenda
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Activator, agenda, and objective (5 minutes)
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Debate resolution: “Communists are Un-American.” (20
minutes)
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Post-Debate summative assessment (20 minutes)
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Exit ticket and homework (5 minutes)
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Objective
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All students will…
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Examine the effects of the Cold War at home by evaluating
whether communists were un-American. (11.9.3)
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Debate: Communists are Un-American
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Affirmative speech
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Negative cross examination
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Negative speech
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Affirmative cross examination
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Time to prepare rebuttals
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Affirmative rebuttal
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Negative rebuttal
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Questions to consider
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What does it mean to be a “true American?”
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What does patriotism mean?
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What about loyalty?
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What does being patriotic look like?
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Is dissent patriotic?
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How does Communism threaten the U.S.?
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Who does Communism potentially threaten most?
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Can you be truly American and support an ideology like Communism?
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11.9.3 Cold War and Domestic
Communism summative assessment
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Were communists un-American?
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Pick and side and argue it but also discuss the best argument on
the other side.
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Use specific examples to support your points:
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Alger Hiss
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McCarthy / McCarthyism
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Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
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Hollywood Ten
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Edward R. Murrow
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Exit Ticket / Homework
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1. Read entire packet on FDR.
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2. Pick a role for mock trial and write it down.
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3. Write out the speech or other information for your role
(MUST BE 1-2 PAGES)
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4. Answer the reading questions on the Frank Gannett
primary source document.