June 17, 1949
Washington Post
Personal Response - What
does this cartoon tell you
about the Cold War era?
McCarthyism
• Roots in Red Scare of WWI
• WWII: Soviets & U.S. = friends
• After WWII Soviets = enemy
Soviets create puppet regimes
across Eastern Europe
• 1949: Soviets get Atomic bomb
• 1949: Mao Zedong’s
communist party gains control
of China
Senator Joseph McCarthy
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Personal Response:
What does this cartoon
imply about the methods of
this organization?
October 31, 1947
Washington Post
Theme is “McCarthyism”
- HUAC
- Hollywood Ten
- Blacklisting
- Alger Hiss
- Rosenbergs (Ethel & Julius)
Use info. from video & text to create
an acrostic addressing this topic.
Text pages 616-621
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Theme is “McCarthyism”
- HUAC
- Hollywood Ten
- Blacklisting
- Alger Hiss
- Rosenbergs (Ethel & Julius)
Use info. from video & text to create
an acrostic addressing this topic.
The Americans pages 616-621
Product =
Diary Entries composed during Cold War
Diplomacy = art / practice of
negotiations between nations
Assignment =
- pretend to be a diplomat or a citizen of the U.S. during the Cold War. write about your experiences in a fictional diary.
- should show knowledge of the Cold War and read “real” by including
emotion, observations, fears, hopes, etc.
journals can include pictures, maps, drawings; examples or self-written
pieces of poetry or music; other examples in a non-written format.
The Cold War At Home p. 616 – 621
Features:
• must include terms: Blacklist AND HUAC
• PLUS: Alger Hiss OR the Rosenbergs
• PLUS “McCarthyism”
Cold War Sentence Starters:
I came home from school today to learn
that_______________________________.
I became _____________________________________(emotion).
Blacklisting illustrated that _____________________________________.
My family became ______________________________(emotion).
I attended a McCarthy rally where __________________________________.
The Cold War At Home p. 616 – 621
The Cold War At Home p. 616 – 621
Features:
Features:
• must include: Blacklist AND HUAC
• must include: Blacklist AND HUAC
• PLUS: Alger Hiss OR the Rosenbergs
• PLUS: Alger Hiss OR the Rosenbergs
• PLUS “McCarthyism”
• PLUS “McCarthyism”
The Cold War At Home p. 616 – 621
The Cold War At Home p. 616 – 621
Features:
Features:
• must include: Blacklist AND HUAC
• must include: Blacklist AND HUAC
• PLUS: Alger Hiss OR the Rosenbergs
• PLUS: Alger Hiss OR the Rosenbergs
• PLUS “McCarthyism”
• PLUS “McCarthyism”
Cold War Sentence Starters:
Cold War Sentence Starters:
I came home from school today to learn that _________________.
I came home from school today to learn that _________________.
I became _____________________________________(emotion).
I became _____________________________________(emotion).
Blacklisting illustrated that _______________________________.
Blacklisting illustrated that _______________________________.
My family became ______________________________(emotion).
My family became ______________________________(emotion).
I attended a McCarthy rally where_________________________.
I attended a McCarthy rally where_________________________.
Cold War Sentence Starters:
Cold War Sentence Starters:
I came home from school today to learn that _________________.
I came home from school today to learn that _________________.
I became _____________________________________(emotion).
I became _____________________________________(emotion).
Blacklisting illustrated that _______________________________.
Blacklisting illustrated that _______________________________.
My family became ______________________________(emotion).
My family became ______________________________(emotion).
I attended a McCarthy rally where_________________________.
I attended a McCarthy rally where_________________________.