Containment and the Truman Doctrine

To Start:
On a piece of paper in the starters section of your binder jot down:

• What do you see here?
• What you think this cartoon is trying to convey about the Cold War?

In Class:

• Field trip!
  • Get the field trip permission slip and driving permission slip, if you haven't already.
  • Give Ally your completed forms. 
  • Beg your parents to pretty pretty pretty please drive us so we can do this.

• Then we'll practice making contact with veterans, both over the phone and at the parade.
  • ​A polite, professional greeting.
  • Identifying who you are, where you're from, and how you got their number (if calling).
  • Explaining our project and the interview process.
  • Asking them if they would be willing to be interviewed.
  • Asking them when they would be available. (Between November 13th and December 4th.)
  • Asking them where it would be convenient for them to meet. (A quiet place.)
  • Confirming the details.
  • Asking them to briefly explain when, where and how they served.
  • Thanking them profusely.

• Then, we'll be looking at the US policy of containment.
  • Read and annotate the two primary sources.
    • Read all of Truman.
    • Read pages one and three of Wallace.
    • Optional: Read page two of Wallace.
  • Then, answer the following questions in your notes:
    1. Consider Truman's context. Why would he advocate for containment?
    2. What is Truman's main argument?
    3. How does Wallace view Truman's plans for containment?
    4. What is Wallace's main argument?
  • Finally, choose one source and create a simple political cartoon that expresses the main idea of the document.  Give it a title so that it is obvious which document it represents.

• Last, we're going to watch a World History Crash Course on the Cold War to catch us all up.

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For Homework:

• Get your field trip forms signed, convince your parents to help drive.
• Finish your political cartoon.