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The Cold War

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Click here for a on-line version of The Crucible. Note: This version has be abridged and does not contain the full text that we read in class.

Other important elements of this unit:

Primary Sources
Character Study
The Crucible
HUAC Testimony
Joe McCarthy
Ed Murrow
Nuclear Weapons
Pacing
MLA Formatting and Structures
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Cold War and Crucible Unit Essay - In Shared Google Docs Folder
Learning Goals:

  • Determine the difference between primary and secondary documents
  • Analyze primary documents for time period details, tone, and bias
  • Evaluate the purposes and consequences of the Cold War using primary documents
  • Identify and Define character vocabulary
  • Analyze how authors use round and flat, dynamic and static characters to prove literary theme
  • Analyze how literature responds to history

Cold War Spies

Were we spying on each other????  OHH Yes we were.  Here are some interesting stories of actual spying going on in America.

From the British
Cold War Spies Website
Secondary Source
US News Article
FBI Perspective
PBS Spying Website

Other Cold War Resources

Schmoop Website of Links on the Red Scare
McCarthy to Truman and Truman back to McCarthy
Overview of the Red Scare and McCarthyism.
All Hollywood HUAC Testimony


Cuban Missile Crisis Extended Documentary

Follow this link to You Tube for a longer documentary about the Cuban Missile Crisis.  We just did not have enough time in class, but it is a fascinating story, featuring lots of information that would be interesting for you to learn as you analyze the event.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3


The following link has lots of primary documents and information about the Cuban Missile Crisis.  Audio and Video links will help you analyze this event.


JFK Library on the Cuban Missile Crisis


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