History in the News

Find a news story from 2019 or 2020 that relates to this weeks chapter, “The Cold War”. Link to the chapter: http://www.americanyawp.com/text/25-the-cold-war/ Some aspects of this chapter include: 1. The Long Telegram 2. The Origins of the Cold War 3. The Truman Doctrine 4. The Marshall Plan 5. Berlin Blockade 6. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 7. The victory of the CCP over the Kuomintang Nationalists and its impact on the Cold War 8. NSC-68 9. The Korean War 10. French return to Vietnam 11. The Nuclear Arms Race and MAD 12. Sputnik and the Space Race 13. McCarthyism 14. HUAC 15. Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs 16. Anti-Communism and Red-baiting 17. Cold War Christianity 18. The Military Industrial Complex 19. The global anticolonial movement and America’s and the Soviets struggle for influence over them 20. The Cold War’s influence on America’s response to decolonization Choose an aspect of the chapter to relate current news to. I will attach the directions my teacher gave us as they are more detailed. Use internet sources only for information.

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