Week 2: The Cold War
(3) Mon 1/25 Atomic Age & the Cold War
Reading: HOT 17-22, 31-40 = Kennan, Eisenhower, Good Housekeeping
Background reading: Moss 19-34/ GML 840-851
In-class links: BBC interactive map, Duck&Cover, Atomic Alert, THEM!
(4) Wed 1/27 McCarthyism
Reading: HOT 41-64 = HUAC, McCarthy, Haynes/Klehr
Background reading: Moss 40-44, 50, 79-93/ GML 851-854, 860-870
(5) Fri 1/29 Korea & Vietnam Wars – in class, you’ll get your Congress Committee Assignments
Reading online = read and compare two accounts of the Korean War, “The Korean War: An Overview” by Michael Hickey (BBC) and “Korean War: The Forgotten War,” (Military.com). Each one has 4 or 5 sections – navigate by clicking on the left hand sidebar links.
Background reading: Moss 34-40, 86-89/ GML 847-849, 895-896