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Paper Instructions:
Analyze the impact of Kennan's Long Telegram on Americans' perspectives of Germany, Cuba, and Asia during the Cold War.
Project Objectives:
Evaluate the United States' foreign policy during the Cold War through the evaluation of primary sources by focusing on the author's main points, purpose, and perspective; examining different points of views; and assessing the credibility and validity of the pieces that analyze the different forms of government in human history.
Analyze the United States' foreign policy during the Cold War by formulating questions and address these questions through historical research and study to evaluate historical events and their impact.
Analyze the documents to see how they connect to the United States' attempts to enforce the containment policy.
Document Provided (4)
Kennan's Long Telegram -word Document See attached
Berlin Wall - The site below will direct you to primary sources connected to the Berlin Wall. Use this primary source to describe how Americans were impacted by the event. Remember to include your source.
https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/1959-03-05.pdf
Cuban Missile Crisis- The site below will direct you to primary sources connected to the Cuban Missile Crisis. Select one primary source that you can use to describe how Americans were impacted by the event. Remember to include your source.
http://microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/
For the Vietnam War Select the primary source that you can use to describe how Americans were impacted by the containment policy in Asia. Remember to include your source.
Vietnam War- Pick one primary source on this website- http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/veterans/