History Discussion (Cold War)

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Prepare: Read Chapters 10 and 11, and watch the video, The Post-War
Years.

Resources

Required Resources

Text

Article

  • Hanchett, T. W. (2001). The other ‘subsidized housing’.
    Journal of Housing & Community Development, 58(1), 18. Retrieved
    from the http://www.nahro.org/housing-journal

    • A scholarly article that examines federal housing policy and regulations
      since World War II and resulting impact on society. This is scholarly secondary
      source that is acceptable for use in the Final Project. This article can be
      found in the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library.

Multimedia

  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R, & Spencer, S. (Producers). (2009). The post-war years [Series
    episode]. In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the
    20th century    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47585&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that looks at the social, political, and economic changes that
      occurred during the post-World War II years.
  • Smith, L. M. (Producer, Director, & Writer). (2003). The house we live in[Series
    episode]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Race: The power of an
    illusion    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=49736&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that examines the concept of race and the ways that the
      understanding of racial categories has over time as well as the ways that those
      understandings of race have affected specific groups and society.

Recommended Resources

Article

  • Gutiérrez, J. A. (2011). The Chicano movement: Paths to
    power    . Social Studies, 102(1), 25-32.
    doi:10.1080/00377996.2011.533043

    • A scholarly article that provides a short explanation of the major events of
      the Chicano movement. This is a scholarly secondary source that is acceptable
      for use in the Final Project. This article can be found in the EBSCOhost
      database in the Ashford University Library.

Reading

  • May, E. (2008). War and peace: Fanning the home fires. In Homeward bound: American families in
    the Cold War era     (pp. 58-88). Retrieved from the ebrary database.

    • A chapter from a scholarly book that examines the situation of many American
      women and families in the early Cold War with information on how the Cold War
      affected United States society. This is a scholarly secondary source that is
      acceptable for use in the Final Project.

Multimedia

  • Bernard, S. C. (Writer). (2000). A struggle for educational equality:
    1950-1980     [Series episode]. In School: The story of American public
    education    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=11764&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that looks that challenges for African Americans, women, Hispanic
      Americans, and the disabled as they pursued educational opportunities.
  • Coontz, S. [UChannel]. (2010, Sept. 29). The way we never were: American families and
    the nostalgia trap     [Video]. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/MIeAnU7_7TA

    • A recorded lecture given by a well-known and respected historian of United
      States families that examines the realities in opposition to common perceptions
      of the “traditional” family and some results of the social changes in the years
      after World War II.
  • Hannigan, B., Hawksworth, R., & Spencer, S. (Producers & Writers).
    (2009). Cold war [Series episode].
    In R. Hawksworth (Executive producer), America in the 20th
    century    . Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=47587&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that focuses mainly on the foreign policy issues of the Cold War.
  • Pearson Education. (2010, January 1). Civil rights in America
    [Activity]. Retrieved from
    http://media.pearsoncmg.com/ph/hss/shared_hss_assets/political_science/polisim_3/burnstimeline1.html

    • An interactive time line that provides a visual representation of the
      important events in the struggles for equality of African Americans, Native
      Americans, and Latino Americans from 1775 to 2000.
  • Valdés, M. J., (Producer) & Sandoval, C. (Writer). (2009). A class apart [Video file].
    Retrieved from
    https://secure.films.com/OnDemandEmbed.aspx?Token=40874&aid=18596&Plt=FOD&loid=0&w=640&h=480&ref=

    • A video that discusses the discrimination and segregation faced by the
      Hispanic community in the United States, especially in realm of education.




Reflect: After the World War II, the United States embarked on
what came to be known as the Cold War against the Soviet Union. Although the two
sides never fought against each other directly, the Cold War nonetheless erupted
into violence at times in places like Vietnam, Korea, and Afghanistan. Consider
the major events of the Cold War and the ways that different presidential
administrations reacted to those events. Reflect, too, on the effects of the
Cold War on American culture.

Write: Based on information from your textbook and the
assigned video, answer the following questions:

  • What are two major foreign policy events of the Cold War, and how did the
    United States address them? What caused these events and how effective were the
    American responses?
  • What were two major changes within American society and culture that were
    caused by the Cold War? How did the Cold War cause these changes?

Your
initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Support your claims with
examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and
properly cite any references. Your references and citations must be formatted
according to APA style