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CENTER FOR COLD WAR STUDIES, UCSBAugust 2-7, 2004: 

CENTER FOR COLD WAR STUDIES, UCSB August 2-7, 2004 Changing Roles from Cold War to Peacekeeping to the War on Terror

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DAY 1 Start with a review of key terms and events ( “iron curtain”, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Berlin Airlift )that are necessary to begin a discussion of NATO with a “rousing” game of. . . .

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A: George Kennan C: Harry S. Truman B: Winston Churchill D: Joe Stalin 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 pts 14 pts 13 pts 12 pts 11 pts 10 pts 9 pts 8 pts 7 pts 6 pts 5 pts 4 pts 3 pts 2 pts 1 pt He coined the metaphor “iron curtain” in describing the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc

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A: Italy and France C: Italy and Turkey B: Italy and Belgium D: Greece and Turkey 50:50 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 $1 Million $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $64,000 $32,000 $16,000 $8,000 $4,000 $2,000 $1,000 $500 $300 $200 $100 President Truman was worried about Soviet involvement in

DAY 1: 

DAY 1 PowerPoint : Introduce NATO, why it was created, who was involved, its place in the Cold War.

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DAY 1 Map : Cold War Europe – Students will locate “iron curtain” and original NATO members. Discuss ways NATO could act as deterrent to Soviet expansion. Locate “Warsaw Pact” nations

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DAY 1 Group Activity : Students assigned parts of the North Atlantic Treaty, 1949 and, in 2-3 sentences, paraphrase the preamble and articles – then discuss.

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DAY 2 Opening : Map Quiz – Students identify “iron curtain” and NATO countries.

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DAY 2 PowerPoint : Discuss – What NATO has done post-Cold War, success/failure in Yugo (B-H) as peacekeeper, player in War on Terror (Afghan, Iraq).

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DAY 2 Map : Students evaluate new members, how the end of the Cold War changes the “game” for NATO, and look at world map to identify “hot spots” of current or possible NATO involvement.

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DAY 2 Discussion / Cartoon Evaluation : For closure, use political cartoons about NATO’s recent actions to engage class in discussion.

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From NATO action in the former Yugoslavia – NATO as peacekeeper or aggressor?

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What appears to be the dual role of NATO?

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N What does this suggest about the role of the US President in directing NATO?