Daily Lesson Plan

Day 2: The Bomb, Containment and the Truman Doctrine

3. Understand causes and consequences of contact, cooperation,
and conflict (e.g., diplomatic, economic, political, cultural/ethnic,
military, biological) between various societies, nations, and groups
of people.
b. Critique the successes and failures of initiatives to create
international security (e.g., Bourbon Family Compact, Concert of
Europe, Holy Alliance, League of Nations, United Nations, SEATO, NonAligned States, etc.). (DOK 3).
d. Describe the causes of the Cold War and its effects on contemporary
world affairs. (DOK 2)
4. Understand that increased interactions among people have
resulted from: technological and communication innovation,
political and economic change, and demographic and climate
change
d. Analyze the international developments in the postWorld War II
world in terms of global economic, military, and political power shifts
(e.g., developments of nationalism in Africa and the Middle East, the
effects of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan in Southeast Asia,
the collapse of the Soviet Union, etc.). (DOK 4)
Materials:
Pencil
Paper
Computer
Projector
Copies of the Truman Doctrine Speech
YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdTmrusxCag
Opening (Set):
1 Students will complete their bell ringer for the day: Remember the
League of Nations? What caused it to fail? What would eventually
replace it? What would it need to be more successful
2 Teacher will review the bell ringer and ask students for their input.
3 Teacher will remind students that bell ringers are graded and to put
them away in their binders.
Yesterday we discussed the origins of the Cold War. We talked about the
decimation of Europe after WWII and how the allies wanted to set up
spheres of influence. Today well talk about the atomic bomb and how it

affected the politics of the cold war. In addition, we will talk about the
birth of the United Nations and other organizations that would come out
of this period in the Cold War.
Learning Tasks (Procedures):
1 Teacher will have students take out notes and maps
2 Teacher will begin slide show.
3 Teacher will present the lecture on the Europe
4 Students will take notes
5 Teacher will ask and take questions from the students during lecture
time
6 At the conclusion of lecture the teacher will have a student hand out
the primary source The Truman Doctrine.
7 The teacher will break students off into pairs
8 Students will then analyze the The Truman Doctrine and each group
will come up with a synopsis
9 The teacher will ask groups to present their ideas and thoughts on the
Truman Doctrine.
10 The teacher will allow group discussion to take place, guiding groups
by using the three questions attached.
Closure:
After the conclusion of the class discussion the teacher will ask
students to think about the early years of the Cold War. Using question
such as: Evaluate the Truman Doctrine. Given that we are living in the
future, was containment effective in preventing the spread of
communism? Why or why not? What were the pros and cons of
containment?
Differentiated Instruction:
Enrichment: Students will have an opportunity to work on Extra
Credit Assignment.
Intervention: The teacher will give students a copy of power point
slides/lecture notes.
Accommodation: Students will have material presented visually on
the board as well as copies of the notes being given. Students will be
paired by the teacher during group activity to be sure that struggling
students are paired with high preforming students who can act as peer
tutors.