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Fighting the Cold War at Home

In this lesson from History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals, students play a game and explore primary source videos to better understand the early Cold War.

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Fighting the Cold War at Home

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Fighting the Cold War at Home — Classroom Activity

Classroom Activity

Play a game and explore a primary source, “Duck and Cover,” video to better understand anticommunist suspicion and fear of nuclear destruction in the early Cold War.

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Fighting the Cold War at Home — Video Activity

Video Activity

Take on the role of a film critic to analyze historical films and answer questions about the Cold War.

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Fighting the Cold War at Home — Reading

Reading

Available in print and online, students explore how anxieties raised by the Cold War affected life in the United States through reading and notebook questions.

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About History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals

TCI’s History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals for high school provides the comprehensive teacher support and standards-aligned content you expect, but what makes this program unique is engagement that works. Students play the role of CIA agents during the Cold War, analyze wartime primary sources, and explore perspectives during the Great Depression. With this program, you get:

  • Meaningful Activities

  • Classroom-Friendly Technology

  • Ongoing Teacher and District Support

  • High-Quality, Standards-Aligned Curriculum

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