US History

Identify blowback from our policy of containment during the Cold War and

evaluate our “global war on terror”

Identify blowback from our policy of containment during the Cold War and

evaluate our “global war on terror”

• Task: – Purpose Read Afghanistan, the US, and the Legacy

of the Afghan Civil War. Identify the authors scope and purpose. Create the following• Purpose questions, Content/Vocab, Connections, and

Summary

– Read the excerpt of George W. Bush from the Regents of California online text.

Identify blowback from our policy of containment during the Cold War and

evaluate our “global war on terror”

• Watch Restrepo clip• Review American foreign policy and create

observations based upon the causes/effects and experiences of intervention and war.

• How have our experiences shaped our policy?• How has our role in the world changed?

Prompt• Identify blowback from our policy of containment

during the Cold War and evaluate our “global war on terror”

• Assessment: Write a detailed letter advising the President concerning the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• The cliché is that if you are unaware of history one is bound to repeat it. You must use past lessons/events (at least 3) in detail (reference content, names, events, vocabulary) as a frame of reference for advice within your letter.