Unit 10: Unit 6: Cold War and Civil Rights

Difference between Capitalism and Communism
What the policy of Containment, Domino Theory and Truman Doctrine were
How Cold War played out in Greece, Asia, Latin America and space
Goals and methods of the Civil Rights era
How racial discrimination was both legal and defacto in Post Civil War America
Types of resistance including non-violent marches, sit ins, boycotts and court cases
Southern opposition and rise of Black empowerment groups

Cold War:
1) create a project that demonstrates an understanding of how the policy of containment led to wars in Asia
2) write an essay that places blame for the Cold War on America or Soviets
Civil Rights;
a) use primary documents to trace the goals and methods of the Civil Rights era