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US History Discussion Board – 4 Questions 1 Discuss the Cold War. When and how did it begin? What was the rationale behind it? How did Senator McCarthy play into the Cold War scare? Were his accusations justified? Explain. 10 sentences minimum. YouTube video- Chapter 1 | McCarthy | American Experience | PBS by American Experience | PBS 2. Discuss the primary source Muhammed Ali Speaks Out Against the Vietnam War AND Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam.” (Found here beginning page 423). What are they arguing about Vietnam? Why is it important? Explain. 10 sentences minimum. Link – https://www.mcvts.net/cms/lib07/NJ01911694/Centricity/Domain/155/Slavery%20-%20The%20First%20Slaves%20-%20Documents.pdf Page 423 3. Discuss the use of propaganda in the Cold War. What ideas did news outlets disseminate, and what responses did they have in US society? Explain. 8 sentences minimum. YouTube Video – Communism: 1952 American Propaganda Film about the Cold War by Maria Popova 4. Imagine you were a child living during the Cold War. What thoughts would you likely have? How would you have likely responded to the nuclear threat film shown in class? Explain. 8 sentences minimum. YouTube Video- ATOMIC ALERT. 1951 Cold War Classroom Film on Atomic Bomb Attack.
