Century of Conflict
  • Interwar Era
    • 1918 - 1919
    • 1920 - 1929
    • 1930 - 1939
  • Rise of the Nazi
    • 1918 - 1919
    • 1920 - 1923
    • 1924 - 1929
    • 1930 - 1933
    • 1934 - 1939
  • World War II
  • The Cold War
    • 1945 - 1949
    • 1950 - 1957
    • 1958 - 1963
    • 1964 - 1969
    • 1970 - 1975
    • 1976 - 1984
    • 1985 - 1991
  • Interwar Era
    • 1918 - 1919
    • 1920 - 1929
    • 1930 - 1939
  • Rise of the Nazi
    • 1918 - 1919
    • 1920 - 1923
    • 1924 - 1929
    • 1930 - 1933
    • 1934 - 1939
  • World War II
  • The Cold War
    • 1945 - 1949
    • 1950 - 1957
    • 1958 - 1963
    • 1964 - 1969
    • 1970 - 1975
    • 1976 - 1984
    • 1985 - 1991
Century of Conflict

nsc-68

Picture

Alternatives:
  1. Isolation from European affairs
  2. Forming a mutually beneficial relationship with the USSR

Description:
Research both of the following alternatives that were considered by the US in the early stages of the Cold War, and answer the questions at the bottom: (Complete your work on as a PowerPoint presentation)

​Inquiry Questions: 
  • Why was this alternative considered?
  • What were some of the benefits if this alternative was chosen?
  • What were some of the repercussions if this alternative was chosen?
  • Do you think that the alternative you chose was really ever going to work? Why/Why not?
  • Make an estimate on how long you think this alternative would have been successful?
  • Do you think there was really a viable alternative other than to challenge the Soviet Union?


FEEDBACK

© COPYRIGHT 2016. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.