The organizational approach outlined below will serve as the basis for your investigation into the facts surrounding the Cold War. You and your partners should also review the THEMATIC and GEOGRAPHIC approaches and decide which organizational approach you will choose to base your museum's exhibits upon. The exhibits presented in your museum plan should closely follow the organizational approach that your design team has selected.
It is important to understand that the Cold War not only spanned several presidential administrations, it is also important to note that it involved many aspects of U.S. foreign and domestic policies.
This assignment is designed to allow you to explore the major events of the Cold War -with respect to the chronology in which they occurred.
The study of the Cold War's development over time allows you, the student, to understand the importance and influence it has had on modern world history.
The Cold War spanned many decades of United States history. As a result, it transcended nine presidential administrations.
Below is a list of United States presidential administrations who contended with Cold War issues.
Harry S. Truman 1945-1953
A. Truman Doctrine
B. Berlin Airlift
C. Marshall Plan
D. NATO
E. Korean War
F. Aids French in Indochina
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953-1961
A. Korean War
B. Eisenhower Doctrine
C. Aids French in Indochina
D. Establishes U.S. mission in Vietnam
E. Francis Gary Powers U-2 Flights
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 *
A. Bay of Pigs
B. U.S. 'advisors' to Vietnam
C. Aid to India after Chinese invasion
D. Cuban Missile Crisis
Lyndon B. Johnson 1963*-1969
A. Vietnam War buildup
Richard M. Nixon 1969-1973*
A. Nixon Doctrine (Chile)
B. Vietnam War & bombing of Cambodia
C. Arms agreement1. Seabed Treaty
2. ABM Treaty
3. SALT ID. Détente
E. Ping Pong Diplomacy visit to China
F. U.S. leaves Vietnam
Gerald R. Ford 1973*-1976
A. The fall of Vietnam
B. Helsinki Accords
James E. Carter 1976-1980
A. Angola
B. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
C. SALT II *
D. Détente Ends
Ronald W.Reagan 1980-1988
A. Arms buildup
B. Granada
C. El Salvador
D. Nicaragua
E. Iran Contra Scandal
F. Aid to Afghanistan
G. Star Wars Technology
George H.W.Bush 1988-1992
A. Berlin Wall is taken down
B. Soviet domination of Easter Europe ends
C. End of the Cold War