For a British professor with more than a passing interest in US foreign policy and the role of the United States in ending the Cold War, it is indeed fascinating to observe how deeply divided opinion still...
The National Security Council issued the classified report NSC-68, which outlined a plan that would shape American Cold War policy for years to come. It advocated the worldwide containment of Communism and major rearmament. The report emphasized the need for an American commitment to fighting Communism globally, not just in Europe, and pointed to military intervention as the most effective form of containment.
![John F. Kennedy, [Portion of an address], ca. August 12, 1952 (GLC02313)](http://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/aggregate-208x148/content-images/02313p1.synop_.web_.jpg "John F. Kennedy, Notes for an address on the containment of Communism, ca. August 12, 1952. (Gilder Lehrman Collection)")
To discover the impact the Cold War had on multiple aspects of life, both in the United States and around the world, by exploring changes over time.
Overview of Jigsaw ProcessExpert Groups will create four timelines relating to key political and economic events and policies that occurred between 1945 and 1990 as a result of the Cold War. With timelines in hand, each member of the Expert Groups will create seven Home Groups and share their timeline information. These Home Groups will then create one...
