March 30-31, 2015

Learning Targets:
I can describe what happened with the Watergate Scandal
I can explain the Iran Contra Affair
I can define Reaganomics

Daily Question:
It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies…It is clear that the United States cannot expect in the foreseeable future to enjoy political intimacy with the Soviet regime. It must continue to regard the Soviet Union as a rival, not a partner, in the political arena. It must continue to expect that Soviet policies will reflect no abstract love of peace and stability, no real faith in the possibility of a permanent happy coexistence of the Socialist and capitalist worlds, but rather a cautious, persistent pressure toward the disruption and weakening of all rival influence and rival power.
- MR. X (George F. Kennan), State Department professional, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct,” Foreign Affairs, July 1947

In what way did the Marshall Plan best implement the goals of George Kennan?
a. It offered economic aid to eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
b. It funded and organized the airlift of supplies to save Berlin
c. It reorganized all military services under the Department of Defense
d. It used U.S aid to block the appeal of Communism in Western Europe

Daily Agenda:

Daily Question

Nixon through Reagan Lecture
Test Review

***Notes and Vocab on Ch. 38, 39 and 40 DUE NEXT TIME (LAST Chapter Notes :) )

***LBJ Movie Notes DUE NEXT TIME