12.1.2 - SQ1 Primary Sources

Compelling Questions:

Does war bring prosperity?

Supporting Question 1:

How did people react to the beginning of the Cold War?


 Primary Sources

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Title Source
"Iron Curtain" Speech March 5, 1946 (paragraphs 19-21) Links to an external site. Winston Churchill
Address before a Joint Session of Congress March 12, 1947 (Truman Doctrine) Links to an external site. Pres. Harry Truman
“Soviet Fires Satellite into Space: It is Circling the Globe at 18,000 m.p.h; Sphere Tracked in 4 Crossings over U.S.” Links to an external site. Oct 5, 1957 New York Times
1961 Goldsboro Incident Links to an external site. PBS
Operator Conversation Between two Unknown Stations- June 18, 1961 Links to an external site. - Radar being installed, possibly for use with artillery units
(pre- Cuban Missile Crisis)
National Security Agency


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