Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan was a huge consequence created after the war by the United States to aid European countries as they try to rebuild thier countries after WWII. Within this document, the U.S. agreed to give money in order to get the countries up and running. Students will engage in lessons that discuss what countries were apart of this plan, how the countries were to use the money gained from the Marshall Plan, as well as as question whether the U.S. did this to gain the support of European countries as the Soviet Union grew more powerful.
Geography: The Marshall Plan was designed to keep the Axis Superpowers at bay. This plan was nstituted to make the geographical alignment stayed the same, so measures were put in place to keep the communist government from spreading. This activity fits into the consequences of war as the Marshall Plan was designed to keep the peace with the rest of the world. The concept being taught today is how important Communism was in Southeast Asia and how badly the United States wanted to stop it from spreading. It is important for the students to understand how important the Geneva Accords were in deciding which areas were to be influenced by Communism and why the Marshal Plan needed to be implemented. Students will have a class simulation that pits the United States and Russia against each other. One group of students in the class is Russia, and another group is the United States. Single students stand around the outer walls of the classroom. As Russia attempts to send citizens to other countries, the United States intervenes. Students will also fill in a map that
lables all of the Communist countries in Asia.
Geography: The Marshall Plan was designed to keep the Axis Superpowers at bay. This plan was nstituted to make the geographical alignment stayed the same, so measures were put in place to keep the communist government from spreading. This activity fits into the consequences of war as the Marshall Plan was designed to keep the peace with the rest of the world. The concept being taught today is how important Communism was in Southeast Asia and how badly the United States wanted to stop it from spreading. It is important for the students to understand how important the Geneva Accords were in deciding which areas were to be influenced by Communism and why the Marshal Plan needed to be implemented. Students will have a class simulation that pits the United States and Russia against each other. One group of students in the class is Russia, and another group is the United States. Single students stand around the outer walls of the classroom. As Russia attempts to send citizens to other countries, the United States intervenes. Students will also fill in a map that
lables all of the Communist countries in Asia.
World History:
When students enter the classroom, they will write down the question of the day, "How did the Marshall Plan affect the people living in Europe, and how did it affect the various countries involved?" Once students have finished writing down the question of the day, i will pass out an anticipation guide for students to complete. Students will then view a short video on the Marshall Plan, and how it affected Europe and Asia. Once students view this video, i will pass out a set of guided notes to students that will follow a short power point that explains the Marshall plan in depth. After the lecture students will be shown two different options they have for a project for this lesson. Students can either A) Create a foldable that answers the following questions,
1. What is the Marshall Plan?
2. Who created the Marshall Plan?
3. What was the planned implementation?
4. How long was the Marshall Plan expected to be in place?
or they could create their own recovery plan for the european countires and Asia following these guidelines,
1. Create a definition.
2. List all plans and how they will take place.
3. List how long it would be in effect for.
4. How it would affect the economic issues during this time?
When students enter the classroom, they will write down the question of the day, "How did the Marshall Plan affect the people living in Europe, and how did it affect the various countries involved?" Once students have finished writing down the question of the day, i will pass out an anticipation guide for students to complete. Students will then view a short video on the Marshall Plan, and how it affected Europe and Asia. Once students view this video, i will pass out a set of guided notes to students that will follow a short power point that explains the Marshall plan in depth. After the lecture students will be shown two different options they have for a project for this lesson. Students can either A) Create a foldable that answers the following questions,
1. What is the Marshall Plan?
2. Who created the Marshall Plan?
3. What was the planned implementation?
4. How long was the Marshall Plan expected to be in place?
or they could create their own recovery plan for the european countires and Asia following these guidelines,
1. Create a definition.
2. List all plans and how they will take place.
3. List how long it would be in effect for.
4. How it would affect the economic issues during this time?
American History:
Students will be given an anticipation guide in order to let us know how much prior knowledge the students have on the Marshall Plan and to see how much they have learned by the end of the lesson as well. Students will read an article explaining the U.S. perspective of the Marshall Plan and what it included within it. Students will engage in meaningful discussion about why the U.S. created this plan and whether it was to help the countries or to gain their support against the Soviet Union.
Students will be given an anticipation guide in order to let us know how much prior knowledge the students have on the Marshall Plan and to see how much they have learned by the end of the lesson as well. Students will read an article explaining the U.S. perspective of the Marshall Plan and what it included within it. Students will engage in meaningful discussion about why the U.S. created this plan and whether it was to help the countries or to gain their support against the Soviet Union.
Economics:
In this lesson the students will be shown a PowerPoint overview of the Marshall Plan. The students will be asked to visualize themselves as someone during the time frame when the Marshall Plan was created and write what life would be like if the Marshall Plan never came to be. The students will be given three options for creating this story. They will be asked to write in the form of an essay, a series of journal entries, or work in pairs to create a comic strip. The lesson will be brought to a close by having the students answer the following question in a reflection: "Why do you think America felt it was their job to help rebuild Europe?" The following comic strip will be used as refreence for what is expected:
In this lesson the students will be shown a PowerPoint overview of the Marshall Plan. The students will be asked to visualize themselves as someone during the time frame when the Marshall Plan was created and write what life would be like if the Marshall Plan never came to be. The students will be given three options for creating this story. They will be asked to write in the form of an essay, a series of journal entries, or work in pairs to create a comic strip. The lesson will be brought to a close by having the students answer the following question in a reflection: "Why do you think America felt it was their job to help rebuild Europe?" The following comic strip will be used as refreence for what is expected:
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