US Containment Policy - detailed background, causes and overview

This is a Power Point presentation for students aged 14+ containing 24 slides, two class activities that can easily be used for at least 2 lessons. It allows students to not only understand the term of Containment but also evaluate the differences between Strong-point and Total Containment, as well as formulate their own opinion on the topic. The presentation is designed to help the student understand the background of the Containment policy. It also helps the student understand the causes of the divide in Europe and how the strong nationalist sentiment in Italy and Germany have birth to extremist political options. The learning outcomes are:

Identifying why World War II started and how nationalist movements gained power in Germany and Italy;
Understanding how ‘’Appeasement’’ impacted pre-WW2 Europe;
Evaluating the relevance of the lack of trust between the West and the Soviet Union in developing their future relationship;
Analysing the causes of the start of the Cold War;
Understanding the relevance of George Kennan’s ‘’Long Telegram’’;
Understanding the difference between the terms Strong-point Containment and Total Containment.