1. law, govt and politics
2. politics
3. foreign policy

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Name:________________________________
March ______, 2015
Period: _______
Chapter 57: Ending the Cold War
Essential Question: Were the effects of President Reagan’s foreign policy actions mostly positive or mostly negative?
Learning Targets:
1. I can describe the impact of the Cold War on defense spending in the 1980s, including the pursuit of the Strategic
Defense Initiative (SDI).
2. I can trace the origins of Reagan’s foreign policy in Latin America and describe the consequences of U.S. involvement
there.
3. I can outline the consequences of U.S. involvement in the Middle East during Reagan’s presidency.
4. I can explain the effect of the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe on the rest of the world.
Word Bank
INF Treaty, nuclear freeze movement, summit meeting
Peacekeeper, Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO),
suicide bombing
Military buildup, defense spending, nuclear weapons
Terrorists, hostages, Iran-Contra Affair
Soviet Union, nation-states, Cold War
Reagan Doctrine, Sandinistas, Contras
Missile shield, Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI), Star Wars
Eastern Europe, Berlin Wall, communism
Procedure:
1. Read section 57.2 of the Chapter 57.
2. Decide which cartoon relates to what you just read.
3. Write a two-four sentence summary of the event each cartoon represents. In each summary include all of the
terms from one of the Word Banks above. Use each set of terms only once.
4. For each cartoon, answer this question: Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s foreign
policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive? Explain your answer. One word will not suffice.
5. Identify any artistic devices the cartoonist used to communicate his or her message (symbols, exaggerated
details, labels, speech/thought bubbles, captions, historical figures, etc.)
6. Repeat for Sections 57.3, 4, and 5
7. Finally, answer the critical thinking questions on the back page using complete sentences.
8. If you have time, start a rough draft of your homework!
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Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Schultz/US History
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Schultz/US History
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Schultz/US History
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
Summary:
Does this cartoonist believe the effects of President Reagan’s
foreign policy actions were mostly negative or mostly positive?
Artistic Devices:
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Critical Thinking Questions:
1. Were the effects of President Reagan’s foreign policy actions mostly positive or mostly negative?
2. Were any of America’s founding ideals advanced by Reagan’s foreign policy actions? Were any of America’s
founding ideals hindered by them?
3. Did the ends justify the means? In other words, the United States was ultimately able to contain the spread of
communism. Were the actions taken to do that justified? Why or why not?
Political Cartoon Homework Assignment
In this chapter, you learned about the many actions President Reagan took to contain communism and end the Cold
War. These actions affected the U.S. economy, the country’s standing in the world community, the safety of the nation’s
and the world’s citizens, and American ideals.
Task:
Create a political cartoon commenting on whether you believe the effects of Reagan’s foreign policies were mostly
positive or mostly negative. Your cartoon must use at least three of these artistic devices:
• notable people of this era
• symbols
• exaggerated details
• labels that identify parts of the cartoon
• speech and thought bubbles
• a caption
Do’s and Don’ts:
 Do be creative! Think outside the box, dig deep!
 Do use color! Be interesting! Would someone reading a magazine or newspaper stop to look at your cartoon?
 Don’t use more than an 8X11, standard, white piece of paper.
 Don’t plagiarize or copy one of the cartoons that was given in today’s lesson or on the internet
 Do turn it in on time. 
This homework assignment is worth 15 Project Points (remember projects make up 30% of your grade!) and is due on
Monday the 23rd.