Step 1: Select a combination of 5 items from the matrix below. Be sure to include at least 1 item from each column of the matrix.
Policies Practices Events
GI Bill McCarthyism Building of Levittown
National Defense Education Act Duck and Cover Drill Korean War
The Marshall Plan Fair Deal Creation of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
The Truman Doctrine Cold War Propaganda Red Scare
Containment Launch of Sputnik
Step 2: Complete the matrix below. Identify the basic facts, dates, and purpose of the entry in 2 to 3 sentences in the Identify column. Include why the event is significant in the Significance column, and add a reference for your material in the Reference column.
Policy/Practice/Event: From the matrix above
Identify:
2-3 sentences
Basic facts, dates, purpose of the policy/practice/event
Significance: 2-3 sentences Importance of the policy/practice/event
References: Source(s) used to gather information on the policy/practice/event
Sample Solution