(DBQs) Unit 9

DBQ 1: Cold War Politics and the Formation of NATOPrompt: Evaluate the extent to which Cold War tensions influenced the formation and expansion of NATO from 1949 to 1991.
Documents:

1. Excerpt from the North Atlantic Treaty (1949)
2. Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech (1946)
3. Soviet newspaper Pravda on NATO expansion (1955)
4. NATO military expenditure comparison, 1960–1980 (graph)
5. Speech by Ronald Reagan on NATO’s role in confronting the USSR (1983)
6. Gorbachev’s speech on European security and NATO’s role (1990)
7. European leader’s reaction to German reunification and NATO’s role (1990)

Key Themes: Cold War alliances, collective security, US-European relations, Soviet response

DBQ 2: European Integration and the European UnionPrompt: Analyze the factors that contributed to the process of European integration from 1951 to 2000.
Documents:

1. Treaty of Paris (1951) establishing the European Coal and Steel Community
2. Charles de Gaulle’s speech on European unity (1962)
3. Treaty of Rome (1957) establishing the European Economic Community
4. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s concerns about the EU (1988)
5. The Maastricht Treaty (1993) creating the European Union
6. French and German newspapers reacting to the Euro (1999)
7. EU membership expansion data from 1957–2000 (chart)

Key Themes: Economic cooperation, political integration, nationalism vs supranationalism

DBQ 3: Decolonization and European ResponsesPrompt: Evaluate the political, economic, and social consequences of decolonization for European nations from 1945 to 1980.
Documents:

1. British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan’s “Wind of Change” Speech (1960)
2. Chart showing European economic investment in former colonies (1950–1975)
3. Ho Chi Minh’s declaration of independence from France (1945)
4. Speech by Charles de Gaulle on Algeria’s independence (1962)
5. Anti-immigration protests in Britain and France (1970s)
6. The rise of guest worker programs in West Germany (1960s)
7. European newspaper discussing the economic crisis and decolonization (1975)

Key Themes: Political restructuring, immigration, economic challenges, nationalism

DBQ 4: Cold War Cultural and Social TransformationsPrompt: To what extent did the Cold War influence cultural and social life in Europe from 1945 to 1991?
Documents:

1. Excerpt from George Orwell’s "1984" (1949) on totalitarianism
2. Soviet propaganda poster on capitalism (1950s)
3. Western European protests against nuclear weapons (1960s)
4. Rock music and youth culture in Eastern Europe (1970s)
5. Speech by Pope John Paul II on human rights (1980)
6. Photograph of the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
7. Data on television ownership and media censorship in Eastern Europe (1970–1990)

Key Themes: Censorship, youth culture, propaganda, consumerism, resistance movements

DBQ 5: Women’s Rights and Social Change in Modern EuropePrompt: Evaluate the role of women’s movements in shaping European society from 1945 to the present.
Documents:

1. Excerpt from Simone de Beauvoir’s "The Second Sex" (1949)
2. French law granting women equal pay (1972)
3. Chart on female labor force participation in Europe (1950–2000)
4. Advertisement for domestic technology (1960s)
5. British feminist group’s protest leaflet (1970s)
6. Margaret Thatcher’s speech on women in politics (1988)
7. EU policy document on gender equality (2000)

Key Themes: Feminism, economic roles, political participation, legal reforms

DBQ 6: Migration and Multiculturalism in Postwar EuropePrompt: Analyze the causes and consequences of migration to Europe from 1945 to the present.
Documents:

1. West German guest worker agreement with Turkey (1961)
2. British government report on Commonwealth immigration (1965)
3. Anti-immigration political cartoon (1980s)
4. Speech by a French politician on cultural integration (1995)
5. Chart showing demographic shifts in major European cities (1950–2010)
6. EU immigration and refugee policy statement (2015)
7. Newspaper article on xenophobia and far-right political movements (2010s)

Key Themes: Economic migration, nationalism, racial tensions, integration policies