The Cold War 1945-1990
Introduction to the Cold War
The Cold War is defined as tensions between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 - 1990
Definition of the Task
1. You and your group members will be assigned one of the Cold War topics to research (see subpages).
2. As a group you will create and present a poster or Google Drive Presentation. As others present you will be responsible for taking notes on their topic. There will be a quiz based on all presentations.
3. Establish roles for each member: You may combine and share roles if necessary.
4. Research the Internet and resources for information related to the Cold War
5. Use the research links on your topic page to gather information
Project Evaluation
1. Did you cover the major events of your assigned time period?
2. Is your work supported by accurate research?
3. Does your project follow the project criteria?
4. Did you fully answer all of the questions posed under your topic heading?
See grading rubric to see how your project will be graded.
Work Days:
Day 1: Create groups and divide work, begin research.
Day 2-3: Research
Day 4-5: Create product (poster or presentation)
Submission
If you create a poster it should be turned into me directly. If your group creates a Google Drive Presentation it should be turned in via Google Classroom.
Conclusion
The Cold War put the world close to the brink of extinction on more than one occasion. People around the world knew that it all could come to an end with a blinding flash of light. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost trying to protect national interests, even though the two sides did not "directly" fight.
It is your job to report on the issues that made the Cold War one of the most tensioned filled periods of the 20th century.
The Cold War Museum “A good place to start for all of the assigned topics!”
Project modified from http://www.myhistoryclass.net/cold_war_internet.htm
Topic Pages:
Communism- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/communism.html
The Korean War- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-korean-war.html
The Vietnam War- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-vietnam-war.html
Bay of Pigs- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-bay-of-pigs.html
The Cuban Missile Crisis- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-cuban-missile-crisis.html
The Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-berlin-airlift-and-wall.html
The Space and Arms Race- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-space-racearms-race.html
Introduction to the Cold War
The Cold War is defined as tensions between the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 - 1990
Definition of the Task
1. You and your group members will be assigned one of the Cold War topics to research (see subpages).
2. As a group you will create and present a poster or Google Drive Presentation. As others present you will be responsible for taking notes on their topic. There will be a quiz based on all presentations.
3. Establish roles for each member: You may combine and share roles if necessary.
4. Research the Internet and resources for information related to the Cold War
5. Use the research links on your topic page to gather information
Project Evaluation
1. Did you cover the major events of your assigned time period?
2. Is your work supported by accurate research?
3. Does your project follow the project criteria?
4. Did you fully answer all of the questions posed under your topic heading?
See grading rubric to see how your project will be graded.
Work Days:
Day 1: Create groups and divide work, begin research.
Day 2-3: Research
Day 4-5: Create product (poster or presentation)
Submission
If you create a poster it should be turned into me directly. If your group creates a Google Drive Presentation it should be turned in via Google Classroom.
Conclusion
The Cold War put the world close to the brink of extinction on more than one occasion. People around the world knew that it all could come to an end with a blinding flash of light. Hundreds of thousands of lives were lost trying to protect national interests, even though the two sides did not "directly" fight.
It is your job to report on the issues that made the Cold War one of the most tensioned filled periods of the 20th century.
The Cold War Museum “A good place to start for all of the assigned topics!”
Project modified from http://www.myhistoryclass.net/cold_war_internet.htm
Topic Pages:
Communism- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/communism.html
The Korean War- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-korean-war.html
The Vietnam War- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-vietnam-war.html
Bay of Pigs- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-bay-of-pigs.html
The Cuban Missile Crisis- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-cuban-missile-crisis.html
The Berlin Airlift and Berlin Wall- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-berlin-airlift-and-wall.html
The Space and Arms Race- http://merrittsocialstudies.weebly.com/the-space-racearms-race.html