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Cold War BRACE

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Cold War 

Cold War Unit completion chart.docx

Cold War Survey 

 

 

 

 

cold war

noun 

  1. a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
    • the state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.

 

 

 The Onion Explains how todays current events are connected to the past and cold war issues:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBXPPTCo-9c 

 

From Jen Martin

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/reaganlegacy-starwars/ cold war and beyond - this one could be good with foreign policy or current events given the situation between North and South Korea and the possibility of it going nuclear

 

http://dp.la/primary-source-sets/sets/the-atomic-bomb-and-the-nuclear-age 

https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-russia-nuclear-arms-control Cold War time line

 

 

Unit Essential Questions

  • How do countries develop and change?
  • How can a war be cold?

Big idea: As former allies become enemies, what policies, relationships, and fears did it create worldwide? 

Potsdam conference: https://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/potsdam-conf Big three decide what to do with Europe

Did the dropping of the nuclear bomb divide the allies?

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julius-and-ethel-rosenberg-executed Rosenberg espionage case

(MAD) Mutual Assured Destruction 

 

 

Slide show on the Origins of the Cold War

http://www.slideshare.net/mrsbreedsclass/start-of-the-cold-war?qid=f12fd081-a51c-49ac-b361-41c9d0e04f0f&v=default&b=&from_search=1 

Cold War slides

http://www.slideshare.net/dmcdowell/end-of-wwii-cold-war?next_slideshow=1

 

Notes

What is the Cold War?  In your words

1. Soviet side

2. U.S. side

What is the Cold War now in your own words?

 

Purpose Statement

What are we doing? “We are looking at the influence of the Cold War on Post WWII world.”
Why are we doing it? “The geography, politics, ideologies and conflicts of today are rooted in the Cold War.”

Unit Focus

  • By definition the Cold War never officially ended but the countries, thoughts, people and ideas involved have changed
  • How the elements of BRACE indicate a cold war
  •  

 

Unit Resources

cold war ppt for notes

 

The Cold war interactive timeline Look at the timeline and information. Take the quiz at the end.

 

B.R.A.C.E. Yourselves for the Cold War!!! Use the acronym BRACE to remember each part of the unit

B - Border changes after WWII and at the end of the Cold War
R - Racing against the Soviet Union to create new technology (space & military mainly)
A - Alliances forming of the US and its allies (NATO) and the Soviet Union and its allies (Warsaw Pact) 
C - Containment of Communism aka not allowing communism to spread to other countries
E - East and West become a new way to separate ideology and politics of different parts of the world

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTk3dFC7t00  12:00 00 Mr Hughes  on What is the Cold War

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlFjNf4f0mE 12:00 Khan academy on Cold War.

 

Mapping out Cold War Europe

Complete the map and the questions on Cold War Europe

1. Name the countries of Europe

2. Identify the NATO and Warsaw Pact (WP)

3. Draw the boundary of the Iron Curtain

Map DOC: europe_blank_l.pdf

Questions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xXHrBF-iT7aiPpn3aGuXdubALQSZTIbPncF5u1sd3N8/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cold War

Cold War -John Greene video or Mr. Hughes will point out Cold War Era. Almost Immediately after WWII until 1990 the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia were engaged in a conflict over ideological differences and influence in the world. 

Differences US & Soviets interactive Link showing the two sides of the Cold War?

 

 

Mr. Hughes introduces the Cold War (11:26):

https://youtu.be/9C72ISMF_D0 13:34 John Green on the Cold War

 

We will start our unit on the Cold War by discussing what pitted the US against the USSR after WWII. Afterall, weren't the US and USSR allies in 1945 when the war ended?

To understand the issues that caused the Cold War we have to understand the term ideology. 


Ideology  refers to a a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
The United States
  • Democratic
  • Free Market Capitalism
  • Free Speech
  • Freedom of the press


The Soviet Union
  • Totalitarian 
  • Government controlled Communism
  • Government controlled censorship 
  • Government owns and controls the media

 

Purpose Statement

What are we doing? “We are looking at the influence of the Cold War on Post WWII world.”
Why are we doing it? “The geography, politics, ideologies and conflicts of today are rooted in the Cold War.”

 

Activity1: Frayer Model What is the Cold War and what is not the Cold War?

What is the cold war and graphic organizer.docx

What is the cold war and graphic organizer2.docx- Has text boxes

 

Resources for Ideological Differences:

Communism vs Capitalism: Economy 1 

Communism vs Capitalism: Economy 2

Communism vs Capitalism 3

 

Democracy vs Dictatorship 1

Democracy vs Dictatorship 2

Democracy vs Dictatorship 3

 

Freedom vs Human Rights 1

Freedom vs Human Rights 2

Freedom vs Human Rights 3

 

Controlled vs Free Market 1

Controlled vs Free Market 2

Controlled vs Free Market 3

 

Equality vs Class 0

Equality vs Class 1

Equality vs Class 2

Equality vs Class 3

 

Censorship vs Free-Press 1

Censorship vs Free-Press 2

Censorship vs Free-Press 3

 

Activity 2: The World Divided: East vs West

Borders, Races, Alliances, Containment, East vs. West

After WWII peace was not exactly what the Allies thought it was going to be. Almost immediately after the war tensions in Europe were on the rise over issues like:

  • How to reorganize Europe after the war?
  • Who will be the dominant power in the region?
  • What ideology will take over the world - democratic capitalism or state led communism?


After two post-war conferences - the Yalta Conference and the Potsdam Conference -  it was clear that Soviet Russia and their former allies The United States and Great Britain did not see eye to eye on the future of Europe. A few issues were at the center of focus

  • How to divide Germany?
  • Reparations after the world?
  • Who would have the dominant influence in Europe?

 

The division of Germany

Picture
The US, France, Great Britain and Soviet Union agreed that Germany would be divided into 4 regions.
  • Each power could take reparations from the area if they wished
  • Russia was also given the right to take 10% of the industrial equipment from the western zones
  • The US, France and Great Britain focused on rebuilding Germany and fostering a democratic and capitalist ally in Europe
  • Russia focused on punishing Germany and making sure Germany could not become a threat
Picture

The Iron Curtain

PicturePicture Picture
East vs West
The Iron Curtain divided Europe and Asia into Eastern and Western Spheres. 
East - Pink Color - the the right of the line
  • Supported by Soviet Russia
  • Communist ideology

West - Blue in color - to the left of the line
  • Supported by the United States and Great Britain
  • Democratic ideology
  • Capitalist economies

Explore the interactive map to learn more about the relationships of Eastern and Western countries. Select two countries from the West and two countries from the East. For each country, find out what style of government the country had, who the country was friends with and if the country still shares the same characteristics and relationships. 

Activity East West Graphic Organizer

Yalta and Potsdam.docx

Maps and Graphic Organizer: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxnXBGY6FcyAoQVctTHf3X-6bn6aGIgSAQwUzcV4Eh0/edit?usp=sharing 

 

Activity 3 Cold War Heats up or Gets Hot

Borders,  Races, Alliances, Containment, East vs. West

 

Presentation on the cold war heating up

1. Summarize the incident and why it was created by a cold war. slide 1

2. Give at least 5 important vocabulary words we should know. slide 2

3. Describe how BRACE explains it. slide 3

4. How did it end? What was the outcome?

5. If I wanted to further research or learn about this, what movies, books, games, etc can I find?

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19HinGn2ykq_1erw55GDe9E6KhfcEk7fXPGnwyQBC2ZU/edit?usp=sharing  cold war heats up incidents

 

 Korean War

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/korea_hickey_01.shtml Cold War gets hot over Korea

 

Berlin Crisis, Berlin Blockade, Berlin Airlift

Notes on the Berlin Blockade  

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built  This day in history the wall went up

 

Bay of Pigs Invasion

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bay-of-pigs-invasion-begins Reading and video

 

Cuban Missile Crisis

http://www.history.com/topics/cuban-missile-crisis Brinkmanship of the crisis

http://microsites.jfklibrary.org/cmc/ Simulation of the 13 days of the crisis.

 

Vietnam War

https://webapps-cdn.esri.com/CDN/page-templates/products/map-cookbook/vietnam.html Bombing North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia

Ohio 4 dead Kent state.pdf College students riot over expansion of the war and bombing in SE Asia.

http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history Reading and video.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/controversial-report-changed-war-coverage-in-america/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8a&linkId=64085107 Morey Schaefer reporting on burning Vietnamese villages in 1965

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zu7rE48RdGgJHWiGcgfS4gkKfrdby7pllpmu3lmUejs/edit?usp=sharing Jig saw the cold war conflicts above and share with the class.

Cold war heats up rubric.docx

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yRLKApv9SphcYO0DIX8GbmVUsDBF8c105i-3iLs3gQE/edit?usp=sharing Jigsaw presentation class 1

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SMagLF3zyPIyVOMi7Y1jBRpoku_nGQLSiDU19VdzUEc/edit?usp=sharing Jigsaw presentation class 2

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-KT6aBTpqJkBaOjGPQcjl8wObPsRgFNENmSnNYk7jdw/edit?usp=sharing Jigsaw presentation class 3

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SxZxsrSNlSz9QMCKT0yV35vkfROZShoBwpY3K9cyKAw/edit?usp=sharing Jigsaw presentation Class 4 

 

 

 

 

 

Activity 4              Fallout                          "What Americans Fear"                       At the Home front

Unit Essential Questions

  • How do countries develop and change?
  • How can a war be cold?

Big idea: As former allies become enemies, what policies, relationships, and fears did it create worldwide? 

Brinkmanship- The brink of all out war.

Total annihilation- total destruction

Global Thermal Nuclear War- World wide atomic winter.

"MAD"- Mutual Assured Destruction (Maximum) Response 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cO6VX0eMNYmImLw5b0cCqKJkoMqUoNCCevRKc-jDUsA/edit?usp=sharing Links for all the videos below

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/796555/Russia-Britain-nuclear-war-Michael-Fallon-Frants-Klintsevich-Putin-May Russia threatens to wipe Britain off the face of the earth. 

Question: What is the cold war rhetoric about other countries and their tactics that we fear?

What is the fear that really scared Americans at the movie theater. "JAWS" kept us out of the water!!! Piranha too. 

Little Nikita kept us from trusting our Neighbors.

 

Little Nikita, Trailer

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsrjotWzEc 1:25 

 

 

Watch the Videos and takes notes on the "Fear" Comparison Chart 1984 "Red Dawn" VS. 2012 Remake "Red Dawn"

 

 What is happening? What happened?  

Don't register your guns!

 

                          1984 "Red Dawn" trailer                         

 

                                  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qc8jJ0TjSY Tactic of invasion by Soviets in Red Dawn. 3 min. What happened.

Double Entry Diary on World War III.

 

2012 trailer "Red Dawn"

 

 

War Games -1983

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXzNo0vR_dU 

 

 

Total Annihilation or "MAD" Mutual Assured Response 

How well do you think the U.S. will do?

 

 

 

                                             "Fallout" 15 min video to public on Radiation from Nuclear war  

                                      

                                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saLwgBKJT7o

After Cuban Missile Crisis the effect was fallout shelters.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/neenah-wisconsin-fallout-shelter-photos_n_3200757.html Neenah family find fully stocked fallout shelter in back yard. 

 

http://wn.com/Duck_and_Cover_Cold_War_propaganda_video u.s propaganda film Bert the Turtle, "Duck and Cover"

 

Reading on worldwide effects of nuclear fallout   http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Effects/wenw_chp2.shtml  

Capt Dave's survival guide for nuclear war http://www.captaindaves.com/nuclear/

 

Exit:

 Quick Write: Do most Americans think they can survive a nuclear war? Statement, Evidence, Evidence, Evidence, Conclusion. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr76hNngqts what a blast looks like 

 

 

 

Activity 5          Propaganda                    NATO   v.s.   WARSAW PACT

We will look at the mission statement of each alliance and how their goals fueled the cold war.

Unit Essential Questions

  • How do countries develop and change?

http://www.thebellacademy.com/uploads/2/6/5/6/26569366/butter_battle_book.pdf Dr Suess Book "Butter Battle"  Book Read and comment. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gTDudI1hU_FGwbBRXA1008U7WypaI8EvgPMaLyz52AY/edit?usp=sharing Reflection Questions on the Butter Battle Book.

 

Cold War AlliancesPictureStudy the map to the right to figure out what countries joined each alliance. What do you notice?

Background: As the Soviet Union pushed to support communist governments and the United States kept true to the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan military alliances took form.


Why did the alliances form?
Do they still exist today?



NATO Today
Do you notice anything ironic about some of the countries that have joined NATO recently - especially since 1990?

Picture Picture
nato & ukraine nato backs ukraine

 

 

Unit Big idea: As former allies become enemies, what policies, relationships, and fears did it create worldwide? 

Definition of Propaganda- Ideas, information, or other material disseminated to win people over to a given doctrine.

Intro video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5QCGqDYGo Declassified anti-German video from occupied Germany after WWII to U.S. troops. 10 min. 

 

Who are NATO countries and what are their objectives? Who are the Warsaw Pact countries and what are their objectives?

We will at the mission statement of each alliance and how their goals fueled the cold war.

 

          Cold War Enemies:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cM_ODPHwa_8phS2h7ZWQTUmsm1pBd0q1yU5BLPoQ8rs/edit?usp=sharing Chart for Centers 1-4

 

https://plymouth.k12.wi.us/teamchatapi/Map%20of%20Every%20Nuclear%20Explosion%20Since%201945.mp4?override_method=files.download&ticket=eJw9iTESwiAQRU,jdiqQ3QGK7aKdNp4AGOIwJsAQ4.jtxcbmvTf,3xm1lOiFkyQQJh5L2JaYnysEPsP6vz2JARrvlUSNJLRBiAyJMVpLZAdH3hwvru6UKFPH6RXbp,u6hTm69lvedS5rKrn3LeUQu6VFOiwV4cHkjAnSCmW,7mspgQ__tInteractive Map of Every nuclear explosion from 1945-1990

                           

Center Example 1: NATO

Who are NATO countries and what are their objectives?

http://www.nato.int/nato-welcome/index.html NATO site with member countries and objectives

NATO- notes about NATO

Link on "What is NATO" below

http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/defense/p/NATO.htm What is NATO?

https://www.pinterest.com/NATOSource/nato-posters/ NATO propaganda posters

 

Center Example 2: Warsaw Pact

Who is the Warsaw Pact countries and their objectives? 

http://www.local-life.com/warsaw/articles/warsaw-pact short description of the Warsaw Pact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyIF_C2h6rc&feature=related Soviet propaganda film 5 min. see how Soviets portray the Americans and Germans after the war?

 

Center Example 3: NATO: Readings and video supporting NATO Propaganda against Warsaw Pact countries

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/featured/top-10-abandoned_military.html   Article on U.S. propaganda

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/house-vote-bill-normalizing-russian-trade  2012 U.S. /Russia normalize cold war trade

Share your message of propaganda with the class when done..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w86QhV7whjs&feature=related  Are you a commie? How to be a good citizen of the U.S. 10 min. lecture.

 

Center Example 4: Warsaw Pact: Readings and video supporting Warsaw Pact propaganda against NATO countries.

http://www.google.com/search?q=warsaw+pact+cartoons&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=E_1sU7ftFMumyATj64LgDw&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=674&surl=1 warsaw pact cartoons.

http://www.google.com/search?q=warsaw+pact+cartoons&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=E_1sU7ftFMumyATj64LgDw&ved=0CCUQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=674&surl=1#q=warsaw+pact+propaganda&tbm=isch warsaw pact propaganda.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaRfwu_kdoY&feature=related  soviet Propaganda video 28 sec.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZm3vIgt9aY&feature=related  Russia is leading the way. WWII soviet film on communism leading the way to victory and peace. 10 min.

 

CAMP Activity on Cold War Cartoons

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mt1bzohrjSoDjw3dheM4iSmsAyA8O8OfRa6wjyi1zu4/edit?usp=sharing Doc with 5 Cartoons

 

Trump threatens to pull US out of NATO? Read and decide.

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2018/11/13/trump-torches-allies-threatens-nato-pullout-after-tense-wwi-memorial-trip-to-paris/ article 1 

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-slams-allies-threatens-nato-pullout-after-wwi-paris-trip-2018-11 article 2

 

 Exit: Can you give examples of cold war propaganda on both sides of the cold war? We looked at the mission statement of each alliance and how their goals fueled the cold war.

Quick Quiz on Cold War.docx  

 

 

 

 

 Activity 6        The Red Scare 2          The Hollywood Ten                   The Cold War comes to Hollywood in the 1950's

 

Statement: Hollywood sympathized with communists to spread their doctrine of oppression through movies, writing, and entertainment according to the government. Do you agree or disagree? Give evidence.

Red Scare. HUAC, Loyalty Oaths, McCarthyism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5OScqjpRo 10 min Mr. Hughes on McCarthyism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJzV6-wJ3SQ 3:50 Hollywood accused of communism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taancRcLQ8o 15 min. documentary of Hollywood 10

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-red-scare-comes-to-hollywood  On this day red scare came to Hollywood

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/05/roosevelt-high-school-und_n_1255842.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003#assignment         Communism v Capitalism Worksheet.pdf

Image result for huac cartoon

CAMP the above cartoon

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TfKgdqX4b4q-Tw1ICnlb6HRhj_12_Bv606nEjsdw8CI/edit?usp=sharing Google doc 1

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SEOs2hbU-OkIfyUr78OTQ0UDhE4hf0fJacO08s8tQ_M/edit?usp=sharing Google doc 2

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KJq6Nf4NHtLaX7pFnQjGPs_Dx8gFK9GSMfDmBOitUEY/edit?usp=sharing Google doc 3

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GEtwcgDOiYLx8I0TvdTa5PKC-bv9T4MEkKDS3Mr4P8g/edit?usp=sharing Google Doc 4 

Exit: What message comes from Hollywood today?

Make a top 10 list of the messages you think come out of Hollywood now that the Cold War is over?

Cold war Top Ten List template.docx Place your answers on this list.

 

Game

Play Cold War Commie (find the Communist) AKA drug dealer or Gangsta

Who has an association with an organizations deemed "Totalitarian, Fascist, Communist, or subversive", or advocating against US Constitution

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-fff125TFkH82x0TzdELZkVEWWEr3jZSHPp29FTXNKg/edit?usp=sharing Game steps

http://mentalfloss.com/article/21953/quick-10-10-celebrities-named-communist-scare 10 Celebrities and What they went through in HUAC trials.

 

Activity 7

DBQ Cold War races (Arms Race, Space Race)

Races are important in history between countries

Activity on Races

2 Races 

1. Who could explore space.

2. Who could win a hot war. 

The two super powers compete in races for supremacy as the Cold War  moves on.

What were the races about? What was the most important race for the U.S. to win to win the cold war?

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Dbq1b3g7l-snWKS4FU1ld8N8FuHIp97tAmqNLAXfl_k/edit?usp=sharing

 

Exit: How important were the two races during the cold war?

How important are those two issues of the races today? Important? Not so Important? Why?

Space Race

ProgramStart dateNotes
Mercury program 1959 First U.S. crewed program
Gemini program 1963 Program used to practice space rendezvous and EVAs
Apollo program 1961 Brought first human to the Moon
Skylab 1973 The crewed missions only took place in 1973 and 1974; first American space station

 

 

Activity 8          Arms Race with CAMP

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m9djLcAk8Mg9oMFy3ITho5Tc99vIF1xqTF_yjuPmkz4/edit?usp=sharing 

 

 

 

Final Assessment on Cold War

 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qEtp-Z7gb_4cRsGWRu4bUz7swqCFJi-IcHGfUgY_wyA/edit?usp=sharing 

 

 

 

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