Cold War
The Onion Explains how todays current events are connected to the past and cold war issues: http://www.theonion.com/video/onion-explains-global-nuclear-proliferation-51191
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
Big idea: As former allies become enemies, what policies, relationships, and fears did it create worldwide?
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
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?
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.”
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
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):
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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
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The Soviet Union
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Activity: 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
lesson 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:
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
The division of Germany
The US, France, Great Britain and Soviet Union agreed that Germany would be divided into 4 regions.
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The Iron Curtain
East vs West
The Iron Curtain divided Europe and Asia into Eastern and Western Spheres. East - Pink Color - the the right of the line
West - Blue in color - to the left of the line
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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
Maps and Graphic Organizer: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cxnXBGY6FcyAoQVctTHf3X-6bn6aGIgSAQwUzcV4Eh0/edit?usp=sharing
Lesson 3 Cold War Heats up or Gets Hot
Borders, Races, Alliances, Containment, East vs. West
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
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history Reading and video.
Cold War Jig Saw Activity.doc Jig saw the cold war conflicts above and share with the class.
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
Lesson 4 Fallout "What Americans Fear" At the Home front
Big idea: As former allies become enemies, what policies, relationships, and fears did it create worldwide?
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.
Watch the Videos and takes notes on the "Fear" Comparison Chart 1984 "Red Dawn" VS. 2012 Remake "Red Dawn"
What is happening? What happened?
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"
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
Lesson 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.
Cold War AlliancesStudy 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?
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: NATO Chart Cold War Enemies: Warsaw Pact Chart
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
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/defense/p/NATO.htm Link on "What is NATO" below
Link on "What is NATO" below
http://usforeignpolicy.about.com/od/defense/p/NATO.htm What is NATO?
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: Readings and video supporting NATO Propaganda against Warsaw Pact countries
http://voices.yahoo.com/how-propaganda-was-used-videos-intensify-the-7849540.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: 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.
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.
Races
The two super powers compete in races for supremacy as the Cold War moves on.
What were the races about?
Cold war museum http://www.coldwar.org/articles/60s/space_race.asp Space race
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/arms-race Arms race
Three As on Races in Cold war.docx Complete the chart on the three A's of the
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
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
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?
Top Ten List template.docx Place your answers on this list.
Final Assessment for Cold War
Question: Is Cuba a threat to U.S. freedom and safety or is resistance to accept them lingering Cold War payback by some U.S politicians?
-Look at the Cold War and its incidents.
-See how countries develop and change?
- Think about how a war can be hot or cold?
Big idea: As former enemies become allies, what policies, relationships, and fears will it create in this country or worldwide?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTTLY2Zxicw 4:00 Why do we hate Cuba?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUus0RinpbA 2:32 Obama to remove Cuba from terror list.
Directions:
Read the article
Write a paragraph answering the question above. Statement about cold war and Cuba, evidence, evidence, evidence, evidence, final conclusion on Cold War.
GOP Blasts Obama’s Cuba Decision: ‘Befriending Our Enemies’
Look at the Cold War, its incidents, and whether we should hold it against Cuba.
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1 point for not there yet but close |
2 points demonstrates understanding of cold war philosophy |
See how countries develop and change and if Cuba has or not
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1 point for not there yet | 2 points demonstrates cold war issues |
Think about how a war can be hot or cold and if it applies to Cuba? |
1 point for not there yet | 2 points demonstrates what a cold war is. |
Summative Assessment
Students will...
Apply elements of B.R.A.C.E. to post-Cold War issues
Explain how the Cold War still affects the modern world
Thinking Like a Historian
Change and Continuity
Using the Past
Through their Eyes
Summative assessment: Is a Cold War still going on today? An article analysis
Apply elements of B.R.A.C.E. to one of the following global conflicts
Students will select 2 of the current event articles to analyze. Students must complete the following task
Identify and explain the element of Brace that the article most relates to
Topic Choices
Isis and the spread the Caliphate
Russia/Ukraine/NATO
China & US http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/world-report/2014/06/20/a-uschina-cold-war-wont-happen
Cuba normalization
North Korea http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/18/world/americas/cuba-off-the-blacklist-leaves-only-north-korea.html?_r=0