WORLD HISTORY: Cold War Unit

Week 1 (after you finish you open-note WWII Test)

• Check out these videos of the end of WWII
  • World War Peace Conferences lead to Cold War (7 mins)
  • The Potsdam Conference (how do the Soviets react to the US having an atomic bomb?)…(40 mins)
  • The Cold War Begins (40 mins)
    • Shorter version of Cold War Begins (9 mins)
  • The Cold War creates the Berlin Wall in Germany (40 mins)
    • Shorter Version of Berlin Wall  (8 mins)
• Check out the infinite amount of pictures from the Cold War
  • Getty Images (hundreds of pictures)
  • Google the phrase COLD WAR PROPAGANDA and enjoy the show!
  • Ever wonder why America is an enemy of North Korea? Check out this link.
  • How about the Vietnam War? Do you know about that?
• Questions to think about?
  • What is a cold War?
  • Why did the US have a rivalry with the Soviet Union?
  • Effects of Cold War (Prezi)
  • Effects of Cold War Wikipedia

WEEK 2-March 28-31

• coldwar-2
  • We will take notes, refer to maps and watch some of the videos from above
  • PROPAGANDA VIDEOS!!!
    • Anti American Propaganda made by Soviets
    • Anti Soviet Propaganda made by Americans
    • QUESTIONS, ACTIVITIES
      • How can you tell these videos are propaganda?
      • What are the Americans saying about the Soviets?
      • What are the Soviets saying about the Americans?
  • Search for your own propaganda images from the Cold War
    • This  search is a start.
    • MAKE YOUR OWN!

WEEK 3-April 4-8

• Cold War Stations
  • Get a print out of this document in class
    • Cold War Stations Student Handout (Recovered) – Google Docs
  • Use this website and the Powerpoint on the page to complete your weekly worksheet
  • YOU MUST WORK TOGETHER IN YOUR GROUP TO ACCOMPLISH THIS WORK
  • This will be graded as a Textual Analysis or 40% of your grade…be sure to write complete sentences and include evidence from the texts, photos and cartoons!