Unit Schedule
Date Due | Pages | Key Concepts to Master |
4/1 | 943-950 |
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4/7 | 951-957 |
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4/20 | 958-964 |
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4/23 | 967-973 | All of the aspects of the new society that emerged in
western Europe and the U.S. after WWII, including:
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4/27 | 977-981 |
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4/30 | 981-988 |
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5/4 |
Online Assignment is Due |
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5/5 |
Unit Test |
Helpful Links and Online Assignment
Make sure you follow the directions carefully!!! Visit at least five of the sites listed below and 1) explain how the topics covered fit into the Cold War at large and 2) list, in your own words, at least 4 key points you learned from visiting the site. This assignment is due Tuesday, May 4th. Click here to send your assignment electronically. |
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Nikita Khrushchev at CNN: Cold War | The Cold War Museum | The "Space Race": National Air & Space Museum |
Cold War, Hot Nukes | Fourteen Days: The Cuban Missile Crisis | A Chronology of United Nations History |
Berlin Wall Museum | Mikhail Gorbachev's Official Site | Time 100: Lech Walesa |
Fidel Castro at CNN Newsmakers | An Interesting Collection of Castro's Speeches | The American Experience: Reagan |
Nixon's China Game at PBS | Dr. Strangelove, a true Cold War Movie | Radio Free Europe: Prague Spring |
Possible Essay Questions
Discuss the major sources of tension that led to a Cold War starting between the Superpowers. What were the key events of the early years of this conflict and how did they add to the increasing tension? |
What were the main factors that caused Cold War tensions to peak between 1954-1963? Be sure to discuss specific events and individuals that clearly demonstrate these tensions. |
How do evolving conditions in the 1970's and 1980's ultimately lead to the collapse of the Soviet Union and revolution across Eastern Europe in 1989? |