Cold War

The Cold war was the longest lasting war in American history.  it involved the United States and the Soviet Union.  It was the most controversial with even 2 wars within the time of of the Cold War.   Mostly, the goal of the war was between who was the better superpower, and where communism and democracy was spread  The United States were in an space race with the Soviets trying to see who could have the most advanced space technology and who got to the moon first.  Another race was the arms race which was the fight for whoever would get nuclear weapons and the best weapon technology.  Soon after the conflict with Korea came along.  The Soth Koreans invaded the north, which was repelled, and was to stop the spread of communism from Russia.  After the North Koreans were successful, communism spread to Vietnam.  The United States saw what was happening and did not approve.  Th United States invaded North Vietnam which started the war, resulting in the U.S. Losing for being so in humans and the U.S. Wanted them out.  Near towards the end of the war, West and East Germany have been divided for sometime and people were getting frustrated with the Berlin Wall and while the Soviet Union was falling, the wall was torn down and the Soviet Union became Russia.

1. Do you think people's reactions were too extreme during the Cold War?

2. Was this conflict a war of the mind and superstitions?

3. Was anybody on both sides right on why they thought about something during the Cold war?

Task: Make a timeline on the events involving the Cold War.  You need to do the following to complete this Webquest:  1. Research 2. Map to the most important events 3. Create timeline on paper or on computer. 4. Answer the most important questions

1. Find and read 6 internet sources on the most 6 major events during the Cold War. 

2. Make an outline of the events and sources

3.Write down the significences of each vent you find during the war

4. Create the time line on the computer or by hand

The Webquest will be graded on a scale from 1-5.  5 Being the best you can do to 1 being the worst.

5. Well done, neat and historically correct.  Minimal to no mistakes and answers the prompt

4. Done, looks ok, historically correct with minor errors and answers the prompt.

3. Looks decent, many errors, somewhat historically correct, and somewhat answers the prompt.

2. Not a good job done, minimal effort, historically incorrec, does not answer prompt

1. No effort put forth, no time spent on it, incorrect, prompt answer completely wrong

Reflection Qustions on the Webquest

1. What was the most important event and why on the Cold War

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These are sources and articles to help you answer the essential questions;

1. https://tradshad.wordpress.com/writings/cold-war-influences-on-american…

2. http://alphahistory.com/coldwar/cold-war-propaganda/

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