Introduction
The Cold War was a long period of time that included political and military tension between the US and the Soviet Union. The Cold War included proxy wars and races between the two countries such as the Space Race and the Arms Race. In the end, the Soviet Union fell and the Cold War ended.
You will need to answer:
-Why was the Cold War started?
-Was the Cold War inevitable?
-How has the Cold War shaped America into what we live in present day?
Map of the Soviet Union The Cold War with great leaders of both countres
Task
Task: Make a kahoot about the Cold War
Directions:
1. create an account on kahoot
2. research 5 articles on the Cold War
3. Summarize information from all aspects of the Cold War
4. create well-developed, and thoughtful questions
5. add pictures to kahoot to help add visual to the presentation
Process
Timeline:
-go on kahoot and create an account (8 minutes)
- research 5 articles (65 minutes)
-write notes on what you learned or discovered (25 minutes)
-summarize different parts of the Cold War in order to truly be able to understand the Cold War (30 minutes)
- create well thought out questions that include topics of the Cold War (20 minutes)
-make a new kahoot, adding in your questions (30 minutes)
-add pictures to the presentation (20 minutes)
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Conclusion
1. How would you rate this WebQuest?
2. Did the directions and tools provided help you complete the WebQuest faster.
3. What was easy about this WebQuest?
4. What was hard about this WebQuest?
5. Did you learn anything new?
Credits
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/…
Causes of the Cold War. This will help you understand the causes better. This website has a list that is short and sweet, and has additional sources.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/1992-09-01/cold-war-…
Article about the Cold War and the aftermath. This is an interesting article that goes into depth.
http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/schools-colleges/national-curr…
This website talks about the great Space Race and gives a summary. It also has links that talks about specks in the Space Race.
http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history
Basic summary of the Cold War. Explains
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/The-Cold-War.aspx
http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/coldwar/study.html