Introduction
After World War 2, the world hoped for peace and prosperity, but although the devastating Nazi regime was eliminated, ideological differences continued to cause tensions. More specifically the tensions were between two Titans of the modern world, the communist USSR and democratic USA- strongly opposing ideas of freedoms led to inevitable conflict, and when giants fight, nobody is safe from being trampled. What were these tensions and conflicts? Who was "trampled" by the struggles between these two superpowers? What were the effects of this war? These questions and more will be answered in this Cold War Webquest.
The Berlin Wall, constructed by the Soviets to separate East and West Berlin.
A Soviet Post Stamp commemorating the launch of Sputnik 1, the first man made Earth satellite.
Task
The Cold War went on from right after WW2 all the way into the early 90's, a lot happened over the course of these years, technological advances, proxy wars, and diplomatic disasters. In this Task, you must write an article describing the war, the article should answer the following questions and there should be a relevant picture for each part of the Cold War, each question should have its own source for a total of 6 sources. After, compile your sources in An MLA style Works Cited.
- Causes/Effects of the war
- The Space Race
- The Arms Race
- The Korean War
- Vietnam War
- End of the Cold War
Process
Here a process is provided so that you can allocate appropriate time to each task to finish in a successful and timely manner. To maintain consistency and quality, you must stay on task!
Research/Compiling sources: 1 hour. Find appropriate sources for each question.
Outline/Rough Draft: 1 hour. Create an outline for what would best fit your information and pictures.
Writing: 1.5 hours. if you did your outline right, it should be fairly simple to compile and organize your information into a coherent article.
Works Cited: 30 min. Simply compile your sources in MLA format. bibme.org will help with source formatting. A
Evaluation
Process
Provided here are some sources that may be useful, as well as your rubric.
- What were the tensions?
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52a.asp
http://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/46345.htm
http://www.ushistory.org/us/52a.asp
- Who was effected by U.S. and Soviet conflicts?
http://alphahistory.com/coldwar/coups-and-proxy-wars/
http://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/vietnam-war-history
http://www.britannica.com/event/Korean-War
- What were the effects of the war?
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/1992-09-01/cold-war-and-its-aftermath
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp
http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/05/magazine/after-the-cold-war.html?pagewanted=all
RUBRIC
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Historical Accuracy |
Information on the Cold War was entirely inaccurate/off topic |
80% of the content was Accurate |
Information was fully accurate and detailed |
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Visual Appeal |
No pictures provided, difficult font, unorganized structure. |
2-3 pictures, appropriate colors and newspaper format. |
4-5 appealing pictures, Newspaper format, and structural creativity. |
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Source Reliability |
Sources were not cited |
2-3 sources, no primary sources, no organization or government websites |
6+ reliable sources cited in MLA format |
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Writing Style |
Writing incoherent, unstructured, undetailed. |
Common errors in punctuation and spelling |
Little to no errors in writing, proper use of grammar and exhibiting expansive vocabulary. |
Conclusion
Survey
To complete the webquest, answer the questions in the survey in the link provided.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MWTBW6S