Introduction
In this webquest I will be explaining what happened during the Cold War. The things I will be covering in this webquest are the causes of the war, effects of the war, space race, arms race, Korean War, Vietnam War, and the end of the war. During this war the American people were really against what our government did.How does losing the space race effect the Soviet Unions mentality? How could of the arms race had something to do with the United States increasing defense budgeting? Why would the arms race bring fear into the eyes of the citizens?
(This picture is important because it is explaining how the United States was facing communism)
(This picture is important because it is explaining how the USSR and the United States got into a race to go into space. The USSR being the communism side)
Task
Poster with essay
1.Research 2. Start poster by splitting it up. 3. Add pictures. 4. Write your essay answering my essential questions.
Make sure that you explain the causes of the war, effects of the war, space race, arms race, Korean War, Vietnam war, and the end of the war.
Process
Make a poster explaining the differences between all country's involved in the Cold War, then write and essay explaining my questions I asked.
Directions:You will need to do the following to complete this Webquest: 1. Research at least 5 articles, then cite them in MLA format and annotated.(30 minutes) 2. Touch basis on both sides of the American people and the government on your poster.(2 hours) 3. Have at least five pictures and explain why you used this image on the poster.(30 minutes) 4. Make an island on your poster for each different country.(1 hour) 5.Have a introduction, at least thee body paragraphs explaining each question and a conclusion On your essay. (2 hours)
Evaluation
Rubric
4 3 2 1
Covering all topics: Covers most if not Covers some topics Covering only one Not Covering
all the topics that were not covering all. or two topics total. any topics.
covered.
Anotated Bibliogrophy: Has atleast ten sources Has only six or eight Has sources but none Has no
and Sources while all anotated. sources and are antated. are anotated. sources.
Neatness/Poster looks: Poster looks presentable Poster is complete Poster is barley Poster cannot
Could be used to teach. with only a few errors. readable. be read.
Paragraph Structure: Good structure no repition. Has reapting paragraph Only a few paragraphs. No structure
ideas. implimented.
Conclusion
1. Was this a successful Webquest helping you learn? What parts made that possible?
2. Did you have enough time to complete this WebQuest? If not, how much time should of been given?
3. Were you able to find websites to help you put in information? If so, explain why. If not, explain why.
4. Would this be a good Webquest for me to use in the future years? Explain.
5. How could this project be different to help you learn?
Credits
1. How does losing the Space War affect the Soviet Unions mentality?
- http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/apollo-moon-khrushchev/
This website is explaining how the Soviets saw the space race. Also talks about the sockets V2 rocket.
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/space_race.php
This website explains the timeline of the race. Also explaining who was sent first to orbit.
- http://monthlyreview.org/2008/02/01/who-really-won-the-space-race/
This website is explaining how the United States won the space race. Also explaining what kind of an impact this had on everyone.
2. How could the arms race have something to do with the United States increasing budgeting?
- http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/arms-race
This website is explaining what happened during the arms race. This website covers all the country's that were involved.
- http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/modern-world-history-1918-to-1980/…
This website is talking about how the nuclear misses was a big thing in this race. It's also talking about what the artillery is and the troops of the United States.
- http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/arms_race.php
This website explains the differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. Also shows that the actual peak of our nuclear weapon capacity was in the 90s.
3. Why would the arms race bring fear into the citizens eyes?
- http://www.historytoday.com/john-swift/soviet-american-arms-race
This website is explaining the new superpowers the world faces. Also explains what people thought of it.
- http://www.atomcentral.com/the-cold-war.aspx
This website is talking about the atomic bomb. Also what was going through people's mind during the Cuban missed crisis.
- http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/23/the-18bn-arms-race-middle-…
This website is explaining how much money was actually spent during the arms race. The amount of money that was spent is $18bn.