Introduction
The whole world obviously doesn't believe in the same things, the Cold War was just another example of this. Soviet Union was communist which was a country ruled by tge leader, while we were ruled by the people in democracy. Fear has pushed history many times, this time it was a 45 year push.
In in this web quest the following questions will be answered...
1. Are we still fighting the Cold War and what similar affects are there?
2. What political changes have been made since the Cold War and why?
3. What other events took place because of and during the Cold War?
This is a cover of a magazine showing what the space race was and looked like.
This is a cartoon of what people saw during the Cold War.
Task
Draw a spider chain/web of the causes to affects of the Cold War and all events made by Cold War. Be sure to give a brief description of what the event is.
1. Write the words Cold War in the center of your paper then create lines coming out of those words with the causes of the Cold War
2. Coming out of your causes should be how it changed to what it is today
3. include brief descrpitions!
4. Should answer all three questions
Process
About 15 minutes for each step...
1. Research causes of the Cold War
2. Reasearch politics and life style before the war in the US
3. Reasearch politics and life style after the war in the US
4. Repeat steps 3 & 4 with Germany
5. Repeat steps 3 & 4 with the at least one other country that interest you or changed largly due to the Cold War
6. Put work on paper and create a description (20-30 mins)
7. Answer the three focus questions the web should help you put your thoughts together
Resources
1. Are we still fighting the Cold War and what similar affects are there?
- http://study.com/academy/lesson/the-cold-war-definition-causes-early-ev… This websites mostly foucs on causes, you will have to link what caused the war to whats now in the world. It also includes what the meaning of Cold War is, please include why that is signifigant why some people might not see that we are still in a "Cold War".
- http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/07/cold-war-never-ende… This website tells you all about others opinions and what has led them to believe the Cold War never ended. Listening to the amazing author who actually wrote a book about the Cold War w help you create an opinion
- http://www.ushistory.org/us/59e.asp This website educates you on how the war ended. This gives you the other side to people's opinions
Now you choose you opinion and write at the bottom of your paper your opinion.
2. What political changes have been made since the Cold War and why?
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post–Cold_War_era This gives you an idea of what has changed economicply and with in the government. This focuses most on the USSR.
- http://www.nebraskastudies.org/1000/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebr… This has a lot to do with the falling of the Berlin Wall and how the people in Berlin did once it fell.
- https://tradshad.wordpress.com/writings/cold-war-influences-on-american… This is probably the best one to use because it inclues government, culture and much more.
3. What other events took place because of and during the Cold War?
- http://faculty.washington.edu/qtaylor/a_us_history/cold_war_timeline.htm This is a detailed timeline including many important events and some that weren't. Be sure to focus on what other countries were doing during the war, this article should help.
- http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-was-arms-race-space-race-why-d… Thought he title is questionable, it is a great resource for the space race and arms race. These two things will be needed to be included and described
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_related_to_the_Cold_W…
This website will tell you about every conflict that the Cold War made along the way. make sure to include the Korean War and Vietnam war
Evaluation
Points: 0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Neatness
Answers all questions
Completeted the web
Contained descriptions of events
Conclusion
Survey:
1. Were the drections easy to follow?
2. Were the websites helpful in your reasearch?
3. Were you able to find all events needed?
4. Did all three question get answered?
5. What could be changed be be easier next time?