The Cold War

Introduction

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1.The space race was a race that proved which country had better technology and scientific intelligence. The US won by sending the first man to the moon.

2.The United States flag is shown at the top. The Soviet Unions flag is shown at bottom. These were the two rival countries in the Cold War.

 

The Cold War was a very interesting war shortly after World War ll. In this webquest you will learn important information about the Cold War. You will lean about he causes and effects of the war. Also you will learn about the Space and Arms races, along with the Korean, and Vietnam war by researching websites online. Lastly you will find out how the Cold War came to an end. As you explore, answer these 3 questions:

1. How did conditions and actions lead to the start of the Cold War? What were those contributions?

2. Throughout the time period of the Cold War, how did the US and the USSR prove themselves better than the opposing side?

3. How did the Cold War come to an end?

Task

Task 

  in this Webquest, you will be composing a short essay that briefly summarized what you have learned about the Cold War. Make sure also to include answers to the 3 essential questions stated in the introduction.

 You will need to complete the following:

  1. Read through the articles given.
  2. Take notes on the articles that you read 
  3. Create an organized outline of the articles 
  4. Write an essay summarizing the Cold War and answering the questions.

http://www.shmoop.com/causes-of-cold-war/

-This website offers a brief understanding of the cause of the Cold War. You will learn about the threats and proxy wars that contributed to the causes of the Cold War.

http://www.history.com/topics/cold-war

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/places/berlin_wall

http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/schools-colleges/national-curr…

http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/schools-colleges/national-curr…

http://introglobalsecurity.blogspot.com/2013/02/us-proxy-war-policy-dur…

http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/coldwar/page22.shtml

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/russia-fsu/1992-09-01/cold-war-…

Process

Here is a Timeline that will help you comple our assignment 

1. Read atleast 6 out of the 9 given sources that will best help you answer the essential questions.(spend no more than 30 min.)

2. Create an organized chart that outlines the information from each article.(15 mins)

3. Evaluate each article and add your opinions and confluding facts to the chart (15 mins)

4. Compose an essay no longer than a page to briefly summarize what you have learned about the Cold War. Be sure to also answer the 3 essential questions.(45+ mins)

Evaluation

Evaluate how well I did - 1 being the worst and 5 being excellent

Was I engaged in my work during the time I got to work on it?

                        1-2-3-4-5

How well was my presentation organized?

                        1-2-3-4-5

Were my sources reliable?

                        1-2-3-4-5

Was this easy to understand?

                        1-2-3-4-5

Conclusion

Complete the survey below about this Webquest:

On on a scale of 1-10, 1 being failing, and 10 being exceptional

  • How well was this webquest organized?
  • How easy was this webquest to understand?
  • Were the websites given strong sources?
  • Were the questions clearly stated?

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