Ch. 31- The Cold War

Bell Work…

Read the Place & Time: US and USSR 1945-1975, pg. 756-757.

Analyzing Historical Documents: How did Soviet and American views of the spread of the Soviet system differ?

Satellite State- country that is economically and politically dependent on another country

Policy of Containment- plan to keep something {such as communism}, within its existing geographical boundaries and prevent further aggressive moves

Arms Race- building up armies and stores of weapons to keep up with an enemy

Deterrence- US and Soviet policies of holding huge arsenals of nuclear weapons to prevent war

Your Task…

Complete the following chart as you read Lesson 31.1: The Cold War Begins (pg. 758-762).

LESSON 31.1: THE COLD WAR BEGINS

Balance of Power After WWII The Spread of the Cold WarWhy did the US and the Soviet Union become

political rivals after WWII?

What was the result of increased tensions

between the superpowers?

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan New Military Alliances

The Division of Germany and the Berlin Airlift The Arms Race Begins

What did the Marshall Plan and COMECON have

in common?

A Wall in Berlin

How were the theory of deterrence and the arms

race related?

Your Task…

Interactive Whiteboard Activity:

Graph: The Nuclear Arms Race

Video: The Berlin Wall

Your Assignment…

Begin your Cold War Map by marking the spot of the Berlin Wall. Summarize the event in 4-6 sentences, and include on your map.

Your Assignment…

Read the article, Escape to Freedom.

Then, write a 5-7 sentence reaction to the article.

Bell Work…

Discuss the following question with a partner:

Do you believe that using nuclear weapons as a form of deterrence was an effective strategy for preventing conflict between the West and the Soviet Union? Why or why not?

Your Task…

Interactive Whiteboard Activity:

Video: Mao

Image: Cultural Revolution Propaganda

Great Leap Forward- Mao Zedong’s second 5 Year Plan for China; its goal was to speed progress

Cultural Revolution- violent attempt at social change in China

Red Guards- carried out the work of the Cultural Revolution

Gang of Four- powerful group of radicals responsible for many of the excesses of China’s Cultural Revolution

Tiananmen Square Massacre- violent suppression by the Chinese communist gov’t of a large pro-democracy protest in Beijing’s central square in 1989

Your Task…

Using the Venn Diagram, compare and contrast China’s rule BEFORE and AFTER the rule of Mao Zedong.

Each circle should have 5 unique facts about that period of rule. There should be 3 similarities listed.

Your Assignment…

Read the article, The Economics of the Great Leap Forward. Then, complete the questions on the back.

Your Assignment…

Complete your Cold War Map by marking the spot of the Chinese Revolution. Summarize the event in 4-6 sentences, and include on your map.

Bell Work…

Copy and answer the following questions into your notebook:

How did Mao use economic policies to try and establish a classless society?

Proxy War- war in which the powers in conflict use third parties as substitutes instead of fighting each other directly

The Korean WarDiscovery Education

The Korean War

1. First hot war of the Cold War, 1950-1953

2. Korea was divided at the 38th Parallel; North was under trusteeship of USSR and South was under trusteeship of US

3. Both sides wanted to reunify the country under their own rule

4. Several battles broke out along the border, causing war between the US backed south and China backed north

5. Two sides fought to a stalemate; country remained divided at the 38th Parallel

Your Assignment…

Read the assigned reading from Don’t Know Much About History, “Who fought in the Korean War?”.

Complete the summary activity.

Your Assignment…

Complete your Cold War Map by marking the spot of the Korean War. Summarize the event in 4-6 sentences, and include on your map.

Bell Work…

Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:

What effects did the Korean War have on U.S. foreign policy in the mid-1950s?

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Discovery Education

Cuban Missile Crisis

1. Fidel Castro established a communist gov’t in Cuba in 1959

2. Built a close relationship with the Soviet Union

3. US gov’t secretly trained an invasion force of 1,500 Cubans who had fled Castro’s regime

4. Bay of Pigs Invasion- failed attempt of Cuban exiles back by the US to overthrow the Cuban socialist gov’t

5. Cuban Missile Crisis- confrontation between the US and the USSR over Soviet missiles in Cuba

Your Task…

Interactive Whiteboard Activity:

Map: The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962

Analyzing Primary Sources: The Cuban Missile Crisis

Your Assignment…

Complete your Cold War Map by marking the spot of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Summarize the event in 4-6 sentences, and include on your map.

Bell Work…

Copy and answer the following question into your notebook:

How did nuclear weapons influence political relationships during the Cold War?

Causes of the Vietnam War

Discovery Education

Domino Theory- idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will also fall

Your Task…

Read the sub-article, The Vietnam War, pg. 770-771. Complete the following chart by writing in key events from the corresponding decade.

THE VIETNAM WAR

1950S 1960S 1970S

Your Assignment…

Complete your Cold War Map by marking the spot of the Vietnam War. Summarize the event in 4-6 sentences, and include on your map.

CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE COLD WAR

Causes

Disagreements between the Allies during WWII

Differing US and Soviet political and economic systems

Differing goals for postwar Germany and Eastern Europe

Soviet expansion of communism in Eastern Europe

Resistance to Soviet aggression by United States

Effects

Political and military struggles around the world

Increased military spending, leading to an arms race

The ever-present danger of nuclear war