Cold War assignment: DUE April 25th

This assignment should be worked on over break.  Do not leave it to last minute.

 

Cold War Hot Spots/Key Events

From the end of World War II to the early 1990s, the Cold War dominated world affairs.  The struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States, communism and democracy, spurred a series of actions and reactions on both sides.  Listed below are important events associated with the Cold War.  You will create an historical atlas of the Cold War detailing these events and the role they played in the Cold War.
Requirements:

·       The atlas must have a cover and a back page.

·       The atlas has to have four pages.  Each page has a map on front and explanations on the back.

·       On the map show the major Cold War events that occurred in the world during that decade.  You need a map for the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

·       On the back of the map should be the explanation of the events shown on the front on the map.

This assignment is due on Friday, April 25^th .

DO NOT CUT and PASTE your explanations!  I will know and you will receive a zero.  There are sources other than the internet! Use your textbook and review book too!

Events to include:

Korean War

Sputnik

Cuban Revolution

Bay of Pigs

Berlin Wall

Cuban Missile Crisis

Vietnam War

U-2 Spy Plane Incident

Prague Spring

SALT

Nixon’s visit to China

Cambodia (1975)

Invasion of Afghanistan

1980 Olympic Games

Solidarity

Star Wars

Gorbachev Comes to Power

INF

Berlin Wall Comes Down