Cold+War

-Between the U.S. and Russia. -Called the Cold War because there was no physical action, they were pretty much ignoring eachother.
 * What I know about the Cold War:**

Highlight of Events of the Cold War: @https://docs.google.com/document/d/17VV6E05fMvDOiaFJ6tdkHATS_QXIGZWM5uy7QYGCueQ/edit


 * Notes on the Berlin Wall:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/17VV6E05fMvDOiaFJ6tdkHATS_QXIGZWM5uy7QYGCueQ/edit?usp=drive_web**


 * The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss: Questions:**


 * Political Cartoon on Means of Production:**


 * Bumper Sticker Activity:**


 * Terms: Cold War**


 * Linking Activity:**
 * 1. __NATO/Warsaw Pact:__** The __NATO__ was designed by Western nations to counter Soviet Power in Europe. And in response to this, the Soviet-dominated countries created the __Warsaw Pact__.


 * 2.** __**Soviet Union/Communism/Capitalism**:__ The __Soviet Union__ was a socialist state on the Eurasian continent which consisted of 15 separate republics. They were __communists__, and created propaganda against capitalists because they believed __capitalism__ was all about the money and no equality for the people.


 * 3. __East Germany/West Germany/Iron Curtain/Winston Churchill:__** __East Germany__ was separated from __West Germany__ because the east had a capitalist economy while the west had a communist economy. __Winston Churchill__ described this imaginary line as the __Iron Curtan__, which he saw as a serious threat to peace.


 * 4. __Politburo/Josef Stalin/Nikita Khrushchev__:** A __Politburo__ is the executive committee for a number of communist political parties. __Josef Stalin__ broke down the Politburo by the establishment of several sub-institutions which were directly responsible by Stalin himself. __Nikita Khrushchev__, who became the Soviet leader after Stalin undertook an effort to "de-Stalinize" the Soviet Union.


 * 5. __United Nations General Assembly/Cold War:__** The __Cold War__ was an era of high tension between the US and the USSR following WWII. Because of the Cold War, the United Nations was created to achieve long-lasting world peace. Within the UN is the __United Nations General Assebly__, which is a part of the UN where all member nations have equal representation.


 * 6. __Marshall Plan/Truman Doctrine/Harry Truman:__** The __Marhall Plan__ and the __Truman Doctrine__ were both created in 1947 to help aid other countries in need. The Marshall Plan helped reconstruct Europ after WWII, and the Truman Doctrine was President __Harry Truman__'s pledge to provide economic and military aid to countries threatened by Communism.


 * 7.__Containment Policy/Domino Theory/Détente:__** The __Containment Policy__ was created to stop the spread of communism because the US feared that the fall of one non-communist country fell to Communism, this would cause the neighboring non-communist countries to fall also, which is known as the __Domino Theory__. Because of this fear, President Nixon created __Detente__ to try to lower the Cold War tensions so this does not happen.


 * 8. __Arms Race/Space Race:__** These were two of the competitions that occured during the Cold War between the US and the USSR. The __Arms Race__ was a competition to gain an advantage in weapons, this eventually led to the creation of nuclear weapons. The __Space Race__ wa a competition for supremacy in space exploration, which led to many technological advanced and the US putting men on the moon.


 * 9. __East/West/Berlin Airlift:__** The __east__ was taken over by Capitalism, and the __west__ was taken over by Communism. Because of this division, the __Berlin Airlift__ was created which is a progrem in which the US and Britain shipped supplies by air to West Berlin.

**10.** __**Cuban** **Missile Crisis/Fidel Castro/John F. Kennedy:**__ __Fidel Castro__ was the dictator of Cuba who created a Communist government. He allowed the Soviets to set up missiles in Cuba to threaten the US, known as the __Cuban Missile Crisis__, and this brought the world closer to a nuclear war. __John F. Kennedy__, who was President at this time, demanded that the Soviets remove the missiles and considered military options, which he knew would start a nuclear war.


 * 11. __Korean War/Vietnam War:__** These wars are known as proxy wars during the Cold War for the US and the USSR to fight indirectly. The __Korean War__ was between South Korea which was supported by the UN, and North Korea who was supported by the Soviet Union. The __Vietnam War__ was between North Vietnam who was supported by communist allies, and South Vietnam who was supported by the US and other anti-communist countries.


 * 12. __Ronald Reagan/Mikhail Gorbachev:__** Both __Ronald Reagan__ and __Mikhail Gorbachev__ wanted to reduce the Cold War tensions between each other. Together they ratified the INF Treaty which called for elimination of certain types of missiles.

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 * Stalin's Election Speech:**


 * APPARTS Chart for Stalin's Election Speech:**
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 * Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech:**


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 * Truman's Truman Doctrine Speech:**


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I have learned that these three speeches were the main start of the Cold War. In Stalin's election speech, he stated that there cannot be both Communism and Capitalism in this world, the two will never work together. Also that Capitalism was the reason that WWII happened because of the poor distribution of wealth. Stalin was directly blaming Capitalism for the war, and believed that Communism was better because it will prevent more wars from happening and that they were strong because Communism lasted throughout WWII. Through Churchill's speech I learned that the division of Capitalism and Communism was serious at the time, even though no one saw it to be. He told the people that the west did not fight WWII to have this "iron curtain" division and how it is a serious threat to peace. Through Truman's Truman Doctrine speech I learned that Truman did not want Communism to spread. By making this pledge to help Greece and Turkey and others that need aid that are in threat to Communism, he is attempting to stop Communism from spreading. This was a step towards the US Containment Policy. He was blocking the USSR from spreading Communism throughout the world.
 * What knowledge about the Cold War did you learn from these three speeches?**

The Korean War




 * How did the Korean War turn into a Cold War Conflict?
 * Why did the Korean War not lead to world war?
 * How does the Korean War shed light on the broad themes of the Cold War?


 * Korean War Overview Guide Topics:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JbhnZZvlxKhza7HJgUxP5a5sEKF5LKSSgFqadK4MsjE/edit**
 * Questions on Korean War Video Clip:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JbhnZZvlxKhza7HJgUxP5a5sEKF5LKSSgFqadK4MsjE/edit?usp=drive_web**

I believe that the Korean War was a Proxy War. -The South was backed by the US, and the North was backed by the Soviet Union. -The Soviets helped build up the North Korean Army. -US made a landing at Incheon, and Americans disrupted the supply lines of North Korea. - Didn't want to fight face to face because they both had nuclear weapons. -Occured during the Cold War, US and Soviets already had problems with eachother. - Civil War because a lot of people die, Korea fought within their nation for what they believed for against Chinese. Wanted to choose one form of government.
 * Opener: Based on Korean War Video: **
 * **Do you Believe the Korean War was a Civil War or a Proxy War ( war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly.)?**
 * **Provide three pieces of evidence from the video to support your claim**
 * **Pair/share responses and make revisions in red**


 * Picture Detective on Korean War:**
 * Summary of the Korean War Mark Up:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1haMAmfw9m04_e0uLN_0ffk2hi0dHLr1qsar5A-6nLQg/edit**


 * Questions on Summary of Korean War:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/16gd6uzx5YvhQtnDb1O3OZd8_AWIiwSZhGWvkm9Qh_Cc/edit**

1. Most important is the United States taking strong steps to try and end the Korean War. 62% of the people voted yes for this poll. This shows how the people never favored being involved in this war, and that they encouraged the U.S. to end this war because they don't want to be in it.
 * Korean War Activity: You Be The Judge:**

2. Next important, is the poll if the American people believed that the Korean War was worth fighting for or not. In October, November, January, and April, more than half the people in each poll voted not worth fighting. This also shows the strong discourage of the American people that they did not want to be involved in this war and it was not worth fighting in. This should have been enough to stop this war, since more than half of the citizens do not want to be a part of it.

3. Signing the armistice is important because according to the poll, 69% of people approved in the government signing an armistice. This would be an American step in trying to end the Korean War. Almost 70% of the people wanted this to happen, showing how badly they wanted to end this war and our involvement in it.


 * Questions on Textbook Excerpt:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PXoXV2AezBzU94IhZNd-WFu42QtHNIrlQAoBosX2ILs/edit**

Cuban Missile Crisis 


 * Cuban Missile Crisis Notes + Role of Kennedy:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-YKl6BA_hOAXv-JgK1TQ_mrozVwWl94VcNOUemdaAU/edit**


 * President's Address Questions:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lsLHuM1s7Inv87jZCKJRrWCbbBi3QeeqvgRPioNRnkw/edit**


 * Cuban Revolution Video Notes:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/12-IM9qdTCTJoSHGQ10xGrmIDD4CPd9ghF9MjtgRigyE/edit**


 * The World at the Brink Notes:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/17oNwQQYdVoJGHo6OHN8EFwyDeeyzL7qm81O7s9_5I7k/edit**


 * Mai Lai Massacre **


 * What Would You Do:**
 * https://docs.google.com/document/d/19QAk1bhm6hWk0hcEspmiARlC9LBGNxWTwW2bo7Ln6ho/edit#heading=h.5h8ywxqpy0zj**


 * Notes on Geneva Convention/Mai Lai Massacre:**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lQD_s4z8zYVVXWwte_34AEBtIAY2Wop9dzboqNb9X-A/edit**


 * Was Mai Lai a War Crime?**
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JaDRAdQVJiodOQCDyQNiJp1v0CAZ-ZpK0UUeu0kJDgU/edit?usp=sharing**
 * Soviet Afghanastan War **
 * 5 Observations :**
 * Kabui is the main place where the Soviets came to/from to invade.
 * The plane coming from the Soviet Union went into Kabui.
 * All of the Soviets invasion routes were on their own controlled territory.
 * The bordering countries of Afghanistan are Iraq, the Soviet Union, and Pakistan.
 * All of the Soviet Invasion routes are connected to eachother.


 * 10 Most Important things the UN should know about Afghanistan:**
 * 1) Neighboring countries are Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikstan.
 * 2) It's major exports are fruits and nuts, carpets, wood, and opium.
 * 3) It's major imports are machinery and other capital goods, food, textiles, and petroleum products.
 * 4) It's major trade partners are Pakistan, India, and the US.
 * 5) Infastructure is ruined from decades of war and conflicts and bombings.
 * 6) Gained independence on August 19, 1919 from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs.
 * 7) Decades of concflict harmed the economy.
 * 8) Economy depends on drugs.
 * 9) Head of state is Hamid Karzai- not easily put into power.
 * 10) Located in South Asia. Northwest of Pakistan and East of Iran.


 * CEPA for Afghanistan: **
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gnzRwhORhgUd9Wa8gpik2ULNbrayVozpa51_AGYP-3k/edit **


 * Reflection on the Cold War Unit: **
 * @https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WWUHzI1BO_NrHN1kDg1QDfja9-U-KOEPg5h8j7-0DDU/edit **