10/20 - Cold War lesson

Categorize

Options (9)

Ukraine

Russia

Kazahkstan

Poland

Romania

East Germany

West Germany

Italy

The United States

Warm-up: Every country in different shades of green was once a part of the Soviet Union, and countries in yellow were once allied to it.

Use the map to determine what countries belong under which category.

Soviet Union

Allies of the Soviet Union

Neither

Cold War lesson

Read the Definitions below and answer the questions that follow:

The Cold War - Period between 1947-1991 where the United States and Soviet Union engaged in indirect conflict via proxy wars between other nations while avoiding direct combat via arms races, alliances--NATO for the U.S., Warsaw Pact for the Soviets--and nuclear deterrence.

Proxy War - War between two groups or nations that are supported--usually w/ arms, money, and supplies--by more powerful countries.

Categorize

Options (5)

Egypt and Syria attack Israel. The US supports Israel, the Soviets supports Egypt and Syria.

Rebels fight the Cuban government. Soviets support Cuba and the US supports the rebels.

The U.S. supports a rebellion against the Soviet-supported Polish government.

The U.S. and Soviet Union fight each other directly in Europe.

The Soviets invade Afghanistan, US supports Afghan rebels.

To the left are a series of scenarios. Some are fictional and some are real.

Use the attached definition of proxy war to determine which scenario goes under proxy war and which goes under "regular" war.

Proxy War

"Regular" War

Today's EdPuzzle. We will work on an EdPuzzle together.

Click the link for your class:

1st period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65318bda061f82400a5e64a6/watch

2nd period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65318bda32aa743ff2d4a2da/watch

3rd period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65318bda66ecee402ee7c11b/watch

7th period: https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/65318bdabe83393fd4aa7d2a/watch

Drag and Drop

We will put the following major Cold War events next to the years they occurred.

The key is to remember which order the video discussed them in.

Use this link and use the years on it in order to find your answers:
https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/TrumanCIA_Timeline.pdf

1950-1953: ​

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1962: ​

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1965-1975: ​

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1979-1989: ​

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1989-1991: ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Korean War

Cuban Missile Crisis

Vietnam War

Soviet war in Afghanistan

Soviet Union collapses into several countries

Exit ticket

​We will now go to a separate Quizizz for your Exit ticket. Click the link below to go there:

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