Cold War Webquest

Introduction: The 1950's saw the beginning of the Cold War. Soldiers returning from World War II were settled and working. Some were drafted to fight in Korea. The atomic bomb, rather than "saving mankind" now posed an even bigger threat. Russia and other communist countries had the bomb! What were we to do? Gain a sense of the times - listen to this newsreel. (It takes a few seconds to load, please be patient!) Cold War Webquest

Task: Working with a partner, you will research a topic related to the Cold War (listed below). One of you will act as a photojournalist, locating photos and pictures representing your topic; you will also be responsible for the layout of your project. The other will act as the reporter, locating important information, recording it, and answering some important questions. Both of you will remember to cite your sources. A good reporter responds to the following questions:  What occurred?  Who was involved?  Why did it happen?  Where did it take place?  When did it take place?  What events led up to this? Was there anything that may have prevented or precipitated this event?  Would a different leader have handled it differently? How?  How did the US react to this event? How did other countries react to this event?  What was the result of this event?  How did life for the "average" American change as a result of this event? The PhotoJournalist is responsible for:  Locating appropriate pictures that represent their assigned topic.  Saving those pictures to the correct drive (H: or X:, as instructed).  Communicating with the reporter to ensure the pictures are appropriate.  Designing the layout for the team's web page.  Importing the reporter's answers to the above questions and saving them to the web page.

Process: Use the resources below to locate information for your project. You may also use a Search Engine to locate information on your own. Remember to cite your sites. Save pictures by selecting the picture, right clicking and selecting "Save picture as". Save to your H: drive. You will create your web page using WORD. Save it as a web page with the topic name and your initials as the file name; for example "berlinAirLift_jd". Remember: NO SPACES allowed in file names for web pages. Using the information and pictures you find, create a web page that represents the researched topic.

Topic Resources

The Iron Curtain: The Iron Curtain Soviet Perspectives: Read about Soviet Perspective after WWII PBS Race for the Superbomb: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/timeli Arms Race ne/index.html Cold War, Hot Nukes: http://www.parascope.com/gallery/galleryitems/h otNukes/ Pershing Missle: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/pershing_mi ssiles.php3 Pershing Weapon System and it's Elimination: http://www.redstone.army.mil/history/syste ms/pershing/ The Arms Race: http://www.pjhealy.com/coldwar/arms.html

Bay of Pigs JFK's speech: http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/jfk- cuban.htm Listen to the Speech More And then some and More Telegram from US Embassy (Russia): http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/diplomacy/f orrel/cuba/cuba020.htm Kruschev's Letter to JFK: http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/soviet.exhibit/x2jfk.html Cuban Missle Crisis: Read about the Crisis Photos: http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/cuba.htm More Photos: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/cmc.ht m Bay of Pigs: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/60s/bay_of_pigs.ph p3 Thinkquest: http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/days/bay _of_pigs.html Bay of Pigs Invasion: http://www.parascope.com/articles/1296/bayof pigs.htm

Photos: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/postwwi i/ba.htm More Berlin Air Lift Photos: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/postwwi i/ba-5.jpg US Air Force: http://www.usafe.af.mil/berlin/berlin.htm Truman Library: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_ collections/berlin_airlift/large/berlin_airlift.htm Berlin Airlift: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/berlin_airlift.p hp3 Berlin Blockade: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/berlin_blo ckade.php3 Berlin Blockade: http://www.historywiz.com/berlinblockade.htm

Berlin Wall Information: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/col dwar/cw1.htm The Berlin Wall: http://www.dailysoft.com/berlinwall/ Concrete Curtain: http://www.wall- berlin.org/gb/berlin.htm Korean War

The Korean War--History: http://www.rt66.com/ %7Ekorteng/SmallArms/arms.htm The Korean War; 1950- Present: http://www.kimsoft.com/kr-war.htm Korean War Brief History: http://www.koreanwar.org/html/kdata/overview_o f_the_war.htm Korean War History: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/history/korea/k orea.htm A soldier remembers: A Poem of War During War: Korea Article on War: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/korean_war.ph p3 Examining the Korean War: http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/stanley/home.h tml

Marshall Plan Summary of the Marshall Plan: The Marshall Plan The 50th Anniversary of the Marshall Plan: http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/marshall/m9.html Marshall Plan: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/marshall_plan. php3 Marshall Plan--Truman Library: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_c ollections/marshall/large/marshall.htm

McCarthy Hearings Hear McCarthy: excerpt Hear McCarthy: traitors Brief Biography: http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodispla y.pl?index=M000315 McCarthy: http://www.usa-people-search.com/content- joseph-mccarthy-and-the-red-scare.aspx McCarran Act 1950: http://www.english.upenn.edu/ %7Eafilreis/50s/mccarran-act-intro.html

Homepage: http://www.nato.int/ NATO Pictures: http://www.nato.int/multi/natologo.htm Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.nato.int/issues/faq/index.html#C3 Text of Warsaw Pact--Modern History Sourcebook: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1955 warsawpact.html Wikipedia--the Warsaw Pact: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Pact NATO: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episod es/02/multimedia/

Nixon visits Red China Nixon's visit: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/DO C_readers/kissinger/nixzhou/ Record of Historic Visit: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/publications/DO C_readers/kissinger/nixzhou/ Nixon's China Game PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents /pande03.html

Sputnik description: http://www.spacefame.org/sputnik.html Listen to Sputnik: Sputnik Pictures: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sput nik/gallerysput2.html More Photos: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputni Sputnik k/gallerysput.html Sputnik: http://www.coldwar.org/articles/50s/sputnik.php 3 Sputnik: http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi- bin/tour_def/space_missions/sputnik.html Sputnik: First Artificial Satellite: http://www.batnet.com/mfwright/sputnik.html Korolev, Sputnik, and the International Geophysical Year: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/sputnik/ siddiqi.html Space Race: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/experien ce/technology/

Vietnam War Photos: http://www.geocities.com/~nam_album/ Vietnam Online-American Experience- PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/ Battlefield: Vietnam PBS: http://www.pbs.org/battlefieldvietnam/ Vietnam Yesterday and Today: http://www.oakton.edu/user/~wittman/

Links to all Additional Resources topics: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/

Evaluation:

Topic Evaluated Point Value Points Earned Answered all questions from task description. 60 Appropriate graphics for topics 20 Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling 10 Bibliography 10

Conclusion: Upon completing your research and web page, you should have a better idea of the period of time known as "The Cold War." So many changes occurred socially, politically and economically during the 1950's through the 1960's that have greatly affected our lives today. How would our lives be different if the "Cold War" had never taken place?