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Cold War Web Quest Early Cold War Years Name: ____________________ Cold War Web Quest Early Cold War Years: http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/timeline/ Feb. 4, 1945 March 16, 1946 April 4, 1949 June 30, 1950 May 1955 October 1957 1962 March 8, 1965 _____________ ___________ _______________ Pact launched Crisis 1969 1975 ________________ _________________ lands on moon ends The Marshall Plan: http://www.marshallfoundation.org/TheMarshallPlan.htm 1. The Marshall Plan assisted ________ countries. 2. The Marshall Plan was designed to bring ______________________________ to _______________________________. Korean Conflict: http://www.veteranmuseum.org/war-history/korean-conflict 1. The UN forces leader during the Korean Conflict was ____________________________. (Hint: the answer is beside the picture of him in a vehicle). 2. What took place in July 1953? (Hint: look near the end) 3. How many total Americans died during the Conflict? NASA: http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ 1. What was Sputnik? 2. What did the launch of Sputnik spark? The Berlin Wall: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/62202/Berlin-Wall 1. The Berlin Wall was built for what function? 2. During what years did the Berlin Wall stand? 3. What was the length of the Wall? 4. Describe the design changes of the Berlin Wall from the time it began until the final wall was constructed. Cuban Missile Crisis: http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx 1. The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted _______ days. 2. Explain the discovery of the missiles. 3. What agreements did the two superpowers make to avoid nuclear destruction and end the Crisis? Vietnam War: http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html Click on “Vietnam War” then “Begin.” 1. What ideal was America fighting against in Vietnam? 2. How long did the war last? Click “enter exhibit” and answer these questions: 1. Who was Ho Chi Minh? 2. What side did the US support? Click on “When Will it ever End” near the bottom and answer these questions: 1. How did Americans feel about the ongoing war? 2. What did the US do in 1973? What happened in 1975? End of Cold War: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall 1. Who dismantled the Berlin Wall? 2. Describe the reunification of Germany. 3. What was the goal of START? Name: KEY Cold War Web Quest Early Cold War Years: http://www.nationalcoldwarexhibition.org/timeline/ March 16, 1946 April 4, 1949 June 30, 1950 Feb. 4, 1945 Winston Churchill's "Iron North Atlantic Treaty is US troops enter Korean Yalta Conference Curtain" speech signed in Washington War March 8, 1965 May 1955 October 1957 1962 US combat troops land in Warsaw Sputnik launched Cuban Missile Crisis Vietnam Pact 1969 1975 United States/Neil Vietnam War Armstrong lands on moon ends The Marshall Plan: http://www.marshallfoundation.org/TheMarshallPlan.htm 1. The Marshall Plan assisted 16 countries. (Some sites state 17) 2. The Marshall Plan was designed to bring economic recovery to Europe. Korean Conflict: http://www.veteranmuseum.org/war-history/korean-conflict 1. The UN forces leader during the Korean Conflict was General Douglas MacArthur (Hint: the answer is beside the picture of him in a vehicle). 2. What took place in July 1953? (Hint: look near the end) a cease-fire agreement was signed 3. How many total Americans died during the Conflict? 36,915 NASA: http://history.nasa.gov/sputnik/ 1. What was Sputnik? The world’s first artificial satellite 2. What did the launch of Sputnik spark? The US-USSR Space Race The Berlin Wall: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/62202/Berlin-Wall 1. The Berlin Wall was built for what function? To close off East Germans’ access to West Berlin and West Germany 2. During what years did the Berlin Wall stand? 1961 to 1989 3. What was the length of the Wall? 28 miles through Berlin; 75 miles around West Berlin 4. Describe the design changes of the Berlin Wall from the time it began until the final wall was constructed. The original wall was built of barbed wire and cinder blocks. It was replaced by a series of concrete walls topped with barbed wire. It was eventually guarded with watchtowers, guns, and mines. Cuban Missile Crisis: http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx 1. The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted 13 days. 2. Explain the discovery of the missiles. An American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. 3. What agreements did the two superpowers make to avoid nuclear destruction and end the Crisis? Soviets would dismantle the weapon sites in exchange for a pledge from the United States not to invade Cuba. The United States also agreed to remove its nuclear missiles from Turkey Vietnam War: http://amhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html Click on “Vietnam War” then “Begin.” 1. What ideal was America fighting against in Vietnam? Communism 2. How long did the war last? 1956-1975 (19 years) Click “enter exhibit” and answer these questions: 1. Who was Ho Chi Minh? Vietnamese nationalist sought independence from France. 2. What side did the US support? South Vietnam Click on “When Will it ever End” near the bottom and answer these questions: 1. How did Americans feel about the ongoing war? Increasing frustrations; Protests on the home front increased. What did the US do in 1973? US forces left Vietnam What happened in 1975? South Vietnam fell to the Communists End of Cold War: https://history.state.gov/departmenthistory/short-history/berlinwall 1. Who dismantled the Berlin Wall? A crowd of Germans 2. Describe the reunification of Germany. On November 9, 1989, Germans began dismantling the Berlin Wall. By October 1990, Germany was reunified, 3. What was the goal of START? US and USSR would reduce strategic nuclear arsenals by 2003. .
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