<p> Global Studies Packet Communism & the Cold War</p><p>Name: ______</p><p>Due Date: ______Communism Notes</p><p>1. Communism is also known as: ______or ______.</p><p>2. The founding fathers of Communism were ______and ______, who were ______.</p><p>3. The basic ideas of Communism: • Individual ______of property ends.</p><p>• All property is owned ______by all of the ______. • ______controls the whole economy.</p><p>• Economic decisions are made to benefit the ______as a whole.</p><p>• Everyone is expected to ______to the economy based upon his ______and to ______goods and services based upon his ______. • A ______society in which everyone is ______is created.</p><p>• ______, “the opiate of the masses,” is ______.</p><p>• Communism is ______around the world creating a ______society. </p><p>4. Communist terms: ______proletariat A. everyone is equal ______bourgeoisie B. working class ______means of production C. factories ______classless society D. strong communist government ______dictatorship of the masses E. merchant class</p><p>5. Using the terms: The ______will rise up and seize the ______from the ______and then create a ______to help build a new ______.</p><p>CLASS WORK PAGE 1 Timeline of the Cold War</p><p>Use the timeline on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer the following questions.</p><p>1. When did the Cold War start?</p><p>2. What two wars are considered to be part of the Cold War?</p><p>3. Why did the Communists build the Berlin Wall?</p><p>4. What competition between the U.S. and Soviets started after Sputnik was launched?</p><p>5. Who did many of the Afghan mujahedeen later become?</p><p>6. What two policies did Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduce in the 1980s?</p><p>7. Which country backed North Korea?</p><p>8. When did the Cold War end?</p><p>CLASSWORK PAGE 2 The Cold War Notes</p><p>I. Definition: ______</p><p>II. Types of Competition A. Economic: ______B. Political: ______1. U.S. supported by ______2. U.S.S.R. supported by ______C. Wars: ______and ______D. Space Race: U.S.S.R first ______(______). U.S. first ______(______) E. Nuclear Race: ______almost led to nuclear war F. Sports: ______</p><p>III. Important Soviet Leaders A. ______(1917-1924): ______of Communist Russia B. ______(1924-1953): Brutal dictator who led Russia during ______C. ______(1953-1964): Colorful character who led Russia during ______D. ______(1985-1991): ______leader of Soviet Union who proposed “glastnost” (______) and “perestroika” (______)</p><p>Joseph Stalin and Vladimir Lenin CLASS WORK PAGE 3 The Berlin Blockade</p><p>Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer the following questions in complete sentences.</p><p>1. Why was the Berlin Blockade significant?</p><p>2. Name and describe the leader of the Soviet Union during the Berlin Blockade.</p><p>3. Why did the Soviets blockade Berlin?</p><p>4. How did the United States respond to the blockade?</p><p>5. What might have happened if the Berlin Airlift had failed?</p><p>CLASS WORK PAGE 4 The Cuban Missile Crisis Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer the following questions. 1. Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis significant?</p><p>2. Who were the leaders of the nations during the Cuban Missile Crisis? A. USSR- B. Cuba- C. US- 3. What event marked the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis?</p><p>4. How long did the crisis last?</p><p>5. How did Kennedy choose to respond to the threat of Soviet missiles in Cuba during the first period of the crisis? </p><p>6. What did people fear would happen during the second phase of the crisis?</p><p>7. What did each side agree to do as part of the settlement? A. The USSR promised to:  B. The US promised to:   8. What were the effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis?    CLASS WORK PAGE 5 Sputnik Questions</p><p>Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer the following questions.</p><p>1. Describe Sputnik in complete sentences. (What is it? When was it launched? Who launched it? Why is it important?)</p><p>2. Why did Sputnik cause the United States to fear the Soviet Union?</p><p>3. In what two other ways did the Soviet Union beat the United States in the space race?</p><p>• </p><p>• </p><p>4. How did the United States win the space race?</p><p>5. Describe the following individuals:</p><p> a. Laika:</p><p> b. Yuri Gagarin</p><p> c. Alan Shepard:</p><p>6. Do you think the United States will be in a Sputnik-like race with another country in the future? Why or why not? Answer in complete sentences.</p><p>CLASS WORK PAGE 6 The Berlin Wall</p><p>We will complete the following as a class. </p><p>1. The Berlin Wall was built by the ______to separate ______and ______Berlin. </p><p>2. East Berlin was ______and West Berlin was ______. </p><p>3. The wall included the famous ______Gate and the crossing was known as ______.</p><p>We will answer the following questions based upon the video 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bw5pFiTeb0)</p><p>4. When was the Berlin Wall built?</p><p>5. Which US president first gave a speech at the Berlin Wall?</p><p>6. Why was the Berlin Wall built?</p><p>7. How many people escaped across the Berlin Wall?</p><p>8. How did people escape across the Berlin Wall?</p><p>9. How many people were killed trying to escape across the wall?</p><p>10. Which US president gave a famous speech saying, “Tear down this wall”?</p><p>11. When was the wall opened? </p><p>CLASS WORK PAGE 7 The Cold War Questions</p><p>Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to answer the following questions.</p><p>1. What was the Cold War?</p><p>2. Describe the two sides during the Cold War.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>3. Why is called the “cold” war?</p><p>4. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the start of the Cold War?</p><p>5. What two events of 1949 intensified the Cold War?</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>6. How did the Cold War turn hot in 1950?</p><p>7. During what event did the Cold War reach the brink of nuclear war?</p><p>8. What war did the US fight in the late 60s and early 70s?</p><p>9. What was the most dramatic event of 1989?</p><p>10. What US president declared that the Cold War was over in 1990?</p><p>HOMEWORK PAGE 8 My Bomb Shelter</p><p>Use the reading from Mr. Nolen’s website to design your own bomb shelter. Create a diagram using 10 details from the reading and include labels. Good luck surviving World War III!</p><p>HOMEWORK PAGE 9 Timeline of the Cold War</p><p>1. Use the reading on Mr. Nolen’s website to fill in the dates below.</p><p>2. Search the web for picture for each of the events. Save them on your iPad.</p><p>3. Use the RWT Timeline app to create a timeline of these events. Include pictures.</p><p>______- Cold War begins</p><p>______to ______- Berlin Airlift </p><p>______to ______- Korean War </p><p>______- USSR launches Sputnik</p><p>______- Berlin Wall constructed</p><p>______- US increases involvement in Vietnam</p><p>______- Cuban Missile Crisis</p><p>______- Apollo 11 land on the moon</p><p>______- North Vietnam defeats South Vietnam</p><p>______- Berlin Wall falls</p><p>______-:End of USSR & Cold War</p><p>HOMEWORK PAGE 10 Cold War Study Guide</p><p>Each Friday, we will have a quiz on the week’s packet. The most important things to know are on this study guide. </p><p>1. Communism Notes</p><p> a. give two other names for communism</p><p> b. identify who owns businesses and farms in communist countries</p><p> c. define classless society</p><p>2. The Cold War Notes</p><p> a. define the Cold War</p><p> b. identify the economic systems of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.</p><p> c. identify two wars that were part of the Cold War</p><p> d. list four ways the U.S. and U.S.S.R. competed against each other</p><p>3. The Berlin Blockade</p><p> a. identify which German city was a Cold War hotspot</p><p> b. describe how the U.S. overcame the Berlin Blockade</p><p>4. The Cuban Missile Crisis</p><p> a. identify the most dangerous episode of the Cold War</p><p> b. recall the leaders of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.</p><p> c. explain how the conflict started and how it ended</p><p>5. The Berlin Wall</p><p> a. describe why the Communists built the Berlin Wall</p><p>7. Timeline of the Cold War</p><p> a. put major events of the Cold War in the order they occurred</p><p>STUDY GUIDE PAGE 11</p>