American History
Cold War Presidents Webquest
Cold War Presidents Webquest
Objective: Students will gain basic knowledge about the Presidents of the United States.
Introduction: This lesson plan can be used in several different ways.
Option 1: Handout the webquest. Have students do the webquests one at a time.
Option 2: Handout different parts of the webquest when studying the time period of the
Presidents.
Option 3: Have students work in groups, each student gets one of the webquests and share
their answers through a discussion with fellow students during the next class period
Materials needed: Cold War Presidents Webquest (See Below) and computers
Input and Activities: Give students at least one class period to complete the webquest and
have a classroom discussion on the questions the next day.
Closure: Connect the lesson to other civics topics, current events, or the Cold War
The Cold War American Presidents webquest is broken into 2 chronological parts.
Late 1940s through the 1960s
Truman, Harry S. (1945-1953)
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1953-1961)
Kennedy, John F. (1961-1963)
Johnson, Lyndon B. (1963-1969)
1970s through the early 1990s
Nixon, Richard M. (1969-1974)
Ford, Gerald (1974-1977)
Carter, Jimmy (1977-1981
Reagan, Ronald (1981-1989)
Bush, George (1989-1993)
Name:______________________
Hour:___
Use complete sentences if needed
Cold War Presidents Webquest
(Late 1940s through the 1960s)
Type in the following web address
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/
Feel free to look at the pictures and read the information
You will need to click the “back button” once you click on a President to get back to
the list of Presidents
Click on Truman, Harry S. (1945-1953)
30. Harry S. Truman (1945-1953)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
Click on Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1953-1961)
31. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
32. John F. Kennedy (1961-1963)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
List two new fun facts about this person: ____________________________________
Click on Johnson, Lyndon B. (1963-1969)
33. Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
List two new fun facts about this person: ____________________________________
Name:______________________
Hour:___
Use complete sentences if needed
Cold War Presidents Webquest
(1970s through the early 1990s)
Type in the following web address
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/uspresidents/
Feel free to look at the pictures and read the information
You will need to click the “back button” once you click on a President to get back to
the list of Presidents
Click on Nixon, Richard M. (1969-1974)
34. Richard M. Nixon (1969-1974)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
List two new fun facts about this person: ____________________________________
Click on Ford, Gerald (1974-1977)
35. Gerald Ford (1974-1977)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
Click on Carter, Jimmy (1977-1981)
36. Jimmy Carter (1977-1981)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
Click on Reagan, Ronald (1981-1989)
37. Ronald Reagan
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
List two new fun facts about this person: ____________________________________
Click on Bush, George (1989-1993)
38. George Bush (1989-1993)
Vice President: __________________________________________________________
Political Party: __________________________________________________________
Age at Inauguration: _____________________________________________________
What state was this President born in? ______________________________________
What year did this President die? __________________________________________
Nickname: ______________________________________________________________
What is this President most known for? _____________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
List two interesting facts about this person’s presidency: _______________________
List two new fun facts about this person: ____________________________________