Who
ARE You????
The U.S. in the Cold War
I am researching in class (Check)
Power points
Textbook
Note packet resources
My Device
http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/
Timelines
(all)
Hw: Videos
and www.coldwar.org
(all)
I will make flashcards for the following words in Letters # 1-4 : Circle
I will make flashcards for all the words on Letter #5.
My Group JOB:
I am the rough/final draft typist, I will highlight key words, print the
final draft of the letter and google doc share with my group
Letter # ___________ and complete the EXTRA for my group.
I am completing at Home Videos: watch and take notes
PBLQ: What major events are included in the
Cold War? (Thesis)
Design your own cover:
50’s
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The student completes all important components of the
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interpretations or extensions (generalizations, applications,
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understanding.
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task(s).
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Responses and work completed are incorrect.
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Cold War Who Packet SCORING RUBRIC
Rubric
Self Check Score ________________
or
Group check Score_____________
Teacher Check Score ____________
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Unit V.4 – A Changing Society 1945 - Present
Standard: Students will be able to determine the impact of new
technologies on American life (USII.9b)
Learning Target: I can give examples of how new technologies have
changed American Life.
Learning Progression
Advanced Proficient
I can evaluate the potential impact of new technologies on
America’s interaction with the rest of the world
Proficient
I can give the pros and cons of technology’s impact on American Life
Intermediate
I can give examples of how new technologies have changed
American Life
Beginning
I can list the new technologies that have been developed
in the last 50 years
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Unit IV.5 – The United States as a World Superpower: 1939 –
Present
Standard:
Students will be able to evaluate America’s role as a major superpower in the Cold
War following World War II (Includes USII.8a, USII.8c)
Learning Target:
I can evaluate America’s “balance of power” during the Cold War.
Learning Progression
Advanced Proficient
I can give theorize based on facts, how America’s role in the world has
changed since the Cold War.
Proficient
Intermediate
Beginning
I can evaluate America’s role in the “balance of power” during the Cold War
I can list and explain the factors that created the “Cold War”
I can explain the meaning of a “Cold War.”
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Cold War Time Capsule Letters Project
Imagine that you have moved to a new house in an older
neighborhood. There is a giant tree in the backyard that provides a lot of
shade for you to sit in while reading a book. This morning, when you were
sitting against the tree, your dog started digging near the roots. Curious
about what he was trying to find, you got up to take a closer look. You
started to see something shiny and decided to help little Fido dig up the
item. You have discovered a time capsule left behind from the prior
homeowners!
Before you start writing your letters in your group, each person must
create the following:
IN CLASS in your “Who Packet”
1. Divide up key words by letter and create a set of 41 group
flashcards for letters 1-4 and 13 individual flashcards for letter #5.
2. Take notes on your key words for each letter using your research
source.
3. Create 5 timelines describing each event.
4. Put all typed letters/EXTRAS in a Mason Jar for others to open
and look at.
AT HOME in your “Who Packet”
5. Review “John Green Crash Course” Video segments by John
Green and other video segments.. Take notes to add to your key
word flashcards.
May only participate in a group Letter Writing if Flashcards are completed:
Using group flashcards, your group will work together to create/write 4
letters. The last letter you will write by yourself using your flashcards.
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You will use these letters to take 5 Summative Quizzes.
Time capsule letter #1 written by “Baby
Boomer” William Dloc
15 sentence minimum (Captain)
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Time capsule letter #2 written by Korean
War Veteran Bruce “Raw” Dloc
15 sentence minimum (Cheerleader)
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Baby Boom-Who were they? DATE start/end?
Baby Boom Culture- Describe it your life as a
child.
Consumer goods- What can you buy?
Credit-How can you buy things? Cards?
Interstate highway system-What did it do?
41, 000 miles of? Results?
Labor unions-How did they help your DAD?
Economy-Good? Bad? How do you know?
G.I. Bill of Rights-Purpose to help, whom?
Loans for what exactly?
College Education for Veterans
Desegregation of armed forces-Who
responsible? Why?
EXTRA:*Copy of William Dloc’s birth certificate*
Containment- How is the Korean War an
example of Containment?
Truman Doctrine-How is the Korean War an
example of the Truman Doctrine at work?
Korean War-Causes? Effects?
South Korea-Democratic and who supported?
North Korea-Invades SK? Date? Supported by?
United Nations and U.S. Team up to do what?
Douglas MacArthur-role he played? Yalu River?
China interferes-Why?
Stalemate leaves Korea in two parts? DATE?
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Along the 38th parallel
at end of war. What does it mean?
Map of Korea: Helps to explain the war. It goes
on your letter.
EXTRA:
*Copy of Bruce “Raw” Dloc’s dog tag*
In class:
Research your source:
In class:
Research your source:
Take Notes Make Flash Cards/Timeline
Write Letter (Group)
(Captain) Type Letter/Highlight Words/Double
Space/Make copies for group
Make “Extra” (Captain)
At Home Videos:
Take Notes while
Watching “Crash Course”
Take Notes Make Flash Cards/Timeline
Write Letter (Group)
(Cheerleader) Type Letter/Highlight
Words/Double Space/Make copies for group
Make “Extra” (Cheerleader)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po&list
=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=42
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5voiVz
Yt0
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06s6tH8i
5kc
At Home Videos:
Take Notes while
Watching “Crash Course”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLk
uhG0
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Time capsule letter #3 written by
Dorothy Dloc, secretary in Kennedy’s
White House
15 sentence minimum (Grader)
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Time capsule letter #4 written by
Vietnam War Veteran Kenneth Dloc
15 sentence minimum (Timer keeper)
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Vietnam War Begins- Causes?
Educational opportunities for Dorothy?
Economic opportunities for Dorothy?
Eleanor Roosevelt- Helped women how? Pwrpt #1
Civil Rights Movement-what was it and who led it?
Berlin Wall-Date built? Who built? Why build it?
Fidel Castro- Turned Cuba what?
Bay of Pigs: Cause Cuba to feel what? Ask the
Soviets to do what?
Cuban Missile Crisis (Begin)- DATE started
Nuclear Missile Launch Site-Who was building? Why
was America upset?
JFK’s Blockade of CUBA (Middle)- Who, Why, wanted
what?
Cuban Missile Crisis (End)- Date ended? Ended how?
Results? (2)
Space Race- Sputnik? NASA? Who won?
Why U.S. JoinsHow is it an example of Containment and the
Truman Doctrine at work?
North Vietnam-What did they want?
Supported by?
South Vietnam-supported by?
Domino Theory-motivation to go to war?
Containment-motivation to go to war?
U.S. Fights- Dates the U.S. was actually fighting?
Protests- in the U.S. caused what?
Cease-fire (DATE?) and what it meant?
Vietnam War Ends How?
U.S. leaves resulting in?????
EXTRA:
*Protest for or against the Vietnam War*
EXTRA:
*Dorothy Dloc’s fallout shelter packing list*
In class:
Research your source:
In class:
Research your source:
Take Notes Make Flash Cards/Timeline
Write Letter (Group)
(Grader) Type Letter/Highlight Words/Double
Space/Make copies for group
Make “Extra” (Grader)
At Home Videos:
Take Notes while
Watching “Crash Course”
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa
38&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7Obz
O7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig8UdfQKXS
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Take Notes Make Flash Cards/Timeline
Write Letter (Group)
(Timekeeper) Type Letter/Highlight
Words/Double Space/Make copies for group
Make “Extra” (Timekeeper)
At Home Videos:
Take Notes while
Watching “Crash Course”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLk
uhG0
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Time capsule letter #5 written by CIA Agent Charlie Dloc
All your group’s #5 Letters will go in your Mason Jar Time Capsule
15 sentence minimum (Each Person Writes their own)
Use and HIGHLIGHT the following words:
Power Points
Cold War-Define, Date?
Nato- Countries?
#2 and #4
Warsaw Pact- Countries?
US Democracy / Capitalism- Explain in your own words what each of these mean.
USSR Totalitarian / Communism- Explain in your own words what each of these mean.
Marshall Plan- What was it? Goal was to stop the spread of?
Super Power- Who were superpowers during the Cold WAR?
Berlin Airlift- First confrontation of the Cold War. What happened? Beginning, Middle, End?
Who Won?
Arms Race-Explain it. What weapons?
MAD-Explain what it means? How did it prevent the US and USSR from attacking each
other?
Ronald Reagan- Helps end the Cold War by doing what?
Mikhail Gorbachev brings Openness and Freedom-Explain Glasnost and Perestroika
Symbols/Evidence of the End of Communism:
Soviet Union Breaks up into 15 States. Year?
Berlin Wall is destroyed. Year?
EXTRA
*Charlie Dloc’s SPY log*
In class:
Research your source:
Take Notes Make Flash Cards/Timeline
Write Letter by yourself
Type Letter/Highlight Words/Double Space/Print copy for teacher
Make “Extra”
At Home Videos:
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Take Notes while
Watching “Crash Course”
Grading Rubric – Cold War Time Capsule Project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C72ISMF_D0#aid=P9X2Emj4kBI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-K19rVDxoM#aid=P-15tvNWUyI
Cold War Time Capsule “Letters”
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Names ______________________________ Block _____
Captain
Sentence Count _________
Cheerleader
Sentence Count _________
Grader
Sentence Count _________
Time keeper
Sentence Count _________
YOU #5
Sentence Count _________ #13 Flashcards __________
Letter Score _________ 41 Group # Flash cards ____
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Exceeds
100
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Impressive flow, the
reader can form a picture
of the event with
absolutely no difficulty
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Impressive detail and
facts used to explain the
“Cold War” event: Begin,
Middle, End
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All 54 required
vocabulary words are
used and highlighted
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The Writer has shown an
excellent understanding
of the “Cold War Event”
3 Meets
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Good flow, the reader
can form a picture of the
event with little difficulty

Good detail and facts
used to explain the “Cold
War” event: Begin,
Middle, End
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All extras are included
2 Progressing
Average flow, the reader
can form a picture of the
event with some
difficulty
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Average detail and facts
used to explain the “Cold
War” event: Begin,
Middle, End
40-52 required
vocabulary words are
used and highlighted
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30-39 required
vocabulary words are
used and highlighted
The Writer has shown an
Good understanding of
the “Cold War Event”
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1
Below
50
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Poor flow, the reader
can’t form a picture of
the event
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Poor detail and facts
used to explain the
“Cold War” event:
Begin, Middle, End
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20-29 required
vocabulary words are
used and highlighted
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The Writer has shown an
Average understanding
The Writer has shown
a Poor understanding
of the “Cold War
of the “Cold War Event”
Event”
5 Letters Completed,
76-100
sentences
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75
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5 Letters Completed,
over 100
sentences
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85
5 Letters Completed,
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5 Letters
75 sentences
Completed,
1-2 Extras
than 75
sentences
3-4 Extras
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No Extras
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Cold War Time Capsule Letters Research
Letter 1 Notes for 1950’s America Pwrpt #1
Complete Sentences
Textbook: Chapter 28 , Section 2 p. 821, p. 798-799
Power point/Note packet/My Device:
Videos: Watch and Take Notes on the EVENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S64zRnnn4Po&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s&index=42
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY5voiVzYt0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06s6tH8i5kc
TIME LINE: Chapter 28 , Section 2 p. 821
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Letter 2 Notes for Korea-United Nations Police Action Pwrpt #2
Complete Sentences
Textbook: Chapter 27 page 801, Chapter 27 Section #3 p. 802
Power point/Note packet/My Device:
Video: Watch and Take Notes on the EVENTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0
TIME LINE: Chapter 27 page 801, Chapter 27 Section #3 p. 802
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Letter 3 Notes for Cuban Missile Crisis Pwrpt #3
Complete Sentences
Textbook: Chapter 29 Section 2 p. 844 and Section 4 p. 857; Chapter 30 Section 1 p. 866
Power point/Note packet/My Device:
Videos: Watch and Take Notes on the EVENTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXFb1sMa38&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtMwmepBjTSG593eG7ObzO7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig8UdfQKXSY
TIME LINE: Chapter 29 Section 2 p. 844 and Section 4 p. 857; Chapter 30 Section 1 p.
866
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Letter 4 Notes for Vietnam War Pwrpt #4
Complete Sentences
Textbook: Chapter 30 p. 871 Section 2, 3, and 4
Power point/Note packet/My Device:
Video: Watch and Take Notes on the EVENTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2IcmLkuhG0
TIME LINE: Chapter 30 p. 871 Section 2, 3, and 4
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Letter 5 Notes The Entire Cold Pwrpt #2 and Pwrpt #4
Complete Sentences
Textbook: Chapter 27 Section #1 p. 786 and Chapter 32 Section #1 p. 920
Power point/Note packet/My Device:
Videos: Watch and Take Notes on the EVENTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C72ISMF_D0#aid=P9X2Emj4kBI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9HjvHZfCUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-K19rVDxoM#aid=P-15tvNWUyI
TIME LINE: Chapter 27 Section #1 p. 786 and Chapter 32 Section #1 p. 920
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Post War Hopes Cold War Fears an Overview-Video Guide
Directions: Answer each question as it appears in the video.
1. What terrified people?
2. The period is known as (called) the _________ ____________
3. Sign of the time?
4. John F. Kennedy in 1946 was a ___________________
5. Richard M. Nixon was __________________
6. _________ _________ set a speed record.
7. Normal number of children __________
8. What did you want out of life?
9. Women were expected to ______________________
10.Harry Truman wanted _________ and ________ at the end of WWII.
11.Name 3 new things/inventions
12.GI Joe became Joe __________ because of the GI Bill (Free $)
13.The ________ Boom resulted after 70 million babies were born.
14.What was it like in Europe?
15.Because they worried about another Hitler they wanted to help?
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16.We began worrying about what country? ___________ We also worried
about their world wide Communist Goal.
17.The ___________ Curtain had dropped around several Eastern European
Countries.
18.1948 snapped the U.S. into the Cold War when __________ was taken over
after it was already free and democratic.
19.Congress approved billions to help in the struggle it was called the
__________ Plan.
20.Germany divided into _______ zones. Berlin was also divided into ____
zones.
21.Berlin was then blockaded by the U.S.S. R and the U.S. reaction was to
supply by air 4,500 tons of needed supplies, it took 250, 000 flights to do
this. What is this effort called ________ ____________?
22.What was the result of this huge effort by the U.S.?
23.America's monopoly on the A-Bomb ended on September 2, 19 ____.
24.In 1949 _______ fell to Mao.
25.Concern for Communist spies led to the _________ Scare and the
___________ hearings. These hearings targeted ______________
26.Being like everyone else became the goal of ______________
27.A new campaign began it called for __________ the enemy and to fear
them.
28.The Korean War was not called a War, but a United Nations ________
________.
29.The General in charge of the Korean War was __________________.
30.What did China do when he got to close to their border?
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31.The Korean War led to and ended in a ________________.
32.Who was the President at this time?
33.Despite prosperity the nation was __________ for disaster.
34. What detonated in 1953?
35.At this time people were encouraged to build a __________ .
36.The 4th World War they believed would be fought with Sticks and
__________.
37.What does it mean to bring something to the Brink?
38.In 1979 the CIA reinstated the Shah of _________back in power.
39.October 1956 ___________wanted their freedom and independence from
the U.S.S. R.
40.Attention was drawn away from that country in 1956 when the Suez Canal
was being fought over by ___________________. While the World
watched, the U.S.S.R invaded ____________.
41.By 1957 the Space Race was on after the Soviets launched ____________
42.Khrushchev and Eisenhower's planned meeting and hopes for a peaceful
world were ended when the _______ crashed in the Soviet Union and the
U.S denied everything until the Soviets produced the pilot and the wreckage.
43.SALT, MIR and IBM are _______________
44.When did the Cold War End?
45.What did you think was the most interesting part of this video?
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The Butter Battle War
Butter Battle Video
After reading the Butter Battle Book or viewing the video, we will compare the story in the book with the
details of the Cold War. There are many similarities in world of the Yooks /Zooks to the world of the US
/USSR during the Cold War. Let us find the similarities between the book and the real world.
Butter Battle Book
1.______________________________
Cold War
1.Americans vs. Soviets
2. Butter Side Up vs. Butter Side Down
2.______________________
3. _____________________________
3. Iron Curtain/Berlin Wall
4. Building Bigger and bigger weapons
4. __________________
5. _____________________________
5. Deterrence/Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
6. _____________________________
6. Support of American people to contain
Communism
Academic:
7. ______________________________
7. _______________________________________
Honors
8. ______________________________
8. ________________________________________
Below: Write a short paragraph 3-5 sentences summarizing the chart.
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