HOW TO
CONQUER
WORLD HISTORY
SEMESTER 2
Module 8
8.01 The Roots of the Cold War
Students conduct an interview with someone who has a
living memory of the Cold War and report their results
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Step 2: INTERVIEW (15 QUESTIONS TOTAL)
1. the person's first and last name— check that you spelled it correctly
2. his or her date of birth
3. the list of places that he or she lived between 1945 and 1989
4. What was the first time you remember hearing about the Soviet Union (or the USSR) and its conflict with the
United States?
5. What do you remember seeing or reading in the news about the Cold War?
6 . What books did you read or movies did you watch that villainized the Soviet Union or dealt with the Cold War? How
did they shape your impressions at that time?
7. What were you taught in school and at home about the Soviet Union? What did your school and family teach about
nuclear threats and nuclear war?
8. Were you or any of your family members ever afraid that there would be a hot war or nuclear war between the
United States and the Soviet Union? When did you feel that way? If yes, did you do anything to prepare or get ready for
it?
9. What aspects of the Space Race do you remember? Was "Space Race" a phrase that you remember using at the time?
What did it mean to you?
10. How was the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union promoted in sports? Can you think of any
specific examples?
11. Do you remember the Berlin Wall coming down? How did it make you feel? How have your feelings about that era
changed since 1989 and the Berlin Wall coming down?
12. How do you think future generations will remember the Cold War? What lessons should students today take away
from the Cold War?
13. How does psychological warfare today compare to psychological warfare during the Cold War?
14. What from the interview did I find most surprising?
8.01 Example
8.04 The Iron Curtain Comes Down
Students create a photo story with justifications of the top five causes of the fall of the
Soviet Union
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Step 1: Study the list of ten images at the bottom of the screen on your assessment, and
select five that represent what you believe were the greatest factors that contributed to
the fall of the Soviet Union. You will find the events at the end of the lesson.
Step 2: Create a PowerPoint by arranging the images in order of importance and write a
description for each image.
Step 3: Each image event description should include the following elements:
1. explain Who was part of the event
2. What happened in the event
3. Where did the event happen
4. When did the event happen
5. Why did the event happen
Step 4:
The summary paragraph should include the following elements:
be at least five sentences in length
justifies why you placed these five images in the order that you did
Pick 5 events from the
lesson and click to create
your template.
8.04 Example
Explain each
event.
Explain why they are
in the order they are
in.
8.07 Invisible Warfare
 Design your own "Square of Hope" quilt square. You
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can draw the quilt square by hand, or use digital images. (If
you draw it take a picture, then submit it! ) The quilt
square should contain at least one image related to the 9/11
attacks.
Step Two
Write a paragraph describing what the symbols and
image(s) you chose for your square mean to you.
The paragraph should contain the following elements:
at least five sentences describing the quilt square
a description or explanation for each image or symbol used
an explanation of the significance of each image or symbol
8.07 Example
Include a picture,
and a meaning of
the picture.
Explain your answers
to the Religious
Fundamentalism
part.
8.08 Module Review / DBA
 How do I prepare for this DBA?
 Look at the objectives listed in the beginning of the module
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Take notes on those and be ready to compare and contrast the arms
race, proxy wars ,and the cold war.
Vocab, dates, and places are important BUT be ready to tell us WHY
and HOW they are important 
 Be ready talk about the nationalist leaders, their impacts, and
the cause and effects of the conflicts.
 Be ready to, in detail, post war China
 Set a time with your teacher when you are free from
distraction and can focus on the DBA 
 CALL YOUR TEACHER NOW! 
DBA EXAMPLE
I am going
to call my
teacher for
my DBA!
I’m so happy you
called for your
DBA!!! You rock!!!
Plan on the call lasting about
10-15 min. Please be where
you can focus on the call. Try
to have a parent there as well
and we can do your monthly
call and tell your parent how
GREAT you do on the DBA.