Cold War Web quest Spring 2013 Name _______________________________ Write a paragraph defining the government of the Soviet Union (during the Cold War). Write a paragraph defining the government of the United States. Include in each paragraph, an explanation of what type of economy was used by the country and one way the government affected the people of that country. Create a Venn diagram (or other sort of chart) comparing and contrasting the 2 governments from question #1. Write a paragraph explaining why the differences in these governments might have caused a conflict between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War. Find a map of communist and democratic countries during the Cold War. Insert the map into this document. Below the map, make a list of “United States Allies” and Satellite Nations”. There should be at least 7 countries on each list. “Soviet What was the nuclear arms race? What do you think prevented a nuclear war from erupting during the Cold War (Include a quote from the website/source you use to support your answer)? List and summarize (general overview) 5 major events of the Cold War. Which do you think is the most important and why (out of the 5 you listed)? Create a power point in which you choose a major event from the Cold War that interests you. After choosing an event, create 8 slides of material. Here is what I am looking for: You may choose one of the following events: Twentieth-Century International Crises Berlin Blockade • Korean War • Hungarian Revolt • Cuban Missile Crisis • Iranian Revolt • OPEC Oil Crisis •
Cold War Web quest Spring 2013 Name _______________________________ Write a paragraph defining the government of the Soviet Union (during the Cold War). Write a paragraph defining the government of the United States. Include in each paragraph, an explanation of what type of economy was used by the country and one way the government affected the people of that country. Create a Venn diagram (or other sort of chart) comparing and contrasting the 2 governments from question #1. Write a paragraph explaining why the differences in these governments might have caused a conflict between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War. Find a map of communist and democratic countries during the Cold War. Insert the map into this document. Below the map, make a list of “United States Allies” and “Soviet Satellite Nations”. There should be at least 7 countries on each list. What was the nuclear arms race? What do you think prevented a nuclear war from erupting during the Cold War (Include a quote from the website/source you use to support your answer)? List and summarize (general overview) 5 major events of the Cold War. Which do you think is the most important and why (out of the 5 you listed)? Create a power point in which you choose a major event from the Cold War that interests you. After choosing an event, create 8 slides of material. Here is what I am looking for: You may choose one of the following events: Twentieth-Century International Crises • Berlin Blockade • Korean War • Hungarian Revolt • Cuban Missile Crisis • Iranian Revolt • OPEC Oil Crisis