Cold+War

What I Know About The Cold War:
 * Cold War **
 * A period of tension between the United States and Russia (Soviet Union)
 * Included the "Arms Race"
 * Occurred after World War ll
 * The U.S. and Russia kept trying to out-do each other in everything
 * One of the major problems was the threat of increasing weapon supply on both sides
 * Nuclear Weapons?
 * There was no actual fighting

**Video Questions: The Butter Battle by Dr Seuss**

media type="custom" key="24029522" - Thy had different views on how they should butter their bread; the Yooks believed it should be buttered right side up but the Zooks believed that it should be buttered upside down. - Each side kept trying to do outdo the other with their weapons so the weapon supply and the force of weapons kept becoming stronger an increasing. - A small conflict will happen between the two of you and then each side brings something up that the other has done or do something to the other person and it keeps escalating on each side until someone gives up or you go your separate ways. - They should've stopped building excessive weapons and tried to talk to each other and negotiate something. The building of weapons up until the nuclear bombs kept escalating the tension and building the conflict. If thy tired to negotiate or talk they could've come to some sort of agreement. - In the movie/book both sides talk badly of the other side calling them things like "repulsive" and - That no actual fighting went on between the two sides, but it was a race to build the better weapons and beat out the other side. The Arms Race built a lot of tension between the two sides that caused it to lead to more weapon building. - That both sides realize that what they are doing is wrong and they are going about it in the wrong way and that the little boy that was with them will talk them out of trying to kill each other and instead negotiate. I would have this type of ending because I don't see the point of senseless fighting just because you don't like the way somebody does something. If this was the case there would be fights everywhere everyday. I would want it to end like this because people, especially countries, need to learn how to negotiate and solve problems with other countries to make problems better.
 * a. Why do you think the Zooks and Yooks did not get along?**
 * b. What do you think caused this conflict to get worse?**
 * c. How do you think this happens with your friends or siblings?**
 * d. What do you think the Zooks and Yooks could have done differently to prevent this conflict?**
 * e. In the story, each side uses propaganda to make their side seem like the right side. Give some examples from the movie/book.**
 * f. What does the story tell you about the Cold War?**
 * g. What would be your ending to the story? Why?**


 * Political Cartoon **


 * Bumper Sticker **


 * Key Terms **

The two opposing ideologies __capitalism__, which the United States believed in, and __communism__, which the __Soviet Union__ believed in, clashed and led to the __Cold War.__ The __Korean War__ and the __Vietnam War__ served as proxy wars in the the Cold War. The United States was involved in __NATO__, while the Soviet Union was involved in the __Warsaw Pact__ which was another way to separate the two. The __Berlin Airlift__ was when __Josef Stalin__ who controlled __"East"__ Berlin blocked off all routes to __"West"__ Berlin and the Allies had to send in aid. Both the Containment Theory and the Domino Policy are both focused on putting a stop to communism and keeping it from spreading as the idea is countries will fall to communism like dominoes. The __Arms Race__ and __Space Race__ were both competitions that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. tried to outdo each other in. During the Cold War, __Harry Truman__, __John F. Kennedy__, and __Ronald Reagan__ were all presidents of the United States and contributed to the Cold War. Both the __ Marshall Plan __ and __ Truman Doctrine __ were plans from the US to help rebuild countries and stop communism from taking over countries that need help. Both plans wanted to help rebuild in order to spread capitalism. __East Germany__ was controlled by the Soviet Union while __West Germany__ was controlled by the Allies and each side had conflicting ideologies as the Soviets were to spread communism and the allies capitalism. Both committee, the __United Nations General Assembly__ and __Politburo__, made very important decisions during the Cold War and each represented a different side of the War. When the __Cuban Missile Crisis__ happened it created a shift we led to the stage of __detente__ where both sides started to accept each other and tried to work together somehow. Before the Cuban Missile Crisis there was a meeting between __Nikita Khrushchev__ and __Fidel Castro__ where an agreement was created to construct several missile sites. __Winston Churchill__ was the prime minister of England who had the theory of the __Iron Curtain__ which was the barrier that separated communist east Europe from the capitalist west Europe.
 * Linking Activity **
 * Capitalism/Communism/Soviet Union/Cold War
 * Korean War/Vietnam War
 * NATO/Warsaw Pact
 * Berlin Airlift/"East"/"West"/Josef Stalin
 * Containment Policy/Domino Theory
 * Arms Race/Space Race
 * Harry Truman/John F. Kennedy/Ronald Reagan
 * Marshall Plan/Truman Doctrine
 * East Germany/West Germany
 * United Nations General Assembly/Politburo
 * Cuban Missile Crisis/Detente/Fidel Castro/Nikita Khrushchev
 * Iron Curtain/Winston Churchill

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 * Stalin Speech **

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 * Churchill Speech **

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 * Truman Speech **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yj6zRjRa62dDUFLs-s8gRWlsyRcRTrhda7jJNQf3uqk/edit?usp=sharing
 * Berlin Wall Notes **


 * Korean War **

** Content Questions: ** -The Soviet Union was backing North Korea and North Korea was under their influence. The United States was backing South Korea and they were under the US influence. Above the 38th parallel was communist and below was capitalist. Each side did not like the way the other side was working so it turend into a proxy war. -The issue was only located in the Korean peninsula and was not focused on other countries. It's a proxy war of the Cold War so it is basically The United States vs. The Soviets, and also communist China, so instead nof the world getting involved it was focused between the two ideologies. The War was a clash of each side's ideas and other countries were not in on this clash as they were still trying to rebuild from the last World War. The Korean War was a part of the Cold War and only focused between Korea itself and the two sides of the Cold War, The United States and the Soviets with China.
 * How did the Korean War turn into a Cold War Conflict? **
 * Why did the Korean War not lead to world war? **
 * How does the Korean War shed light on the broad themes of the Cold War? **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1McZbb5hNuOpEd6xpPV1ZffNxQUBvmHQsLTv_Yx_9I/edit?usp=sharing
 * Korean War Guide Notes **


 * Opener: Based on Korean War Video: **

-The war become a war between communism and nationalism -Soviets were on the North's side and The United States was on the South's side -Jong set up a dictatorship in the North while Rhee was anti-communist in the South -Northern Korean Army wanted to take over the South and the whole Korean Peninsula -The Soviets were working and helping the North while the Americans were working and helping the South -America and other forces joined -Forces included America, Soviets, and China -American and Soviets wanted to be in this because if they actually had a face to face war it could lead to the use of nuclear weapons because both countries owned them
 * **Do you Believe the Korean War was a Civil War or a Proxy War ( war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly.)?**
 * -** I believe that when the Korean War first started it was a civil war as it was truly North Korea against South Korea and communism fighting against nationalists. Since it was communism vs. nationalism the Soviets and the United States got involved. When they got involved I believe this is when it turned into a proxy war because both the Soviets and the United States I believe saw this an opportunity to use the Korean War as a proxy war so that they can fight against each other but not make it their own war.
 * **Provide three pieces of evidence from the video to support your claim**
 * **Pair/share responses and make revisions in red**

**1.) Question**- Who is the creature/animal coming out of the carter at the bottom with a question mark over his head and what is he questioning? (Could possibly be Truman, he hated communism and didn't know what to do) -What do they represent? Why is the Sun angry?  -Why are the creatures looking at Korea?  -Was the red symbolizing the blood shed?
 * Political Cartoon **

**2.) Clues**- The sun is angry, Korea pointed out on Earth, aliens looking at us from outer space on some type of planet, “It’s Getting’ Redder ‘N’ Redder”, a creature coming out of a crater with a question mark over his head, a big spot is where Korea is

**3.) Conclusion-** Outsiders looking in on the Korean War would continually see how hotter and hotter this War was getting. They would see things like how many people were dying and how strong the fight between communism and anti-communism was becoming especially there through the Soviets and the United States. Korea became a symbol of war for everybody because there was so much fighting and death. Truman could be the man in the corner because he was at odds on what to do sometimes in the Korea War. The angry sun could represent the angry citizens of the United States and the Soviets because they citizens did not want to get into another war. At this point in time they see communism as winning.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Zd0q1ntub05NqvrD6lmxjDktn6Pqwe646LrYC9kzB4/edit?usp=sharing
 * Korean War Summary **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MNdpPZ5OR0b-V11hHfvZeNkySL3747zqjqLZH1TA9KY/edit?usp=sharing
 * Questions on the Korean War **

Reasoning For Top Choice- I picked 50% of Americans, through 4 polls, believed that the fighting in Korea was not worthwhile. I believed that this was the most important point to come out of that poll because it showed that even at different time during the War it showed how non-supportive America was of this War. I thought this was important to show because the poll showed us how most Americans believed that Korea was not worth our time fighting and they probably believed we should not get ourselves into another war and cause debt and deaths but instead focus on our own country.
 * Public Opinion Poll On Korea **
 * 1- That over the 4 polls taken each time over 50% of Americans believed it was not worth fighting in Korea.
 * 2- That 62% of Americans believed we should take strong steps to end the War in Korea.
 * 3- A majority of people in 2 polls taken believed we would not be able to make an agreement with the communists by a certain time

__Excerpts__: https://docs.google.com/document/d/178udl6Wo845zXuGE3c7_PLrtQc2ch0vuJptBoee7GnM/edit?usp=sharing __Activity__: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xwJK5dH54GE_l4nPnJvq8FYFH_GTsBz602pvUuiPq3U/edit?usp=sharing
 * You Be The Judge **


 * Cuban Missile Crisis **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G1PvMi9wztOj6pKiRMOlxSfSb_Dr-PSN67r1u4-Uo8o/edit?usp=sharing __ Decision __ : If I were President Kennedy the option that I would pick is to #2 which is to open direct negotiations with Khrushchev asking that the missiles be withdrawn. I would have made this decisions because the majority of my advisers had mentioned in their options that some form of negotiation should take place to remove the missiles. According to Robert F. Kennedy "a sneak attack is not in our traditions" so therefore we should not just barge into Cuba with a blockade or an air strike. By trying to negotiate we can avoid causalities and try to make peace with the USSR and Cuba so that the Cold War does not turn "hot". Also, "the Soviet leaders would not deliberately initiate general war or take military measures" that would lead to general war so in this case this proves that we should first try negotiations. Negotiations would include also potentially pulling out our missiles from Turkey and Italy as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara had said. Negotiations should be our first step and if the crisis escalates we should then reevaluate going a blockade or air strike.
 * Notes on Cuban Missile Crisis Decision **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dJQ-G3C5PPLkPj5pyonV9Z-aQs9KTU7hSugeYstA4OI/edit?usp=sharing
 * Questions on J.F.K Speech **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NgrMd95Of8ZBDAz320OYD5JC9QUQP640ZdS9P0JYb3U/edit?usp=sharing
 * Castro and Cuban Revolution Notes **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11b7YlusZZFUfwISfvZiKAkoEyanXLt7z2lRhmo1Fxac/edit?usp=sharing
 * The World On The Brink Notes: The Cuban Missile Crisis **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/16qSgesJdQ5q2JTt5Xjherqg2JcfWmTJj6KD9M-tw-go/edit?usp=sharing
 * The Vietnam War **
 * Scenario Activity**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fykAr_xTuUD53quErrvHgT0lyFIseYPcI4JiN9S5db4/edit?usp=sharing
 * Mai Lai and Geneva Convention Notes:**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtC_6Y0VzqLmsftRu-_TWZL-_4KkIgSf8pUHByrNoBQ/edit?usp=sharing
 * Was Mai Lai a War Crime?**

5 Observations: 1. Everything is coming out of Kabui, it could be the capital 2. The plane is coming in from the Soviet Union 3. Other major cities of action-battles- that have multiple arrows connecting to it are Kandahar and Kunduz 4. All of the Soviet Union's invasion routes are looked in the territory that they controlled during the war in Afghanistan 5. Afghanistan is bordered by the Soviet Union, Iraq, and Pakistan
 * November 21st Opener**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nLhTwRTRPv2B8TqhP7uERWoZQZqAbfDkY7in_8cAUX0/edit?usp=sharing
 * News Story**


 * 10 Most Important Things About My Country (Poland) **
 * Major City- Gdansk
 * Capital-Warsaw
 * Neighboring Countries- Germany, Russia
 * Historically an area of conflict due to flat land and lack of natural barriers
 * Their Solidarity Movement led to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe
 * People are still struggling today coming to terms with what happened
 * Was part of the Soviet Bloc, under Soviet control
 * Focus point of the Holocaust and concentration camps
 * Recently becoming a part of the Eu (2004) and NATO (1999)
 * Earlier was part of the Warsaw Pact
 * Had the support of United States and Britain during Solidarity Movement
 * Central Europe, East of Germany
 * Very high literacy rate
 * Past Government- Communism
 * New Government- Republic/Democracy

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TeGEascJWaCYYvllXa4cts1XPEqlQjgY4jSLEocmKs0/edit?usp=sharing
 * CEPA on Poland: **

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qus9wq5qiwnDHKmCRrv4Bpxhrl-4Zn5FCjjY_de2AC8/edit?usp=sharing
 * Reflection on Cold War Unit: **