Cold+War


 * The Cold War
 * - Was the continuing state of conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union
 * -1945 (end of World War II) to 1989 (fall of Berlin Wall).

As you watch the movie think about your responses to the following questions:
a. Why do you think the Zooks and Yooks did not get along? -Because the Yooks "liked the butter side up bread" and the Zooks "liked the the butter side down bread". b. What do you think caused this conflict to get worse? -The increase in weaponry and the different opinions that each person had. c. How do you think this happens with your friends or siblings? -This wouldn't because I would never argue over something that isn't a big deal like this one is.. d. What do you think the Zooks and Yooks could have done differently to prevent this conflict? -They could've talked it out and listen to each other and understand one another e. In the story, each side uses propaganda to make their side seem like the right side. Give some examples from themovie/book. -One side of the town makes better and more powerful "weapons" so they think that they are better. f. What does the story tell you about the Cold War? -This tells me that the cold war did not have direct contact and they never came face to face. g. What would be your ending to the story? Why? -My ending would be to the war as soon I as I could because it wasn't a big deal in the first place.
 * __ Political Cartoon __**


 * ** What is the message of this political cartoon **
 * ** How could it be used by Communist countries? **


 * -The message about this cartoon is showing how communists put their society first compared to themselves and how the government controls what each person receives, like in this case, how much money they can earn. **


 * -This can be used by communists countries because this is how they would control their government and base their ruling off of this cartoon because that’s what they believe they should have for their society. **


 * __ Bumper Stickers __**

Pro of Capitalism A chance to buy what you like and to be yourself, capitalism!

Con of Communism Equality for everybody!! ** Terms: Cold War **
 * Use the on line book to look up terms or the internet
 * **Be sure the explanation or the identification is in your own words**
 * Each term or identification **requires that you make some type of comment or connection**. You can add revisions to your connection and comments as we discuss items in class discussions

Linking Activity The __ Arms Race __ and __ Space Race __ were both competitions that the U.S. and U.S.S.R. tried to outdo each other in. __ 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 committees, 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.
 * Arms Race/Space Race
 * East Germany/West Germany
 * United Nations General Assembly/Politburo
 * Cuban Missile Crisis/Detente/Fidel Castro/Nikita Khrushchev
 * Iron Curtain/Winston Churchill
 * __ Ronald Reagan(1981-1989), __ __ John F. Kennedy(1961-1963), __ and __ Harry Truman(1945-1953) __ all served as presidents of the United States.

Stalin's Speech http://personal.crocodoc.com/R1OUTEp

Joseph Stalin
 * ** Two Column Notes (//Primary Source Document)// ** ||
 * ** Comments, Connections, Questions, Predictions, Inferences ** ||  || ** A ** uthor:

February 9, 1946, Moscow
 * P ** lace:

My prior knowledge before on Stalin is that he was the Soviet Leader until his death in 1953.
 * P ** rior Knowledge:

The audience is the citizens of the Soviet Union and members of the communist party.
 * A ** udience:

To inform citizens about party positions what Stalin is going to do, a chance to announce what’s going to happen next.
 * R ** eason:

The main point is show that the main causes of WWII were capitalism.
 * T ** he Main Point:


 * S ** ignificance: The importance of this speech is to show what capitalism has done, to show what Stalin is going to do next and all the actions he's going to take. Also shows his direct stand between Capitalism and Communism and exactly what he believes about WWII. ||
 * ** Analysis: ** The reason for this speechis to show what “side” Stalin was on which was communism. Stalin made a speech to his people of the USSR and firmly stated his position between capitalism and communism. He firmly stands for communism and feels capitalism destroys; he does not agree with it and will not support it. ||
 * ** Analysis: ** The reason for this speechis to show what “side” Stalin was on which was communism. Stalin made a speech to his people of the USSR and firmly stated his position between capitalism and communism. He firmly stands for communism and feels capitalism destroys; he does not agree with it and will not support it. ||

Churchill's Speech http://personal.crocodoc.com/BDI0Lpr

Truman's Speech http://personal.crocodoc.com/Ph2C4Tv



Korean War

The Korean war was considered the young cold war conflict. It became a part of the cold war when Stalin sent supplies to the Korean area. In the Korean War, Russia and America fought through other people - 'at arms length' - and thus avoided direct armed conflict.
 * How did the Korean War turn into a Cold War Conflict? **

 Basically because the war was confined to Korea only. Neither the U.S., nor its allies who supported south Korea, or communist china and soviet russia, who supported north Korea, wanted to escalate the war beyond the Korean peninsula. The United States, Soviet Russia and Communist China were careful to not allow the Korean War to spiral out of control. North and South Korea were supported by external powers and the conflict expanded, becoming a proxy war in the Cold War.
 * 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? **

Guide Questions on Video


 * Opener: Based on Korean War Video: **
 * **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 the Korean War was a little combination of both a Proxy War and a Civil War because of how the war went, Proxy war because of the involvement with china, The Soviet union and The United States had nuclear weapons which would make it a Proxy War. The US spent way more money than any other nation on the war.
 * **Provide three pieces of evidence from the video to support your claim**
 * In 1948 both parties set up troops and the leaders of each groups offered things to their opponents to get rid of their opponents.
 * The North was under the influence of the Soviets.
 * Everything under 38th parallel was under the influence of the United States. - This happened in the year 1948.
 * **Pair/share responses and make revisions in red**

Picture Detective on Korean War

Korean War Document

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hGitPk7xbCZIbzdR2zxx_1o3clhAcrp_D2rb0ESOsiI/edit

Important Thoughts on the Poll

1. Confidence in president- I thought this was the most important point because its something thats needed, the people have to have faith/trust in the president, and it showed that 70% to 100% of the people did have trust in him which is really good.

2. The second most important thing I observed through the poll provides a support to the fact that more than half of the Americans didn't agree with the fighting occurring in Korea, and didn't support it. It had been said that 69% of Americans agreed to sign an agreement to end the fighting occurring in Korea, which is proof to the fact that more than half of their country didn't agree with what was happening.

3. I think the third most important point was that the majority of Americans, 47% to be exact, believed that if they followed through with their "strong steps" their wouldn't be any serious issues between America and China. I chose this because it showed how little the Americans knew about the real situation and how serious the repercussions of America doing this would have been.

Cuban Missile Crisis


 * Notes on Castro**

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g1xKNYHj1oLygvNndkMrqRfRw-t-mIb2swV8ZpAH30I/edit#

13 Days in October https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tu7yGvS-lvdbdOLo3zEszdwhz4YQ6JXY5pwxREO2br8/edit

10 Most Important Things that the UN Should Know About Bulgaria - We were once regarded as the silicon valley of the Eastern Europe because of our huge computer technology exports -in 2002 the country was ranked 8th in terms of number of IT experts in the world -Were suffering from negative population growth -Bulgaria has recently become a prime destination for expatriates of all ages, whether it be for work, leisure or retirement. -We are located in South Eastern Europe boarded by Romania, Greece and Macedonia and the Black Sea -Crime and its reprimands are taken seriously in Bulgaria --They're republicans -Bulgaria is a member of NATO -