click on
the red arrow below the Yalta Conference photo.
follow the directions listed below.
The objective of this activity is to enhance your knowledge of the Cold
War era in US History from its origins after World War II to the Space
Race.
(you will probably want to copy and paste the assignment into Word and
type your answers as you go. You may work with a partner if desired).
While in Episode 1: Comrades go to
the interactive game of Brinkmanship: You Make the Call and play
the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to Episode 1 index page and then go
to the Interactive Map. Slide you arrow/hand over the 3 headings
Prewar-1939,
Turning Point-1943, & Cold War-1947.
What do you notice about the 3 maps of Europe?
Then go back to the Episode 1 index page,
and go to the bottom of the page and go to Episode 2: Iron Curtain
Go to the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
Then click on IV Warnings.
Summarize the warnings.
Go back to Episode 2 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 2 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page and go to Episode 3: Marshall Plan
Go to the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
Then click on IV The Plan.
Summarize the plan.
Then click on VII Fear and Response.
What was the Soviet Response?
Go back to the Episode 3 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 3 index page.
Go to the Interactive Map.
Click on the following countries and list
how much aid the received in constant 1997 dollars.
United Kingdom
West Germany
France
Italy
Poland
East Germany
Go back to the Episode 3 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page, and go to Episode 4: Berlin
Go the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
How is Germany Divided?
Then click on IV New Allies.
Who are the New Allies?
Then click on V West-East.
Summarize.
Go back to the Episode 4 index page.
Go to the Interactive Map.
Describe what you see.
Go back to the Episode 4 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 4 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page, and go to Episode 5: Korea
Go to the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
Summarize the Invasion.
Then click on IV China.
Summarize China's roles.
Then click on V Stalemate.
Summarize.
Go back to Episode 5 index page.
Go to the Interactive Map. Scroll with
the arrow over- Invasion- Counter Attack- Chinese Advance- Armistice
and see the interactive map.
Describe what happened
Go back to the Episode 5 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 5 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page, and go to Episode 6: Reds
Go to the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
Summarize Fear.
Then click on III Witch Hunts.
Summarize.
Then click on V Conformity.
Who conformed?
Then click on VI Stalin.
What happened and what is interesting about
it?
Go back to the Episode 6 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 6 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page, and go to Episode 7: After Stalin
Go to the Episode Recap arrow and enter.
Summarize Stalin.
Then click on II East Germany.
What is going on?
Then click on III NATO- Poland.
What is going on here?
Then click on IV Hungry.
What is going on here also?
Then click on V Crackdown.
What is being cracked down on?
Go back to the Episode 7 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
What decision did you make?
What was the outcome?
Go back to the Episode 7 index page.
Go to the Interactive Map, titled Flames
of Revolt, click on some of the countries and describe what is going
on in them.
Go back to the Episode 7 index page, scroll
to the bottom of the page, and go to Episode 8: Sputnik
Go to the Episode Recaparrow
and enter.
What is Duck & Cover?
Then click on III Catch Up.
Who is catching up?
Then click on IV U2.
What impact does this incident have on the
Cold War?
Then click on V Disaster/Triumph.
What is the disaster and what was the triumph?
When go back to the Episode 8 index page.
Go to Interactive Timeline.
What happened on the following dates in the
United States?
Jan. 1946
Oct. 1958
Feb. 1962
July 1969
What happened on the following dates in the
Soviet Union?
Oct. 1957
April 1961
June 1963
March 1965
Then go back to the Episode 8 index page.
Go to the interactive game of Brinkmanship:
You Make the Call and play the game.
click on
the red arrow below the Yalta Conference photo.