http://learningcurve.pro.gov.uk/coldwar/G4/default.htm
The web site above provides you
with four case studies on the Cold War.
Your Assignment:
In teams of 3, is to choose a case
study on the Cold War to explore and present your findings to the
class. You will be provided a worksheet to help you keep
track of your research. The worksheets may also be
downloaded for each case study so that you may type directly onto
the worksheet to record your sources (or cut and paste hyperlinks
to your sources).
The Big Question: How did
the Cold War Work?
The Case Studies:
The Berlin
Blockade: 1948-1949
Your task is to study the sources on the
Berlin Blockade and decide what they tell historians about how
the Cold War worked. You will also have to decide which sources
you want to use in your exhibition.
The Soviet Control of Eastern Europe:
Your
task is to study the sources on the Hungary 1956 and
Czechoslovakia 1968 and decide what they tell historians about
how the Cold War worked. You will also have to decide which
sources you want to use in your exhibition.
Your task is to
study the sources on the Korean War and decide what they tell
historians about how the Cold War worked. You will also have to
decide which sources you want to use in your exhibition.
The Berlin
Wall:
Your task is to
study the sources on the Berlin Wall and decide what they tell
historians about how the Cold War worked. You will also have to
decide which sources you want to use in your exhibition.
Cold War Data Bank: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/