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Origins and Consequences

© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

StandardsSS5H7 The student will discuss the origins and consequences of the Cold War. a. Explain the origin and meaning of the term “Iron Curtain.” b. Explain how the United States sought to stop the spread of communism through the Berlin airlift, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. c. Identify Joseph McCarthy and Nikita Khrushchev.


Table of ContentsTitle Pages

Cold War Alphaboxes 4-5

Who’s and What’s 6-8

CLOZE Notes 9-19

Cold War Notes 20-77

Berlin Wall Protest T-Shirt 78-79

Cold War Timeline 80-82

Cold War Caricatures 83-84

Breaking News 85-86

Political Cartoon Analysis 87-91

Cold War Charades 92-93

Find Someone Who Knows… 94-96

Triangle Trivia Review Game 97-102


Teacher Info - Alphaboxes

• The next slide is a handout for the students to use for note-taking during (or after) the presentation.

• You can choose to print out the slide, or project it on the board and have students write answers in their notebooks.

• The students will write down information about each letter or date based on what they learn during the presentation.



Cold War AlphaboxesDirections: Filli in the boxes below with a phrase that describes the word OR date. The letter ‘C’ has already been done for you.

A Airlift B Berlin C Cold War• Rivalry between US

& Soviet Union; competing for world leadership

• 1945-1990

D Distrust E Eastern Bloc F Fall of the Soviet Union

G East Germany H Hot Spot I Iron Curtain J Joseph McCarthy

K NikitaKhrushchev

L 1945

M Mikhail Gorbachev

N NATO O Occupation Zones

PQ Post-WWII R Reunification S Superpowers

T 1991 UV United States WX NuclearWeapons

YZ 1989 * Korean War * Communism

Teacher Info – Who’s & What’s

• Print off the Who’s & What’s handouts for each student.

(Print front and back to save paper.)

• BEFORE the unit, have students fill in the squares with what

they think each term means.

• AFTER the presentation, the students will write down new

(factual) information about each term.

• Check the answers as a class.© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

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Teacher Directions – CLOZE Notes

• The next pages are handouts for the students to use for note-taking during the presentation. (Print front to back to save paper.)

• Check the answers as a class after the presentation.


So

vie

ts in

WW

II•

In 19

39, th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n s

igne

d a

n

_________________________________________________ -“n

o m

ore

fig

htin

g”.

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194

1, 3 m

illion G

erm

an s

old

iers

atta

cke

d th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n;

_____________________________________________________

or w

ere

captu

red.

•In

194

5, S

ovie

t troops _

_________________________________ , th

e

capita

l of G

erm

any.

End

of W

WII

•A

fter W

WII, S

ovie

ts d

id n

ot le

ave

the

Easte

rn E

uro

pe

an c

ountrie

s th

at

the

y fre

ed. In

ste

ad, th

ey trie

d to

make

the

countrie

s

__________________________________ .

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any E

uro

pe

ans a

nd A

me

ricans b

elie

ve

d th

at th

e c

om

munis

ts w

ere

try

ing

to _

________________________________________________ !

•In

Marc

h 19

46, _

_________________________________ w

arn

s o

f the

“Iron

Curta

in” o

f Sovie

t tota

litaria

nis

m.

Easte

rn B

loc

•T

he

Sovie

ts m

anage

d to

set u

p c

om

munis

t gove

rnm

ents

thro

ug

hout

__________________________________ .

•T

he

gove

rnm

ent

___________________________________________________ o

r ne

wspape

rs th

at o

ppose

d th

e c

om

munis

ts.

•T

he S

ovie

ts _

_________________________________ s

om

e p

olitic

al

oppone

nts

.

•T

he

Sovie

ts rig

ge

d e

lectio

ns to

ensure

the

_______________________________________ .

Iro

n C

urta

in

•B

ritish P

rime

Min

iste

r Win

sto

n C

hurc

hill a

ttacke

d th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n fo

r cre

atin

g a

n “

__________________________________ ”.

•T

he

term

refle

cte

d C

hurc

hill’s

be

lief th

at c

om

munis

m h

ad c

reate

d a

_________________________________________________ .

•S

ovie

t Dic

tato

r Jose

ph S

talin

be

lieve

d th

at th

e Iro

n C

urta

in w

as

ne

ce

ssary

to p

rote

ct th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n fro

m

__________________________________ .

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e a

lso u

sed th

is a

s a

n e

xcuse to

_________________________________ .

So

vie

t Unio

n•

194

5 w

as th

e b

eg

innin

g o

f a _

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m

isunde

rsta

ndin

g b

etw

ee

n th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n a

nd its

form

er a

llies in

the

W

est (p

artic

ula

rly th

e U

S).

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ovie

t Unio

n b

elie

ve

d th

at a

__________________________________________________ s

hould

contro

l th

e e

conom

y a

s w

ell a

s th

e g

ove

rnm

ent.

•U

S b

elie

ve

d th

at b

usin

esse

s s

hould

be

__________________________________ .

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Bra

in W

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s

So

vie

ts in

WW

II•

In 19

39, th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n s

igned a

n a

gre

em

ent w

ith G

erm

any--“n

o

more

fightin

g”.

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194

1, 3 m

illion G

erm

an s

old

iers

atta

cked th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n; m

illions

of S

ovie

ts d

ied

or w

ere

captu

red.

•In

194

5, S

ovie

t troops c

aptu

red B

erlin

, the c

apita

l of G

erm

any.

End o

f WW

II•

Afte

r WW

II, Sovie

ts d

id n

ot le

ave th

e E

aste

rn E

uro

pean c

ountrie

s

that th

ey fre

ed. In

ste

ad, th

ey trie

d to

make th

e c

ountrie

s b

ecom

e

com

munis

t.•

Many E

uro

peans a

nd A

meric

ans b

elie

ved th

at th

e c

om

munis

ts w

ere

try

ing to

take o

ver th

e w

orld

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arc

h 19

46, W

insto

n C

hurc

hill w

arn

s o

f the “Iro

n C

urta

in” o

f S

ovie

t tota

litaria

nis

m.

Easte

rn B

loc

•T

he S

ovie

ts m

anaged to

set u

p c

om

munis

t govern

ments

thro

ughout

Easte

rn E

uro

pe.

•T

he g

overn

ment o

utla

wed p

olitic

al p

artie

s o

r new

spapers

that

opposed th

e c

om

munis

ts.

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he S

ovie

ts ja

iled o

r kille

d s

om

e p

olitic

al o

pponents

.

•T

he S

ovie

ts rig

ged e

lectio

ns to

ensure

the s

uccess o

f com

munis

ts.

Iro

n C

urta

in

•B

ritish P

rime M

inis

ter W

insto

n C

hurc

hill a

ttacked th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n

for c

reatin

g a

n “Iro

n C

urta

in”.

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he te

rm re

flecte

d C

hurc

hill’s

belie

f that c

om

munis

m h

ad c

reate

d a

sharp

div

isio

n in

Euro

pe.

•S

ovie

t Dic

tato

r Joseph S

talin

belie

ved th

at th

e Iro

n C

urta

in w

as

necessary

to p

rote

ct th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n fro

m w

este

rn a

ttacks.

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e a

lso u

sed th

is a

s a

n e

xcuse to

reb

uild

the m

ilitary

.

So

vie

t Unio

n•

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5 w

as th

e b

egin

nin

g o

f a lo

ng p

erio

d o

f dis

trust &

m

isunders

tandin

g b

etw

een th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n a

nd its

form

er a

llies in

th

e W

est (p

artic

ula

rly th

e U

S).

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ovie

t Unio

n b

elie

ved th

at a

pow

erfu

l centra

l govern

ment s

hould

contro

l the e

conom

y a

s w

ell a

s th

e g

overn

ment.

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S b

elie

ved th

at b

usin

esses s

hould

be p

rivate

ly o

wned

.

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in W

rinkle

s

Co

ld W

ar

•T

here

was a

lot o

f tensio

n b

etw

een th

e

____________________________________________________ .

•M

any fe

are

d th

e riv

alry

betw

een D

em

ocra

cy a

nd C

om

munis

m w

ould

le

ad to

a _

_________________________________ .

•T

hey c

alle

d th

is te

nsio

n a

“Cold

War” b

ecause

___________________________________________________ .

•H

ow

ever, th

e _

______________________________________ le

ft many

feelin

g n

erv

ous.

Dis

trust

•E

ach s

ide th

ought th

e o

ther w

as try

ing to

__________________________________ .

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eith

er s

ide w

ould

giv

e u

p, a

nd p

eople

lived in

fear th

at

__________________________________ w

ould

eru

pt.

•T

his

time it c

ould

be a

nucle

ar w

ar, w

hic

h c

ould

__________________________________ .

Allia

nces

•T

he U

S a

nd U

SS

R h

ad th

e a

bility

to in

fluence w

orld

events

and

pro

ject _

_________________________________ .

•A

s th

e C

old

War c

ontin

ue

d, m

ore

countrie

s

___________________________________________________ .

•T

hey fo

rmed a

lliances to

__________________________________ .

NA

TO

•In

194

9, W

este

rn E

uro

pean c

ountrie

s, C

anada, &

US

form

ed th

e

______________________________________________________

(NA

TO

).•

Each n

atio

n in

NA

TO

belie

ved th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n

______________________________________________________ if th

e

U.S

. would

launch n

ucle

ar w

ar in

retu

rn.

Div

isio

n o

f Ge

rm

any

•A

t the e

nd o

f WW

II, the A

llies d

ivid

ed

_______________________________________________

to k

ee

p it fro

m

regain

ing p

ow

er.

•U

S, G

reat B

ritain

, Fra

nce, &

Sovie

t Unio

n e

ach

__________________________________ .

•In

194

8, th

e W

este

rn A

llies w

ante

d to

__________________________________ , b

ut th

e S

ovie

ts d

isagre

ed.

•T

he _

________________________________________________________

and th

e re

unite

d s

ectio

ns b

ecam

e “W

est G

erm

any”.

What A

bo

ut B

erlin

?•

Durin

g th

e C

old

war, th

ere

were

many “h

ot s

pots

” (_

______________________________________________ ).

•T

he e

arlie

st h

ot s

pot w

as _

________________________________ .

•T

he S

ovie

ts c

ontro

lled th

e e

aste

rn p

art o

f Germ

any, th

e w

este

rn

countrie

s c

ontro

lled th

e

__________________________________________ .

•T

he c

apita

l, Berlin

, deep w

ithin

Sovie

t-contro

lled te

rritory

, was a

lso

_________________________________________________ .

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Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Co

ld W

ar

•T

here

was a

lot o

f tensio

n b

etw

een th

e U

.S. a

nd th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n.

•M

any fe

are

d th

e riv

alry

betw

een D

em

ocra

cy a

nd C

om

munis

m w

ould

le

ad to

a n

ucle

ar w

ar.

•T

hey c

alle

d th

is te

nsio

n a

“Cold

War” b

ecause n

eith

er s

ide e

ver

fired a

shot.

•H

ow

ever, th

e th

reat o

f nucle

ar w

ar le

ft many fe

elin

g n

erv

ous.

Dis

trust

•E

ach s

ide th

ought th

e o

ther w

as try

ing to

rule

the w

orld

.•

Neith

er s

ide w

ould

giv

e u

p, a

nd p

eople

lived in

fear th

at a

noth

er

world

war

would

eru

pt.

•T

his

time it c

ould

be a

nucle

ar w

ar, w

hic

h c

ould

destro

y th

e e

ntire

pla

net.

Allia

nces

•T

he U

S a

nd U

SS

R h

ad th

e a

bility

to in

fluence w

orld

events

and

pro

ject w

orld

wid

e p

ow

er.

•A

s th

e C

old

War c

ontin

ue

d, m

ore

countrie

s a

llied w

ith e

ach s

ide

.•

They fo

rmed a

lliances to

pro

tect th

em

selv

es.

NA

TO

•In

194

9, W

este

rn E

uro

pean c

ountrie

s, C

anada, &

US

form

ed th

e

North

Atla

ntic

Tre

aty

Org

aniz

atio

n (N

AT

O).

•E

ach n

atio

n in

NA

TO

belie

ved th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n w

ould

not a

ttack

weste

rn E

uro

pe

if the U

.S. w

ould

launch n

ucle

ar w

ar in

retu

rn.

Div

isio

n o

f Ge

rm

any

•A

t the e

nd o

f WW

II, the A

llies d

ivid

ed G

erm

any in

to 4

sectio

ns to

kee

p it fro

m re

gain

ing p

ow

er.

•U

S, G

reat B

ritain

, Fra

nce, &

Sovie

t Unio

n e

ach c

ontro

lled a

sectio

n.

•In

194

8, th

e W

este

rn A

llies w

ante

d to

reunite

Germ

any, b

ut th

e

Sovie

ts d

isagre

ed.

•T

he S

ovie

t sectio

n b

ecam

e “E

ast G

erm

any” a

nd th

e re

unite

d

sectio

ns b

ecam

e “W

est G

erm

any”.

What A

bo

ut B

erlin

?•

Durin

g th

e C

old

war, th

ere

were

many “h

ot s

pots

” (are

as o

f extre

me

tensio

n).

•T

he e

arlie

st h

ot s

pot w

as B

erlin

.•

The S

ovie

ts c

ontro

lled th

e e

aste

rn p

art o

f Germ

any, th

e w

este

rn

countrie

s c

ontro

lled th

e w

este

rn p

art o

f Germ

any.

•T

he c

apita

l, Berlin

, deep w

ithin

Sovie

t-contro

lled te

rritory

, was a

lso

div

ided in

to fo

ur o

ccupatio

n z

ones.

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Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Blo

ckade

d B

erlin

•In

June 19

48, th

e _

___________________________________________________

and w

ate

r traffic

into

weste

rn B

erlin

hopin

g to

make B

ritain

, Fra

nce, a

nd

Am

eric

a le

ave th

e c

ity.

•(R

em

em

ber B

erlin

was in

East G

erm

any w

hic

h th

e

__________________________________ .)

•In

response, th

e U

nite

d S

tate

s a

nd G

reat B

ritain

__________________________________ …

Be

rlin A

irlift•

What’s

an a

irlift?•

A s

yste

m o

f carry

ing s

upplie

s in

to E

ast B

erlin

____________________________________________________ . B

ritish a

nd

Am

eric

an p

ilots

_________________________________________ , fu

el,

and ra

w m

ate

rials

.•

How

long d

id it la

st?

•__________________________________

No

w W

hat?

•G

erm

any o

fficia

lly b

ecom

es

__________________________________________________________ .

•__________________________________

becom

es th

e c

apita

l of W

est G

erm

any.

•__________________________________ b

ecom

es th

e c

apita

l of E

ast G

erm

any.

•W

est B

erlin

rem

ain

s a

__________________________________ , s

urro

unded b

y

com

munis

m.

Po

st-W

WII K

ore

a•

Afte

r World

War II, J

apanese

-occupie

d

___________________________________________________________ in

to

north

ern

and s

outh

ern

parts

.•

The S

ovie

t Unio

n c

ontro

lled

____________________________________________________________________

and e

sta

blis

hed a

com

munis

t govern

ment.

•T

he U

nite

d S

tate

s w

ould

be in

charg

e o

f Kore

a s

outh

of th

e 3

8th

para

llel a

nd

pro

mote

d a

__________________________________ .

Ko

rean W

ar B

eg

ins

•In

195

0, K

im Il S

ung, th

e le

ader o

f North

Kore

a, s

ent h

is p

ow

erfu

l________________________________________ .

•S

outh

Kore

a w

as w

here

the U

nite

d S

tate

s h

ad to

take a

__________________________________________________ .

•U

S P

resid

ent H

arry

Tru

man o

rdere

d A

meric

an n

aval a

nd a

ir forc

es to

support K

ore

an g

round tro

ops, a

nd a

sked th

e U

nite

d N

atio

ns to

appro

ve th

e

use o

f forc

e to

________________________________________________________ .

Ko

rean W

ar

•T

he U

nite

d N

atio

ns re

sponded q

uic

kly

, imposin

g m

ilitary

sanctio

ns. T

he U

.S.

and 19

oth

er n

atio

ns

________________________________________________________ .

•D

espite

initia

l heavy lo

sses, th

e c

om

bin

ed U

N fo

rces fin

ally

__________________________________ .

•T

he s

ituatio

n c

hanged w

hen

____________________________________________________________

dis

ob

eyed o

rders

to s

tay in

South

Kore

a.

•G

oin

g b

eyond th

e 3

8th

para

llel in

to N

orth

Kore

a

_______________________________________________________ w

ell-tra

ine

d

and w

ell-e

quip

ped a

rmy in

to th

e w

ar.

•W

hen th

e fig

htin

g fin

ally

__________________________________ , n

o o

ne w

as

truly

vic

torio

us.

•T

he 3

8th

para

llel d

ivid

ing lin

e _

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Bra

in W

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charg

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atio

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om

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ops to

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rea.

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in.

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para

llel d

ivid

ing lin

e re

main

ed in

tact.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Who

Wo

n?

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outh

Kore

a re

main

ed “fre

e”, s

o

__________________________________ .

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ore

a w

as b

adly

dam

aged, a

nd

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hey a

re s

till __________________________________ to

day.

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eunific

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lks h

ave b

egun, b

ut p

rogre

ss is

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seph M

cC

arth

y•

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meric

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orrie

d th

at _

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the U

nite

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tate

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om

inate

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. •

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pearh

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com

munis

t hunt fu

ele

d b

y th

ese fe

ars

thro

ughout th

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levis

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ppe

ara

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fecte

d th

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atio

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ith a

n

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at ru

ined n

um

ero

us liv

es

from

politic

ians to

acto

rs a

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riters

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ita K

hrushchev

•__________________________________ w

as b

orn

in 18

94

to a

min

er in

U

kra

ine.

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e s

erv

ed

as th

e

______________________________________________________________

of th

e S

ovie

t Unio

n fro

m 19

53-19

64

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shchev in

itiate

d th

e _

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at

launched S

putn

ik I.

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e h

ad

the id

ea o

f pla

cin

g _

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re

sto

re th

e b

ala

nce o

f pow

er d

urin

g th

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old

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hic

h le

d to

the

Cub

an M

issile

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is).

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hru

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goals

were

to _

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pro

ductiv

ity a

nd to

help

spre

ad C

om

munis

m th

roughout th

e w

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as _

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fter _

_________________________________________________ , h

e

die

d in

Moscow

in 19

71.

Escapin

g E

ast B

erlin

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erlin

ers

__________________________________________________ .

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uckily

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erlin

and fre

edom

were

just

________________________________________________________ .

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bout 3

millio

n p

eople

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lookin

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r _____________________________________________________ a

nd

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ast G

erm

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overn

ment _

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Be

rlin

Wall

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August 19

61, E

ast G

erm

any b

uilt a

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etw

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ast a

nd W

est

Berlin

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y S

ovie

t troops, it b

ecam

e a

__________________________________ b

etw

een w

este

rn a

nd e

aste

rn

Euro

pe.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Who

Wo

n?

•S

outh

Kore

a re

main

ed “fre

e”, s

o c

onta

inm

ent h

ad w

ork

ed

.•

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a w

as b

adly

dam

aged, a

nd m

any liv

es w

ere

lost.

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re s

till two s

epara

te c

ountrie

s to

day.

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atio

n ta

lks h

ave b

egun, b

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rogre

ss is

very

, very

slo

w.

Jo

seph M

cC

arth

y•

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meric

ans w

orrie

d th

at c

om

munis

m w

ould

take o

ver th

e

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d S

tate

s a

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om

inate

the w

orld

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r Joseph M

cC

arth

y s

pearh

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com

munis

t hunt fu

ele

d b

y

these fe

ars

thro

ughout th

e U

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is te

levis

ion a

ppe

ara

nces in

fecte

d th

e n

atio

n w

ith a

n

antic

om

munis

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ria th

at ru

ined n

um

ero

us liv

es fro

m p

olitic

ians

to a

cto

rs a

nd w

riters

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Nik

ita K

hrushchev

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ikita

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shchev w

as b

orn

in 18

94

to a

min

er in

Ukra

ine

. •

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erv

ed a

s th

e F

irst S

ecre

tary

of th

e C

om

munis

t Party

of th

e

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t Unio

n fro

m 19

53-19

64

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shchev in

itiate

d th

e s

pace p

rogra

m th

at la

unched S

putn

ik I.

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e h

ad th

e id

ea o

f pla

cin

g n

ucle

ar m

issile

s in

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a to

resto

re th

e

bala

nce o

f pow

er d

urin

g th

e C

old

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hic

h le

d to

the C

ub

an

Mis

sile

Cris

is).

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hru

shchev's

goals

were

to o

verta

ke th

e U

nite

d S

tate

s in

pro

ductiv

ity a

nd to

help

spre

ad C

om

munis

m th

roughout th

e w

orld

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Khru

shchev w

as o

verth

row

n in

1964

.•

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r seven y

ears

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ouse a

rrest, h

e d

ied in

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in 19

71.

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g E

ast B

erlin

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ers

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d liv

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nder c

om

munis

m.

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uckily

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erlin

and fre

edom

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cro

ss th

e s

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n p

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erlin

lookin

g fo

r po

litical

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ette

r lives.

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ast G

erm

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overn

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sto

p.

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rlin

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August 19

61, E

ast G

erm

any b

uilt a

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ile w

all b

etw

een E

ast a

nd

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erlin

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ovie

t troops, it b

ecam

e a

sym

bol o

f the s

plit b

etw

een

weste

rn a

nd e

aste

rn E

uro

pe.

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014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Lo

sin

g C

ontro

l•

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rtunate

ly fo

r the S

ovie

t regim

e, th

e

___________________________________________________________ .

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he g

overn

ment s

pent to

o m

uch m

oney o

n h

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h

ofte

n c

aused _

_________________________________ .

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y th

e 19

80s, m

ost S

ovie

t pe

ople

had

______________________________________________________________

_________ .

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hey h

ad _

_________________________________ .

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ovie

t Unio

n w

as s

pendin

g to

ns o

f money

_________________________________________________ , p

rote

ctin

g

its b

ord

ers

, and k

eepin

g u

p w

ith th

e U

S in

the a

rms ra

ce.

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1985

, the e

cono

my w

as s

o u

nsta

ble

that

__________________________________ , h

ead o

f US

SR

, reduced

govern

ment c

ontro

l of b

usin

ess a

nd in

cre

ased th

e fre

edom

s fo

r all

citiz

ens.

Be

rlin

Wall F

alls

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em

onstra

tions b

y p

eople

pro

mpte

d th

e g

overn

ment to

___________________________________________ re

stric

tions.

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hen th

e a

nnouncem

ent w

as m

ade, E

ast a

nd W

est B

erlin

ers

_____________________________________________ .

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itizens im

media

tely

began

________________________________________ .

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ov. 9

th19

89: th

e B

erlin

Wall, a

sym

bol o

f com

munis

m,

__________________________________ .

Re

unific

atio

n•

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afte

r the B

erlin

Wall fe

ll, Germ

ans v

ote

d to

make th

e

countrie

s o

f East G

erm

any a

nd W

est G

erm

any w

as

___________________________________________ (O

cto

ber 3

, 1990).

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oday, G

erm

any is

a _

_________________________________ w

ith a

gre

at e

conom

y.

Co

ld W

ar E

nds

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fter _

_______________________________________________ , th

e

Sovie

t repub

lics th

at h

ad o

nce b

een s

epara

te c

ountrie

s b

egan

seekin

g th

eir in

depe

ndence a

lso.

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1991, S

ovie

t Unio

n w

as n

o m

ore

and

the

________________________________________________ .

•_________________________________________________; R

ussia

was

the la

rgest.

©2

014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Lo

sin

g C

ontro

l•

Unfo

rtunate

ly fo

r the S

ovie

t regim

e, th

e e

conom

y d

id n

ot g

row

.•

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overn

ment s

pent to

o m

uch m

oney o

n h

eavy in

dustry

, whic

h

ofte

n c

aused fo

od s

horta

ges.

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y th

e 19

80s, m

ost S

ovie

t pe

ople

had

lost fa

ith in

the c

om

munis

t syste

m.

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hey h

ad n

o p

ers

onal fre

edom

s.

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ovie

t Unio

n w

as s

pendin

g to

ns o

f money p

uttin

g d

ow

n re

volts

, pro

tectin

g its

bord

ers

, and k

ee

pin

g u

p w

ith th

e U

S in

the a

rms ra

ce.

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1985

, the e

cono

my w

as s

o u

nsta

ble

that M

ikhail G

orb

achev, h

ead

of U

SS

R, re

duced g

overn

ment c

ontro

l of b

usin

ess a

nd in

cre

ased th

e

freedom

s fo

r all c

itizens.

Be

rlin

Wall F

alls

•D

em

onstra

tions b

y p

eople

pro

mpte

d th

e g

overn

ment to

rem

ove

bord

er-c

rossin

g re

stric

tions.

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hen th

e a

nnouncem

ent w

as m

ade, E

ast a

nd W

est B

erlin

ers

clim

bed

the w

all a

nd c

ele

bra

ted

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ens im

media

tely

began te

arin

g d

ow

n th

e w

all.

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ov. 9

th19

89: th

e B

erlin

Wall, a

sym

bol o

f com

munis

m, w

as

destro

yed

.

Re

unific

atio

n•

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afte

r the B

erlin

Wall fe

ll, Germ

ans v

ote

d to

make th

e

countrie

s o

f East G

erm

any a

nd W

est G

erm

any w

as re

unite

d a

s o

ne

country

(Octo

ber 3

, 1990).

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oday, G

erm

any is

a fre

e d

em

ocra

cy w

ith a

gre

at e

conom

y.

Co

ld W

ar E

nds

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fter G

erm

any w

as re

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d, th

e S

ovie

t repub

lics th

at h

ad o

nce

been s

epara

te c

ountrie

s b

egan s

eekin

g th

eir in

dependence a

lso.

•In

1991, S

ovie

t Unio

n w

as n

o m

ore

and

the C

old

War fin

ally

ends.

•M

any c

ountrie

s w

ere

cre

ate

d; R

ussia

was th

e la

rgest.

©2

014

Bra

in W

rinkle

s

Origins and Consequences


• In 1939, the Soviet Union signed an agreement with Germany--“no more fighting”.

• In 1941, 3 million German soldiers attacked the Soviet Union; millions of Soviets died or were captured.o Harsh weather was on the Soviet’s side…

• In 1945, Soviet troops captured Berlin, the capital of Germany.


• After WWII, Soviets did not leave the Eastern European countries that they freed. Instead, they tried to make the countries become communist.o Western Europe and America were alarmed by Soviet

advances in Eastern Europe.

• Many Europeans and Americans believed that the communists were trying to take over the world!

• In March 1946, Winston Churchill warns of the “Iron Curtain”of Soviet totalitarianism.


• The Soviets managed to set up communist governments throughout Eastern Europe.

• The government outlawed political parties or newspapers that opposed the communists.

• The Soviets jailed or killed some political opponents.

• The Soviets rigged elections to ensure the success of communists.


• British Prime Minister Winston Churchill attacked the Soviet Union for creating an “Iron Curtain”.

o The term reflected Churchill’s belief that communism had created a sharp division in Europe.

• Soviet Dictator Joseph Stalin believed that the Iron Curtain was necessary to protect the Soviet Union from western attacks.

o He also used this as an excuse to rebuild the military.


“From Stettin in the Balkans, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron

curtain has descended across the Continent.

Behind that line lies the ancient capitals of

Central and Eastern Europe.”

~Sir Winston Churchill, 1946


• 1945 was the beginning of a long period of distrust & misunderstanding between the Soviet Union and its former allies in the West (particularly the US).

• Soviet Union believed that a powerful central government should control the economy as well as the government.

• US believed that businesses should be privately owned.


• There was a lot of tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• Many feared the rivalry between Democracy and Communism would lead to a nuclear war.

• They called this tension a “Cold War” because neither side ever fired a shot.

• However, the threat of nuclear war left many feeling nervous.


• Each side thought the other was trying to rule the world.

• Neither side would give up, and people lived in fear that another world war would erupt.

• This time it could be a nuclear war, which could destroy the entire planet.


• The US and USSR had the ability to influence world events and project worldwide power.

• As the Cold War continued, more countries allied with each side.

• They formed alliances to protect themselves.


• In 1949, Western European countries, Canada, & US formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

• Each nation in NATO believed the Soviet Union would not attack western Europe if the U.S. would launch nuclear war in return.


• At the end of WWII, the Allies divided Germany into 4 sections to keep it from regaining power.

• US, Great Britain, France, & Soviet Union each controlled a section.

• In 1948, the Western Allies wanted to reunite Germany, but the Soviets disagreed.

• The Soviet section became “East Germany” and the reunited sections became “West Germany”.


• During the Cold war, there were many “hot spots” (areas of extreme tension).o The earliest hot spot was Berlin.

• The Soviets controlled the eastern part of Germany, the western countries controlled the western part of Germany.

• The capital, Berlin, deep within Soviet-controlled territory, was also divided into four occupation zones.


• In June 1948, the Soviets blockaded all land and water traffic into western Berlin hoping to make Britain, France, and America leave the city.• (Remember Berlin was in East Germany which the USSR

occupied.)

• In response, the United States and Great Britain began an airlift…


• What’s an airlift?o A system of carrying supplies into East Berlin

by plane day and night. British and American pilots flew in tons of food, fuel, and raw materials.

• How long did it last?o 11 months


• The airlift is over—now what?

• Germany officially becomes two countries with two governments.

• Bonn becomes the capital of West Germany.

• East Berlin becomes the capital of East Germany.

• West Berlin remains a democratic stronghold, surrounded by communism.


• After World War II, Japanese-occupied Korea was temporarily divided into northern and southern parts.

• The Soviet Union controlled Korea north of the 38th

parallel and established a communist government.

• The United States would be in charge of Korea south of the 38th parallel and promoted a democratic system.


• In 1950, Kim Il Sung, the leader of North Korea, sent his powerful army into South Korea.

• South Korea was where the United States had to take a stand against Communist aggression.

• US President Harry Truman ordered American naval and air forces to support Korean ground troops, and asked the United Nations to approve the use of force to stop the North Korean invasion.


• The United Nations responded quickly, imposing military sanctions. The U.S. and 19 other nations committed troops to the area.

• Despite initial heavy losses, the combined UN forces finally began to win.

• The situation changed when US General Douglas MacArthur disobeyed orders to stay in South Korea.


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Syngman Rhee© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

• Going beyond the 38th parallel into North Korea brought communist China’s well-trained and well-equipped army into the war.

• When the fighting finally ended in 1953, no one was truly victorious.

• The 38th parallel dividing line remained intact.


• South Korea remained “free”, so containment had worked.

• Korea was badly damaged, and many lives were lost.

• They are still two separate countries today.

• Reunification talks have begun, but progress is very, very slow.


• Many Americans worried that communism would take over the United States and dominate the world.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy spearheaded a communist hunt fueled by these fears throughout the U.S.

• His television appearances infected the nation with an anticommunist hysteria that ruined numerous lives from politicians to actors and writers.


• Nikita Khrushchev was born in 1894 to a miner in Ukraine.

• He served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953-1964.

• Khrushchev initiated the space program that launched Sputnik I.

• He had the idea of placing nuclear missiles in Cuba to restore the balance of power during the Cold War (which led to the Cuban Missile Crisis).


• Khrushchev's goals were to overtake the United States in productivity and to help spread Communism throughout the world.

• Khrushchev was overthrown in 1964.

• After seven years of house arrest, he died in Moscow in 1971.


Premier Nikita KhrushchevAbout the capitalist states, it doesn't depend on you whether we (Soviet Union) exist.If you don't like us, don't accept our invitations, and don'tinvite us to come to see you. Whether you like it our not, history is on our side. We will bury you. -- 1956


• Berliners hated living under communism.

• Luckily, West Berlin and freedom were just across the street.

• About 3 million people fled to West Berlin looking for political freedom and better lives.

• The East German government wanted it to stop.


• In August 1961, East Germany built a 103 mile wall between East and West Berlin.

• Guarded by Soviet troops, it became a symbol of the split between western and eastern Europe.


Paris, 1961

Khrushchev & JFK meet to discuss Berlin and nuclear weapons. Khrushchev thinks that JFK is young, inexperienced, and can be pushed over..© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

• Unfortunately for the Soviet regime, the economy did not grow.

• The government spent too much money on heavy industry, which often caused food shortages.

• By the 1980s, most Soviet people had lost faith in the communist system.

• They had no personal freedoms.© 2014 Brain Wrinkles

• Soviet Union was spending tons of money putting down revolts, protecting its borders, and keeping up with the US in the arms race.

• In 1985, the economy was so unstable that Mikhail Gorbachev, head of USSR, reduced government control of business and increased the freedoms for all citizens.


• Demonstrations by people prompted the government to remove border-crossing restrictions.

• When the announcement was made, East and West Berliners climbed the wall and celebrated.

• Citizens immediately began tearing down the wall.

• Nov. 9th 1989: the Berlin Wall, a symbol of communism, was destroyed.


• Shortly after the Berlin Wall fell, Germans voted to make the countries of East Germany and West Germany was reunited as one country (October 3, 1990).

• Today, Germany is a free democracy with a great economy.


• After Germany was reunified, the Soviet republics that had once been separate countries began seeking their independence also.

• In 1991, Soviet Union was no more and the Cold War finally ends.

• Many countries were created; Russia was the largest.


Teacher Info – Cold War Activities

• The following pages are activities that your students can complete

after the Cold War presentation.

• Feel free to do them all as a class, to use them in centers, or to just

pick the ones that you have time for!

• For most of the activities, you will need to print copies of the handout

for each student. They are all in black and white to save your ink!


Teacher Info – Berlin Wall Protest T-Shirt

• Print off the Berlin Wall Protest T-Shirt handout for each student.

• Front of Shirt: The students will design a t-shirt that could be worn by someone protesting the Berlin Wall (during the Cold War time period). The shirt could include symbols of important events, drawings of key people, significant terms and dates, etc.

• Back of Shirt: They will write a paragraph that describes the shirt’s design and why it is significant to the Berlin Wall.


Directions: Design a t-shirt that could be worn by someone protesting the Berlin Wall (during the Cold War time period). You should include important dates, key events, and significant people in your design. On the back of the shirt, write a paragraph that describes the design and why it is significant to the time period.

Berlin Wall Protest T-Shirt


Front Back

Teacher Info – Timeline

• Print the Cold War Timeline for each student.

• Have the students fill in the boxes with the event that occurred on the date listed & write a key fact about the event.

• Underneath the timeline, the students will draw a memory clue (symbol) to help them remember the event.

• Check answers when finished.



Cold War TimelineDirections: Fill in the boxes with the event that occurred on the date listed & write a key fact about the event. Under the timeline, draw a memory clue (symbol)

to help you remember the event.)

1945 1948 1949 1950 1961 1989 1991


Cold War Timeline - KEYDirections: Fill in the boxes with the event that occurred on the date listed & write a key fact about the event. Under the timeline, draw a memory clue (symbol)

to help you remember the event.)

1945 1948 1949 1950 1961 1989 1991

Cold War begins

Soviets blockade

Berlin; British &

American pilots begin Berlin Airlift

NATO is formed by

western European countries, Canada, &

USA

North Korean leader

sends army into South

Korea

Soviets build 103 mile wall between

East & West Berlin

Berlin Wall is

destroyed

Soviet Union

collapses & Cold War

ends

Teacher Info – Cold War Caricatures

• Have the students create a caricature for different people during the Cold War. *You may need to explain what a caricature is (thought bubble & facial expressions that show what the person is thinking).

• The students will write a statement from the point of view of each person.

• If time, they will draw clothes/jewelry, belongings, and facial expressions to represent each person.


East German woman watching the Berlin Wall fall: Communist supporter listening to Gorbachev’s new ideas:

West Berlin child whose grandparents live in East Berlin: Pro-democracy worker in East Germany during the 1960s:


Directions: What would the different people during the Cold War say about it? Create a caricature (thought bubble) for each of the people listed below. Include their opinions and views on what they are experiencing. Add facial expressions to each person.

Teacher Info – Breaking News

• Print out the Breaking News Handout for each student.

• The students will imagine that they are news reporters (radio) during this time period.

• They will choose one event from the Cold War and write a news broadcast as if they are living through it.

• They should also include a made-up quote from a person during the event.


Breaking NewsDirections: Imagine that you are a news reporter for a radio station during the Cold War era. Choose one event from the Cold War and write a news broadcast as if you are right there living through it. Make sure that your news report explains the event. Also, include quotes from a fictional family that you have interviewed.

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Teacher Info – Political Cartoon Analysis

• Choose a political cartoon to project onto the board. (I have

included 2 to choose from, but there are many more out

there!)

• Have the students complete the Political Cartoon Analysis

handout on the cartoon. *I allow the students to work in

partners for this, but that is up to you.

• Afterwards, discuss answers as a class.© 2015 Brain Wrinkles

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• Discuss the political cartoons on the following 2 slides with your group. • What do you think the cartoon is trying to

show?• Complete the Political Cartoon analysis handout

for one of the cartoons.

• Now, Choose one event from the Cold War and create your own political cartoon to depict the event.


Teacher Info – Charades

• Place the students in groups of 4-5. Cut up the following page into strips and give one to each group.

• The students will work together to perform a quick skit for the class.

• Have the students perform for the class when each group is ready.


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Teacher Directions – Find Someone Who Knows About…

• Pass out the Find Someone Who Knows About… handout to each student.

• Give the students several minutes to walk around the classroom and ask their classmates different questions on the sheet.

• When a classmate knows the answer, the student will write the answer (that the classmate said) down and the classmate will sign his/her name in the box.

• They can’t ask the same person more than once! • When time is up, check the answers to make sure everyone has them

correct.• *This is also an EXCELLENT study guide!



Find Someone Who Knows About…Directions: You will have a few minutes to walk around the classroom and poll your classmates about what they know about the Cold War. If your

classmates know the answers, you write the answer down and they will sign their name in the box. You can’t ask the same person more than once! When we finish, we will check the answers, so be sure that you are giving the correct answers!

SocialStudiesRocks!

1. What does Reunification mean?

2. Who were the two superpowers during the Cold War?

3. What happened on November 9, 1989?

4. What technology did the Soviet Union acquire after WWII?

5. What was causing tension in Europe after WWII?

6. Who won the Korean War? 7. What did Joseph McCarthy do/cause?

8. Why was the tension called the “Cold War”?

9. After WWII, what part of Europe did the Soviet Union control?

10. What type of government did the countries controlled by the Soviet Union have?

11. What was the Iron Curtain?

12. After WWII, what parts of Europe did the US and Britain control?

13. Which side of Germany was communist?

14. Why was the Berlin Wall Built?

15. What type of government did the countries controlled by the US and Great Britain have?

16. When did the Cold War end?

17. What was the purpose of NATO?

18. What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

19. Who was Nikita Khrushchev?


Find Someone Who Knows About… KEYDirections: You will have a few minutes to walk around the classroom and poll your classmates about what they know about the Cold War. If your

classmates know the answers, you write the answer down and they will sign their name in the box. You can’t ask the same person more than once! When we finish, we will check the answers, so be sure that you are giving the correct answers!

SocialStudiesRocks!

1. What does Reunification mean?

To put back together –Germany was reunited into 1 country

2. Who were the two superpowers during the Cold War?Soviet Union & United States

3. What happened on November 9, 1989?Berlin Wall was destroyed

4. What technology did the Soviet Union acquire after WWII?Nuclear weapons

5. What was causing tension in Europe after WWII?Soviets did not leave countries that they freed after WWII.

6. Who won the Korean War?Neither side—it ended in a draw

7. What did Joseph McCarthy do/cause?Spread fear of communism throughout America

8. Why was the tension called the “Cold War”? Period of mistrust between US & Soviet Union without actually firing a shot

9. After WWII, what part of Europe did the Soviet Union control?Eastern Europe

10. What type of government did the countries controlled by the Soviet Union have?communist

11. What was the Iron Curtain?Division created by communist countries in Europe after WWII

12. After WWII, what parts of Europe did the US and Britain control?Western Europe

13. Which side of Germany was communist?Eastern

14. Why was the Berlin Wall Built?To stop people in communist East Berlin from fleeing to democratic West Berlin

15. What type of government did the countries controlled by the US and Great Britain have?Democracy

16. When did the Cold War end?1991—Soviet Union collapsed

17. What was the purpose of NATO?North Atlantic Treaty Organization – formed between US, Canada, & Western European countries

18. What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?Send aid to people blockaded by Soviets in Berlin

19. Who was Nikita Khrushchev?Soviet leader responsible for placing nuclear weapons in Cuba

Teacher Info – Triangle Trivia

• Pair the students up and project the directions slide onto the screen.

• One student should turn so that he cannot see the screen.• The partner that can see the screen is going to give clues

for all of the words in triangle. • The other partner will try to guess all of the words in the

time allowed.• The partners will switch seats when the round is over.


• Turn to your elbow buddy. One of you should turn so that you cannot see the screen.

• The partner that can see the screen is going to give clues for all of the words in triangle.

• The other partner will try to guess all of the words in the time allowed.

• If you don’t know a word, just say, “Pass!”• Keep track of your own points! • You will switch seats when the round is over.


Reunification

Berlin Wall Iron Curtain

Soviet Union Democracy Cold War

3 points

2 points 2 points

1 point 1 point 1 point


Nikita

Khrushchev

Joseph

McCarthyBerlin Airlift

NATO communism Korean War

3 points

2 points 2 points



Make your own Triangle Trivia using ANY of the words

that we have learned this year. You will take turns

playing this with your partner!


3 points

2 points 2 points




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