Events of the Cold War

Events of the Cold War

Events of the Cold War

Directions: Work with your group to create a presentation on one of the assigned topics below. At a minimum, the presentation needs to include information about each topic from the list below, and it needs to identify the date(s), purpose, key people and countries involved, and the outcomes of each topic. Be sure you research the topic in detail before beginning your presentation. You must put your presentation into a PowerPoint format. Your presentation must last 5-10 minutes, and include guided notes for the class. Additionally, you must think of an activity for the class to do in order to support your lesson.

  1. The Space Race
  2. ICBM
  3. Brinkmanship
  4. U-2 plan
  5. Sputnik
  6. CIA
  7. Neil Armstrong
  1. The Korean War
  2. 38th Parallel
  3. Douglas MacArthur
  4. United Nations
  5. Soviet Union
  6. Aftermath of the war
  1. The Vietnam War
  2. Ho Chi Minh
  3. Domino Theory
  4. Ngo Dinh Diem
  5. Guerilla warfare
  6. Vietcong
  7. Dien Bien Phu
  8. Tet Offensive
  9. Vietnamization
  1. Cambodia and the Cold War
  2. Khmer Rouge
  3. Pol Pot
  4. Cambodian Genocide
  5. Communism
  6. Democracy and free elections
  1. The Marshall Plan
  2. George Marshall
  3. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
  4. Czechoslovakia
  5. What were the results of the Marshall Plan?
  1. The Truman Doctrine
  2. Turkey and Greece
  3. Why did some object to the Truman Doctrine?
  4. Results of the Truman Doctrine
  1. The Cuban Missile Crisis
  2. Fidel Castro
  3. Bay of Pigs
  4. John F. Kennedy
  5. Nikita Khrushchev
  6. Results of the Cuban Missile Crisis
  1. Civil War and Communism in China
  2. Mao Zedong
  3. Great Leap Forward
  4. US Containment Policy
  5. Deng Xiaoping
  6. Four Modernizations
  7. Tiananmen Square Demonstration (1989)
  8. Cultural Revolution

Rubric

Task / 0-19 Points / 20-39 Points / 40-50 Points / Total Score
Content / Presents little of the required information; does not answer questions, or elaborate with examples / Presents most of the required information; answers the question, but does not elaborate with many examples. / Presents all required information has; answers the question and backup’s opinion with good examples.
Organization / Most required slides are missing, incomplete, or not in the correct order. / Most required slides are complete and in the correct order. / All required slides are complete and in the correct order.
Mechanics / Presentation contains more than 5 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. / Presentation contains more than 3 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors / Presentation contains no more than 3 spelling errors and/or grammatical errors
Creativity and Design / Presentation contains few of the required design elements; presentation lacks creativity; some elements detract from the presentation. / Presentation contains most of the required design elements, but does not present them in a creative way that enhances the presentation. / Presentation contains all required elements of design: background, text, graphics, and animation in a creative way that enhances the presentation.
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