Web Quest /PPA
Victor Greez
Social Studies Department
The
Cold War Simulation
I) Introduction
What would it have been like to live during the
Cold War? How would you have performed
as a Soviet Spy for the KGB? Would you
want to work for the CIA? Could you keep
your cover secret as a double agent?
Would the Cold War have gone differently if you were the President of
Soviet Union or the
II) Task
You will be assigned
one of the roles below in this Cold War simulation
1) President________________________
2) Vice President___________________
3) Chief Diplomat__________________
4) Minister of Finance_______________
5) Agent__________________________
6) Agent__________________________
7) Agent__________________________
8) Agent__________________________
The leaders of your nation will select 3 of the
10 documents to classify as top secret.
These documents must be printed and put in an envelope and given to the
teacher. These are your top- secret
documents and it will be the objective of your opponent to find out which
documents you classified as secret.
9) Greece Communist leader_________ Capitalist leader__________
10)
11)
12)
Czechoslovakia Communist leader_________
Capitalist leader ___________
13)
Korea Communist leader____________
Capitalist leader________________
14)
Vietnam Communist leader__________
Capitalist leader______________
15)
Cuba Communist leader_____________
Capitalist leader______________
Working together you will classify one of the
three documents as top secret. You will
have to print that document and then place it in an envelope and give it to the
teacher. In order for one of the Cold War powers to dominate a satellite
nation; they will have to identify your top- secret document. Other ways the super powers can dominate is
if they offer financial assistance or they assassinate the opposition leader.
You must select and print TWO documents from your assigned nation. You will then incorporate those documents
into a document based essay. This essay
must respond to the following questions.
Did your nation follow a wise policy during the Cold War?
How was your strategy for winning the Cold War different than the nation you were assigned?
Reporters (2) 1)___________________ 2)___________________________
Working together you will produce TWO
newspapers. Your paper should compare the
actions of the players of the game with the real nations during the Cold
War. You need to dig for secrets and be
a force in the simulation.
III) The Process:
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/strat2.html
Visit this site and print the worksheets listed
under political policy. Complete the worksheets in order to formulate your own
political policy for the nation you were assigned. Include completed worksheets with your essay.
As a Cold War super power you nation will be allocated
$50. You should spend your money wisely
to defeat your opponent in the 4 categories below. Complete the sheet below.
A) Arms
Policy 30% Circle the policy and assume the costs of your choices. Whoever spends more money will win all the
points. Ties will be decided by a roll
of the die.
1) Nuclear Dominance $35 2) Nuclear defense system $25 3) Nuclear deterrence $20
4) First Strike capability $18 5) Focus on conventional weapons $15
Single Die
Results
#1
#4 Nation
avoids take over no points awarded
#5 NUCLEAR WAR! WE ALL DIE! SHAME ON YOU!
#6 One of the super powers is drawn into a long costly
conflict. The higher # on a second throw
wins
B) Intelligence
10% Identify the double agent within your administration. Each category has equal value. Ties will be decided by the flip of a
coin. Your spies can buy information.
The double agent is
___________________________________
Your enemy has classified the following 3
documents: 1)________
2)________ 3)_________
C) Satellite
Nations 42% Each side will compete for control
of 7 nations. Whichever super power wins
more categories will gain control of the country and 6% of the points. Ties will e broken by the roll of the
die. If the super powers reach and
agreement over the tie the die will not be thrown, eliminating the chance of
nuclear war.
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2)
3)
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D) Domestic
Spending 18% Whichever nation has the most
money left for domestic programs will win the entire 18%. Ties will be broken by a flip of a coin
The
IV) The Resources
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/docs3.html#8
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/coldwar/documents/
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/coldwar.htm
V) The Evaluation
Students will write a document based essay
incorporating 2 or 3 primary source documents.
The essay should describe their assigned nations
role in the Cold War.
Students will be evaluated using the following rubric:
Grade of A
Demonstrates a thorough understanding of the topic
Addresses all aspects of
the task
Shows ability to analyze, evaluate, compare/contrast issues
Richly support topic with
relevant facts, examples, and details
Presents a strong and
well organized policy
Grade of B
Demonstrates a good understanding of the topic
Addresses all aspects of
the task
Shows ability to analyze, evaluate issues
Includes relevant facts, examples and details, but not
support all aspects of the
Presents an organized
policy
Grade of C
Presents satisfactory understanding of the topic
Addresses most aspects
of the task
Able to analyze issues and events, but not in depth
Uses some relevant facts,
examples and details
Presents policy but not very organized
Grade of D
Shows little understanding
of topic
Attempts to address topic, but uses vague and /or inaccurate
information
Uses little facts,
examples, or details
Cannot present an acceptable
policy
City Standards for English Language Arts
E1c-Read and comprehend informational material.
E2a-Produce a report of information.
E3a-Participate in one-to-one conferences
with teacher.
E3b-Participate in group meetings.
E3c-Prepare and deliver and individual
presentation.
E3e-Listen to and analyze a public speaking performance.
E4-Conventions, Grammar, and Usage of the
English Language.
E6-Public Documents.
Social Studies, Standard 5:1, 5:3, 5:4 http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/socst/socstands/socstand.html
VI) Conclusion
Students will be able to contrast the policy they
followed during the Cold War simulation with those that actually took
place. By first hand experiencing the
dilemmas and choices leaders had to make students will gain greater insight
into international diplomacy. Finally
students will be able to interpret and incorporate primary source documents
into a clearly articulated foreign policy position paper. With your experience as a diplomat what
advice would you give our current President about the war on terrorism?