How did the Cold War help shape the Twentieth Century

How did the Cold War help shape the Twentieth Century?

Israel Soto-Duprey

John F. Kennedy High School

INTRODUCTION

Most events occurred between 1950 and 1990 were in one way or another related to the Cold War. These events, whether directly or indirectly, were results of the hegemonic struggle between the superpowers. You work for a group of historical researchers and political analysts. Your company has been hired by an educational television station to help them develop a new mini-series entitled: Cold War: the shaping of a Century

TASK

You are responsible for creating a power point presentation on the topic assigned to your group to be presented to the station managers and show producers.

PROCEDURE

The class will be divided into small groups. Each group should have:

· Researcher

· Editor

· Graphic Artist

· Facilitator

· Presenter

Each member of the group must complete the following TIPS worksheets:

I. Identify the Problem

II. Gather Evidence

III. Determine the Causes

IV. Evaluate the Policy

AND/OR

V. Analyze & Compare the Outcome

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This action will direct you to the required Worksheets your group needs to complete

Your power point presentation must include at least 10 slides

Your presentation should incorporate at least 4 of the following components:

1. Historical Context

2. Cause and Effect

3. Biographical Notes

4. Statistics

5. Definitions of Key Terms and Concepts

6. Compare and Contrast

7. Evaluations of governmental policies

8. Give possible solutions

9. Personal Accounts

10. Quizzes

In addition each presentation must include at least 4 of the following visual enhancers:

1. Photos

2. Tables

3. Charts and Graphs

4. Document Based Questions

5. Political Cartoons

6. Maps

7. Vocabulary Lists

8. Historical Data

9. Time Lines

10. Primary Sources

Remember to include a Reference list and Credits

RESOURCES

Use the Following Web links to help in your quest

Historia del Siglo XX

The People’s Encyclopedia

Jewish Virtual Library

History of the Cold War

Content Area in Spanish

The Cold War Museum

Cold War in Latin America

Beginning of the Cold War

Divided Asia

Cold War International History Project

Go Search the World

The Story of Africa

End of the Cold War

Origins of the Cold War

Remember that you are not limited to these resources

EVALUATION

You will be evaluated based on the following rubric:

Task	Deficient 1	Satisfactory 2	Proficient 3	Exemplary 4
Research & Analysis	Minimal understanding of social problem, causes, and public policy. Failed to complete worksheets	Satisfactory understanding of social problem, causes, and public policy. Successfully completed some worksheets	Good understanding of social problem, causes, and public policy. Completed all worksheets	Fully understand the social problem, its causes and public policy that arose from it, and fully completed all worksheets
Organization & Collaboration	Group did not work well together, did not collaborate with other groups	Group worked together on most projects and assisted other groups	Group worked together on all projects and collaborated with other groups	Group worked diligently on all projects, collaborated and offered guidance to other groups
Creativity & Design	Poor visual presentation. Visually unprepared, poor or no Drawings	Somewhat good visual presentation. Needs improvement attempts to tell the story of the invention	Good visual presentation. Drawing are sequential and narrates the development of the invention	Exceptional presentation of visual resources and materials. Drawings are well sequenced and captures the essence of the invention
Technical Quality	Partially completed power point presentation. Lack of pictures, graphics, and/or meaningful text	Completed power point presentation with some pictures, graphics and meaningful text	Good looking power point presentation, with at least 8 slides, plus some pictures, graphics, and meaningful text; discuss PPA process	Full completion of 10 power point slides with pictures, graphics and meaningful text; discuss 5 step PPA process
Language and Communication	Students were not clear: noticeable poor careless quality of presentation	Students were somewhat clear; quality of presentation needs effort and careful preparation	All Students participated; Good, clear presentation	All Students participated; exceptional, clear, thorough and intelligent oral presentation

Grade Conversion

From	To	Grade
20	17	A
16	14	B
13	11	C
10	4	D

STANDARDS

Social Studies

World

Geography

2.1

Students will:

· Analyze important ideas, social and cultural values, beliefs, and traditions.

· Examine the ways different people view the same event or issue from a variety of perspectives.

3.1

Students will:

· Analyze important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and issues related to natural resources, human systems, environment and society, and the use of geography.

2.4

Students will:

· Investigate differing and competing interpretations of the theories of history.

3.2

Students will:

· Be asking and answering questions; analyzing theories of geography; and acquiring, organizing, and analyzing geographic Information.

ELA

Commencement

1.1

Students will:

· Be reading to acquire information and

Understanding; collecting data, facts, and

ideas; discovering relationships, concepts, and

generalizations; and using knowledge from oral,

Written and electronic sources.

3.1

Students will:

· Read to analyze and evaluate

Experiences, ideas, information, and issues based on different sets of criteria.

1.2

Students will:

· Speak and write to acquire and transmit

Information.

3.2

Students will:

· Be Speaking and writing for critical analysis and evaluation

CONCLUSION

During this virtual quest you have:

· Identified the causes and effects of the Cold War and its worldwide repercussions.

· Described how did the Cold War helped shape the Twentieth Century.

· Discussed to what extent did the conflicts occurred in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, and Latin America reflected the hegemonic race between the Super Powers.

· Compared the different approaches used by the superpowers to convey their political and economic ideas and make them part of their foreign policies.

· Learned how to design a power point presentation.

· Practiced public speaking by presenting your product during class.

· Worked in groups in order to develop better social skills.

· Used the internet for academic research.

Sampler of Student’s Products

· Chinese Cultural Revolution

· Conflicts in the Middle East

· African Independence Movements

· Capitalism and Communism in Asia

· How did the Superpowers influence Latin America?

· The Fall of the Soviet Union