In class/homework: Microteach the Cold War

Date assigned
Tuesday, Jan. 8


Assignment
Each person in your group will teach the rest of the group about one conflict in the Cold War:

#1 - Berlin Blockade (1948-49)
#2 - Korean War (1950-53)
#3 - Suez Crisis (1956)
#4 - Berlin Crisis (1961)
#5 - Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)

While researching your conflict, answer the following questions:

- Which countries were involved in your conflict?  What was each country's interest in your conflict?

- What were the root causes of your conflict?

- What happened during the course of your conflict?

- What did this conflict have to do with the big issues in the Cold War (communism vs. capitalism, United States vs. Soviet Union)?

- Were people killed during your conflict?  If so, who was killed, and why?

- How did your conflict end?  Did anyone win?  If so, who won, and what did they win?

Prepare a 1-page handout to give each of your group members for them to follow along with while you teach (you will also turn in a copy of this handout). 

Due date

Be prepared to teach your group about your conflict on Tuesday, January 15.


Resources

Berlin Blockade
http://www.history.com/topics/berlin-blockade
http://www.coldwar.org/articles/40s/berlin_blockade.asp
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/peopleevents/pandeAMEX49.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/timeline/timeline2.html

Korean War
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/us-history/v/korean-war-overview
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/coldwar/korea_hickey_01.shtml
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/peopleevents/pandeAMEX58.html
http://www.history.com/topics/korean-war


Suez Crisis
http://www.history.com/topics/suez-crisis
http://www.economist.com/node/7218678
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/suez_01.shtml
http://www.unac.org/peacekeeping/en/un-peacekeeping/fact-sheets/the-first-missionsuez-crisis-1956/

Berlin Crisis
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/berlin.htm
http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2011/fall/berlin.html
http://www.foia.cia.gov/BerlinWall/Essays/BerlinWallOverview.pdf
http://future.state.gov/when/timeline/1946_cold_war/berlin_crisis.html

Cuban Missile Crisis
https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/history/us-history/v/cuban-missile-crisis
http://www.history.com/topics/cuban-missile-crisis
http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/cubanmissilecrisis