Mr. Owens
History Teacher
The Cold War
1) Students will explain the origins of the Cold War
2) Students will analyze the role of proxy wars in the Cold War
3) Students will analyze the causes of the collapse of the USSR and the end of the Cold War
Thursday 4/21
Objective: Students will identify the origins of the Cold War in Europe
1) Cold War Europe
2) Watch CNN The Sixties- Space Race (Netflix)
Monday 4/25
Objective: Students will explain how the Cold War spread to Latin America
1) Cold War Latin America
2) Cuban Missile Crisis Docs
3) Project Work Time
Wednesday 4/27
Objective: Students will explain how the Cold War spread to Latin America
1) CNN The 60's World on the Brink
Monday 5/2
Warm-up-Image #4-Explain the event this map illustrates.
Objective: Students will explain Cold War events by creating their own butter battle book
1) Watch Butter Battle Book
2) Create Butter Battle Book
Monday 04/22
Objective: Students will analyze why the superpowers lost wars in Asia
1) Cold War Asia-Korean War
2) CNN The 60's Vietnam
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Wednesday 05/04
Objective: Students will explain Cold War events by creating their own butter battle book
1) Start Bridge of Spies
Thursday 05/05
Objective: Students will examine why each super power got stuck in a quagmire in Asia.
1) Russians in Afghanistan
2) Bridge of Spies
Monday 05/09
Warm-up-None
Objective: Students will explain Cold War events by creating their own butter battle book
1) Finish part of packet
Wednesday 05/11
Warm-up-None
Objective: Students will explain Cold War events by creating their own butter battle book
1) Finish Bridge of Spies
Thursday 05/12
Objective: Students will explain how the Cold War came to an end
1) Cold War Ends
2) Tear Down This Wall
Monday 05/16
Objective: Students describe how espionage was an integral part of the Cold War
1) Rocky 4 and the Cold War
Wednesday 05/18
Objective: Students will explain how the Cold War came to an end.
1) "We didn't start the fire"
2) Exam Review/Finish Reading-Packet
Thursday 05/19
Objective: Students will explain how the Cold War came to an end.
1) North Korea