Cold War: Formation of the Eastern Bloc

Mapping the Cold War

The Cold War (1947-1991) was a state of tension between the United States (and its allies) and the Soviet Union (and its allies). This “conflict” impacted the entire globe over the second half of the 20^th century.

As a class your job is going to be to create a comprehensive map of the major events associated with the Cold War and its impact on the world. Between the entire class, every event, idea and concept will be placed on our class map as you fill in information on your map for your notebook.

Each individual in the class will contribute the information for one event to the class map. You will be given an article about your event and the goal is to create a notecard with the following required information on it:

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  Name of the Events
  
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  Dates of the event
  
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  Causes
  
  
  PICTURE
  
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  Individual/Groups involved
  
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  Brief Summary
  
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  Was it related to Containment theory?
  
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  Was it a NATO or Warsaw pact issue?
  
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  Was it a victory for Capitalism or Communism?
  
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  Was it a Nuclear Weapons issue?
  

USSR’s domination of Eastern Europe (Eastern Bloc) Vietnam War Fall of USSR

Berlin Blockade/Airlift Cuban Missile Crisis

Postwar Division of Germany Prague Spring

Chinese Revolution Building of Berlin Wall

Marshall Plan Bay of Pigs Invasion

Truman gets involved in Greek Civil War 1970s

1950s Overthrow of Allende government (Chile)

Hungarian Revolution Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Cuban Revolution 1980s

Korean War Solidarity Movement Poland

Overthrow of Guatemalan Government Tiananmen Square Massacre

Overthrow of Messedegh Government Fall of Berlin Wall