THE COLD WAR

Learn about the Cold War! Define key terms, analyze propaganda, and understand historical events.

create and edit documents online, for free. Click on the Google Link above, read the article attached and then answer the matching questions. What is a Cold War? What is a Cold War? After reading the text, match the following by dragging the line to the correct answer. Hot War traditional war with guns Cold War 2 counties that are angry with each other but there is no active violence 2 countries involved in the Cold War United States and Soviet Union United States economic system Capitalism Soviet Union economic system Communism Years of the Vietnam War 1957-1975 Year of the Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 Year the Soviet Union dissolved 1991 McCarthyism Video Watch the video for more information about McCarthyism. According to the video, what is McCarthyism? A campaign to expose spies A campaign to expose suspected communists A campaign to expose immigrants living in the United States Can You Trust your neighbor? During the Cold War, citizens in the U.S. became so paranoid of communists spies that they would often be suspicious of their neighbors. The actions, beliefs and rumors that were spread caused people to overreact and single out members of their communities and identify them as Soviet communist supporters. Watch the video below to gain an understanding of how the U.S. citizens could spot or possibly identify a Soviet Communist. He may be a communist Use this link if the video above does not work for you. Can You Trust Your Neighbor? According to the video, how could you tell if someone might be a communist? What challenges might you face in blaming someone of being a communist? Red Scare Propaganda List examples from the image above of what life in the US would be like under Communism. Be specific with 2 things you see Explain the propaganda above. Red Scare Propaganda Explain how the comic book cover above is an example of propaganda. Propaganda is information used to try to get people to believe what YOU want them to believe . Spies in the Cold War Duck and Cover Commercial Watch the video Duck and Cover: Bert the Turtle Commercial Watch the Video What commercial do you like better? Why?