Assignment: Cold War Crisis Project

IB HIST OF AMERICAS HL YR 2-B
2022-11-16T17:27:51Z

Due: Jan 22, 2023 by 11:59pm

With your partner, you will be researching one event from the Cold War. You will be responsible for teaching the rest of the class about your event through a presentation of between 10-15 minutes. You will need to use the appropriate section of our textbook (pages provided), as well as at least one outside source (NOT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA). Your outside source must be approved by me so that I know it is an actual source and not a generic website.

Your presentation MUST BE RECORDED. If you need help using screen recording apps such as Screencastify, let me know. This is because presentations will be played in both 2nd & 5th periods.

Because we will only be showing recordings, ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 22.

Cold War Event Topics:

The Berlin Blockade (Section 1.4, pgs. 38-45, PDF 44-51)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

Communist Success in China 1946-1949 (Section 2.2, pgs. 73-75, PDF 79-81)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

North Korean invasion of South Korea, 1950 (Section 2.3, pgs. 76-83, PDF 82-89)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

The Hungarian Uprising (Section 2.5, pgs. 88-94, PDF 94-100)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

The Suez Crisis (Section 2.6, pgs. 95-101, PDF 101-107)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Congo Crisis, 1960-1964 (Section 2.7, pgs. 102-106, PDF 108-112)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Berlin Crisis and the Berlin Wall (Section 2.8, pgs. 107-111, PDF 113-117)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

Sino-Soviet Tensions, the Taiwan Straight and the split (Section 2.9, pgs. 112-120, PDF 118-126)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Cuban Missile Crisis (Section 2.10, pgs. 121-126, PDF 127-132)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The invasion of Czechoslovakia (Section 3.1, pgs. 141-145, PDF 147-151)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The election, presidency, and overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile (Section 3.4, pgs. 158-162, PDF 164-168)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Section 3.5, pgs. 163-169, PDF 169-175)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The Able Archer Crisis, 1983 (Section 4.2, pgs. 194-196, PDF 200-202)

PRESENTS THURSDAY, JAN. 26

TOPICS NOT SUBMITTED OR PRESENTED WILL BECOME REQUIRED READING WITH A READING QUIZ.

Research Question: To what extent did [your event] impact the Cold War?

Your presentation must address the following:

Where? When? Who (Countries & leaders involved)?

What factors lead to the event? Why did it happen? Provide historical context if needed. (CAUSATION)

What happened during the event? Provide a chronological description of the event. How were people affected? Consider how the event unfolded or is seen from different perspectives. (PERSPECTIVES)

Describe the outcome of the event. What were the short term consequences? Long term consequences? (CONSEQUENCE)

What changed as a result of your event? What stayed the same? (CHANGE & CONTINUITY)

What was the significance of your event? Why is it important people remember that it happened or know about it today? (SIGNIFICANCE)

Address how all this then impacted the overall course of the Cold War

Along with your research, choose 1 source (NOT THE TEXTBOOK) and complete an OPCVL for that source. Incorporate this into your presentation.

Bibliography

Be sure to include visuals of your event, and any necessary maps, graphs, charts, or data that will help your classmates better understand your event.

Your presentation should be 10-15 minutes long. IT MUST BE RECORDED.

Presentations will be shown Monday-Thursday, January 23-26 (4 per day).

Rubric Grade Conversion Chart

Rubric Score

Letter Grade

Skyward Score
out of 50

37-40 | A | 50
35-36 | A- | 46
32-34 | B+ | 44
28-31 | B | 43
25-27 | B- | 41
22-24 | C+ | 39
18-21 | C | 38
15-17 | C- | 36
12-14 | D+ | 34
5-11 | D | 33
0-4 | F | 29

With your partner, you will be researching one event from the Cold War. You will be responsible for teaching the rest of the class about your event through a presentation of between 10-15 minutes. You will need to use the appropriate section of our textbook (pages provided), as well as at least one outside source (NOT AN ENCYCLOPEDIA). Your outside source must be approved by me so that I know it is an actual source and not a generic website.

Your presentation MUST BE RECORDED. If you need help using screen recording apps such as Screencastify, let me know. This is because presentations will be played in both 2nd & 5th periods.

Because we will only be showing recordings, ALL PROJECTS ARE DUE SUNDAY, JANUARY 22.

Cold War Event Topics:

The Berlin Blockade (Section 1.4, pgs. 38-45, PDF 44-51)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

Communist Success in China 1946-1949 (Section 2.2, pgs. 73-75, PDF 79-81)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

North Korean invasion of South Korea, 1950 (Section 2.3, pgs. 76-83, PDF 82-89)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

The Hungarian Uprising (Section 2.5, pgs. 88-94, PDF 94-100)

PRESENTS MONDAY, JAN. 23

The Suez Crisis (Section 2.6, pgs. 95-101, PDF 101-107)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Congo Crisis, 1960-1964 (Section 2.7, pgs. 102-106, PDF 108-112)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Berlin Crisis and the Berlin Wall (Section 2.8, pgs. 107-111, PDF 113-117)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

Sino-Soviet Tensions, the Taiwan Straight and the split (Section 2.9, pgs. 112-120, PDF 118-126)

PRESENTS TUESDAY, JAN. 24

The Cuban Missile Crisis (Section 2.10, pgs. 121-126, PDF 127-132)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The invasion of Czechoslovakia (Section 3.1, pgs. 141-145, PDF 147-151)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The election, presidency, and overthrow of Salvador Allende in Chile (Section 3.4, pgs. 158-162, PDF 164-168)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (Section 3.5, pgs. 163-169, PDF 169-175)

PRESENTS WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25

The Able Archer Crisis, 1983 (Section 4.2, pgs. 194-196, PDF 200-202)

PRESENTS THURSDAY, JAN. 26

TOPICS NOT SUBMITTED OR PRESENTED WILL BECOME REQUIRED READING WITH A READING QUIZ.

Research Question: To what extent did [your event] impact the Cold War?

Your presentation must address the following:

Where? When? Who (Countries & leaders involved)?

What factors lead to the event? Why did it happen? Provide historical context if needed. (CAUSATION)

What happened during the event? Provide a chronological description of the event. How were people affected? Consider how the event unfolded or is seen from different perspectives. (PERSPECTIVES)

Describe the outcome of the event. What were the short term consequences? Long term consequences? (CONSEQUENCE)

What changed as a result of your event? What stayed the same? (CHANGE & CONTINUITY)

What was the significance of your event? Why is it important people remember that it happened or know about it today? (SIGNIFICANCE)

Address how all this then impacted the overall course of the Cold War

Along with your research, choose 1 source (NOT THE TEXTBOOK) and complete an OPCVL for that source. Incorporate this into your presentation.

Bibliography

Be sure to include visuals of your event, and any necessary maps, graphs, charts, or data that will help your classmates better understand your event.

Your presentation should be 10-15 minutes long. IT MUST BE RECORDED.

Presentations will be shown Monday-Thursday, January 23-26 (4 per day).

Rubric Grade Conversion Chart

Rubric Score

Letter Grade

Skyward Score
out of 50

37-40 | A | 50
35-36 | A- | 46
32-34 | B+ | 44
28-31 | B | 43
25-27 | B- | 41
22-24 | C+ | 39
18-21 | C | 38
15-17 | C- | 36
12-14 | D+ | 34
5-11 | D | 33
0-4 | F | 29