The Cold War
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Lesson One:
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Lesson Five:
Key Concept:
Related Concepts:
Global Context and Exploration:
Guiding Questions:
Factual:
Conceptual:
Debatable:
Lesson One:
- Introduce the Cold War.
- Videos on the nuclear disasters of the time: Churchill's Iron Curtain, Hiroshima, The Cold war Explained, Duck and Cover.
- Work on Chapter Questions
Lesson Two:
- Explain how the Cold War was "cold" in that it did not involve direct fighting. What did it involve? (spying, influence and lack of communication) USA vs USSR Fighting & Igor Gouzenko, A Canadian Connection.
- Unit overview: Read through up to and including the HOT points (these topics match with your chapter questions)
- Discuss the United Nations: Review Chart; Goal is collective security. What are 3 mains things the UN can do to an aggressor?
- Watch the Craziest moments of the UN and How the UN Works..
- Work on Chapter Questions
Lesson Three:
- Overview of the Canada and the Cold War GSlides with notes for students.
Lesson Four:
- Diefenbunkers
- Cold War Hot Conflicts:
- Korea: Was divided into communist North and Democratic south. 1950 N invades S. UN force backed by USA/Canada helps. 1953 ceasefire was reached but no formal end.
- Suez: Br/Fr - Gammal Nasser (Egpyt) siezed it in 1956. Threatened Israel, Br/Fr support Israeli war. USA is mad. Louis St. Laurent (our pm denounced Britain, not in support) Minister of External Affairs, Lester B Pearson (later a PM in 1960s) creates and sends in the UNEF (emergency force) to peace keep. He receives a noble peace prize for defusing the conflict
- Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962, Kennedy, blockade of Cuba. Brinkmanship, Khrushchev backs down
- Vietnam: N(communists) vs S (democratic). 1960's US sends troops, not just $ aid like before. USSR/China support the North. 1973 the USA begin to leave. 1975 communists win. Vietnam war pictures and watch Apocalypse Now clip.
- Work on Chapter Questions, play protest music.
Lesson Five:
- Introduce and work on ABC book.