Notes / Videos: Intro to the Cold War
Cold War – the war without a war; called “cold” because of the “icy” relations between the US & USSR
Atomic Warfare – the constant threat during the Cold War
Video: Video: Atomic Bomb Test Video: Video: Atomic Bomb Test
Video: Video: A Small Atomic Bomb Video: Video: A Small Atomic Bomb
Video: Video: Hiroshima Reenactment Video: Video: Hiroshima Reenactment
MAD – Mutually Assured Destruction
MAD
Video: Video: Duck and Cover Video: Video: Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover, discussion How is the threat of atomic warfare presented? 1=calm danger, 5=moderate danger, 10=extremely scary Imagine you are a 4 th grade student watching this film, would you be scared? Why do you think the government used Bert the Turtle? What does the film tell you about America during the Cold War?
Cold War Alliances Free World: North/South America Western Europe Australia Communist World: USSR China Cuba Third World Africa Southwest Asia
Domino theory – a country turning communist is like a line of dominos.
Iron Curtain – the separation of the free world and communist world
Karl Marx Creator of Marxism, the ideas behind Communism. Karl Marx: “To each according to need, from each according to ability”
Communism In theory: No private ownership. No classes. No inequality (everyone equal). In reality: No rights. Brutal dictatorships. Still inequality.
Famous Communist Leaders (Russian) Vladamir LeninJoseph Stalin
Famous Communist Leaders (non-Russian) Fidel Castro, Cuba Mao Zedong, Cuba
Video: Video: Introduction to the Cold War Video: Video: Introduction to the Cold War
Assignment, Chapter 17, section 1 “Origins of the Cold War” Define and write the significance of the following terms, then draw a visual to represent each picture: Cold war 4 zones of Germany Atom bomb Proletariat Totalitarian Big Brother Iron curtain