Cold War Bracketology

Cold War Bracketology— Most important events of the Cold War

Cold War Bracketology— Most important events of the Cold War Directions… Write down the names of each important Cold War event on your bracket sheet in any order. Each line should have the name of an event on it. Cuban Missile Crisis Berlin Blockade and Airlift Vietnam War Korean War Truman Doctrine China becomes Communist Creation of the United Nations The Soviets launch Sputnik The Great Leap Forward The Cultural Revolution The Bay of Pigs Invasion The building of the Berlin Wall Nixon visits China Formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact Development of the Hydrogen Bomb Gorbachev implements détente policies

In Your Group… Discuss and decide which 8 of the 16 events are the most important and write their names on the lines to the left or right. Discuss and decide which 4 of the 8 events are the most important and write their names on the lines to the left or right. Discuss and decide which 2 of the 4 events are the most important and write their names on the lines to the left or right. Discuss and decide which event is the most important of the remaining 2. Write the name of the most important event in the center box.