Effects of World War II The Cold War

The Road of War Continues 1939 Causes World War II Effects 1941 1989 1945

Images of the Effects of WWII  Images of the Cold War… So far…

Background We have been examine political cartoons since the beginning of the year. They are considered an important form of expression in the Western world; political cartoonists understand this and use it to their advantage by exaggerating the points they wish to express. A political cartoon is intended to send a clear message, with clear symbolism, that everyone can understand. In a time before literacy was common, political cartoons could be used to make a point with very few words It was a way to share a message with an entire population. You will now be a political cartoonist to share a point about the beginnings of the Cold War with the population of our class.

Directions You will be given 1 of 18 topics in the beginnings of the Cold War On paper provided, you make a political cartoon making a commentary on your subject You must display an image, or images that illustrate the main point(s) of your topic Use people (caricatures or otherwise), shapes of nations, animals that represent the nations, landmarks, everyday items, etc. You may use words, phrases to emphasis a point, or to make clear particular elements of the cartoon, but try to keep them to a minimum You may have a particular bias to your cartoon to show your attitude regarding the subject matter

Political cartoon topics 1) Yalta Conference 2) “The Big Three” 3) The United Nations 4) The United Nations vs. The League of Nations 5) Goals: US vs. USSR 6) Potsdam Conference 7) Buffer Zone 8) Iron Curtain 9) Containment 10) Truman Doctrine 11) Marshall Plan 12) Berlin Blockade & Berlin Airlift 13) Cold War 14) NATO 15) Warsaw Pact 16) Arms Race 17) Cold war in the skies  Sputnik  U2 Incident 18) The Space Race