The Cold War Divides the World Timeline 1.Draw a diagonal line across your page 2.Label your timeline with the following dates: 1959, 1961, 1962, 1979, 1981, 1988, Work with your neighbor to match the following events to the correct date: Fidel Castro leads a revolution in Cuba Castro turns back Cuban invasion US demands that SU withdraw missiles from Cuba Communist Sandinista rebels overthrow dictatorship in Nicaragua Iran releases US hostages UN ceasefire ends hostilities between Iran and Iraq SU withdraws its forces from Afghanistan

The Cold War Divides the World Questions In groups of 3-4 answer the following questions about the events on your timeline: 1.How did revolution affect Cuba? 2.Why did the US support the invasion? 3.How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? 4.What were the consequences of civil war for Nicaragua? 5.Why did the Ayatollah Khomeini hate the US? 6.What part did the US play in the Iran Iraq war? 7.How was the SU involvement in Afghanistan similar to the US involvement in Vietnam?

The Cold War Divides the World 1.How did revolution affect Cuba? Economy, health care, & literacy improved; harsh dictatorship violated basic rights 2.Why did the US support the invasion? US relations w/ Cuba deteriorated b/c of Castro’s economic policies (nationalizing foreign owned industries) 3.How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved? US blockade of Cuba & troops on alert in Florida led Khrushchev to remove missiles in return for US promise not to invade Cuba 4.What were the consequences of civil war for Nicaragua? Weakened economy & political unrest 5.Why did the Ayatollah Khomeini hate the US? US had supported the shah; westernization of Iran 6.What part did the US play in the Iran Iraq war? Secretly sold arms to Iran 7.How was the SU involvement in Afghanistan similar to the US involvement in Vietnam? Both were costly wars that lasted longer than expected; both resulted in superpowers being overthrown by rebel forces

The Cold War Thaws Divide your page into 3 equal parts and label each part: Hungary, Czechoslovakia, China In groups of 3 use your text book to answer the following questions about your country: 1.Why did they resist Soviet rule? 2.How did they resist Soviet rule? 3.What was the result? You do not need to copy the questions nor answer in complete sentences

The Cold War Thaws Hungary –Ppl did not want communism anymore –Formed a new gov’t and ordered SU troops to leave –SU crushed the rebels and put a pro-SU gov’t in power Czechoslovakia –Wanted socialism that was not so repressive –“Prague Spring”: loosened controls on censorship to allow more freedom of ideas –Members of the Warsaw Pact invaded and stoped the reforms China –Tired of living in the SU shadow –Begin spreading its own version of Communism –SU refused to give nuke secrets to CH, fighting broke out along border, fragile peace