1. Cold War Bracketology

2. Cold War Bracketology— Most important events of the Cold War

3. 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

4. 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.