1. Assignment #4: Cold War Hot Spots Comic Reflection
You will have 7 minutes of “Reading Time”
Read your group’s comics about each “Cold War Hot Spot” Flip it over to read CEA paragraph on back
Think about how each conflict involved the US and USSR, and which of the following methods were used:
Brinkmanship, Espionage, Foreign Aid, Alliances, Propaganda and Surrogate Wars
Be prepared to discuss as a class and write reflectively.

2. Assignment #4: Group Discussion Time
Summarize your situation for your group as it relates to the Cold War strategies. Group members take notes.
Reflection Question (Write)
1. Discuss how EACH hot spot used the Cold War strategies: Brinkmanship, Espionage, Foreign Aid, Alliances, Propaganda and Surrogate Wars
Discuss why each case study would be considered a “hot spot” in the Cold War.
3. Why do you think the US sometimes support undemocratic leaders during the Cold War?
4. Overall, how would you evaluate the impacts of the Cold War on “Third World” countries? What were possible positive and negative impacts of being aligned with either the US or USSR?

3. Assignment #4: Cold War “Hot Spots” Comic Reflection
Answer the “Reflection Question” below in a short paragraph that includes specific examples from the other case studies you just read about and discussed.
Reflection Question (Write)
How were some of the following methods used in some of the other case studies? Brinkmanship, Espionage, Foreign Aid, Alliances, Propaganda and Surrogate Wars
CHOOSE ONE TO ANSWER:
Why did the US sometimes support undemocratic leaders during the Cold War?
Overall, how would you evaluate the impacts of the Cold War on “Third World” countries? What were possible positive and negative impacts of being aligned with either the US or USSR?