1. What was Khrushchev trying to prove in the “Kitchen Debate”?

2. How did the U-2 spy plane incident affect intelligence gathering?

3. Why were Soviet Nuclear missiles a bigger threat to the United States when placed in Cuba?

4. What did Khrushchev hope to gain with “de-Stalinization”? Did he succeed?

5. What effect did it have on nationalism in satellite states?

6. Why were the Cuban people willing to follow Castro even into communism?

7. What were the short- and long-term consequences of the Berlin Wall?

8. Why did the United States believe that WWIII would begin in Berlin?

9. Why did Khrushchev support “peaceful coexistence”? Did it change the Cold War as he hoped?

10. How might the U.S. embargo and quarantine of Cuba affect its image across Latin America?

Please watching the videos and do the readings for the following questions:

1. In your opinion, based off of the readings, should the United States and the USSR have invested so much money in expanding nuclear technology that they could not use without world-wide devastation?

2. What were the differences between Stalin’s version of communism and Mao’s?

3. How did the Sino-Soviet split affect US decision making?

4. Why wasn’t Korea granted full independence immediately following WWII?

5. Should UN troops have stopped at the 38th parallel or tried to reunite Korea?

6. Was the battle by proxy a reasonable way to prevent WWII?

7. How did the arms race affect national security concerns in Europe and Asia?

Questions for homework:

1. Why was the United Nations created after the failure of the League of Nations.

2. How did the Great Depression of the 1930s lead to the Bretton Woods system.

3. Explain in your own words what the IFM and World Bank is about. In your opinion, what are the positives and negative perceptions of the two organizations.

Questions for readings:

1. How did WWII affect European civilians? What were the implications of the East/West divide into Spheres of Influence? What were the immediate effects of decolonization for people in the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia?

2. How did the victorious Allies settle land disputes at the end of WWII? What were the short-term effects of occupation zones? What were the geographic consequences of decolonization from 1945-1950?

3. In your own words, based off of the textbook, why was there an increase in regional organizations in the post-war era? What were the ramifications of the linkage between cold-war politics and economics?

Please watch these videos and answer the questions on the worksheet, thanks!

Worksheet-

Video Links

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/image/empires-world-war-i

Imagine that you are a reporter during World War 1.  What kind of writer would you be?  What type of things would you like to write about?  In this assignment you will write as if you were a reporter during the War.  First, you have to decide if you will be writing from the perspective of a reporter on the battle field or at the Homefront.  Then you have to give your newspaper a name such as the “New York Times”.  Your newspaper will contain pictures and events from one battle in WWI history.  You need to write the events as if the events you described happened just a few days ago.  Your newspaper should be a minimum of 200 – 300 words.

Your grade will be determined by how well you describe the events, how many details you provide in your articles and the thoroughness of your research.   Each part should also have a headline.   Grammar, spelling and punctuation errors will result in a loss of points for each individual. There should be no excess white space in your newspaper. You may choose to include pictures with captions, political cartoons, advertisements, etc. to complete your newspaper.  All pictures, political cartoons, advertisements, etc.  must be relevant to the time period. 

You must use 2 resources other than your textbook for the newspaper.  Internet sources are acceptable as long as they come from reputable academic sites and are properly cited.  (Do not cite Wikipedia as a source)  On a separate sheet of paper you need to list your resources in a works cited page.   Failure to attach a works cited page will result in the loss of one letter grade. 

The Basic Story Outline

The best way to structure a newspaper article is to first write an outline. Review your research and notes. Then jot down ideas for the following six sections. Remember, this is just a foundation upon which to build your story.

I. Lead sentence

Grab and hook your reader right away.

II. Introduction

Which facts and figures will ground your story? You have to tell your readers where and when this story is happening.

III. Opening quotation 

What will give the reader a sense of the people involved and what they are thinking?

IV. Main body

What is at the heart of your story?

V. Closing quotation

Find something that sums the article up in a few words.

VI. Conclusion (optional—the closing quote may do the job)

What is a memorable way to end your story? The end quote is a good way to sum things up. That doesn’t always work. If you are quoting more than one person with different points of view in your story, you cannot end with a quote from just one of them. Giving one of your interviewees the last word can tilt the story in their favor. In this age of the Internet, you can also end your story with a link to more information or even your own behind-the-scenes blog post.

Please take a look at the sample newspaper here.

https://www.makemynewspaper.com/

Follow the instructions said in class and feel free to ask any important questions, thanks!

How to do citations for MLA format

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_formatting_and_style_guide.html

Making a Newspaper Website (Please use this website!)

https://www.newspaperclub.com/

Here’s the video of the assassination of arch duke Ferdinand

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1b4wmDxGaMjB3wPG92s_qer9DBl_0Aq0n4bWFrRvSodw/edit#slide=id.g625b39f1c3_0_84

Here’s the PowerPoint for WWI, feel free to ask any questions or concerns to Mr. Sha in class, thanks!

Based on your readings in your text book and the resources given to you, your task is to prepare the following sections on your poster. This poster should take the form of a three dimensional model, a series of cartoon frames, pictures, or maps or famous people’s quotes or stories or a combination of these.

1.      Location. Draw a series of maps to show important events and places in the Empire. Be sure to elaborate on these places and events and discuss their importance. 20 marks

2.      Time line. Choose a minimum of ten and a maximum of 15 time line events you consider important to understand the Empire. Elaborate on these events.20 marks

3.      Daily Life. Family Life, work, entertainment, architecture, achievements, art.20 marks

4.      Important people: Writers, Historians, Emperors. 20 marks

5.      Politics. Causes of political tensions, expansion, power struggle. 20 marks

This project can be done alone or in groups of no more than four students. For this project to be successful, you must do the following:

1.      Form a group and plan out what you want to do and who will be doing it.

2.      Take notes based on your research and write the ideas in your own words.

3.      Do not copy and pretend the work you have plagiarized is yours. You and your entire group will receive a zero (0) mark.

4.      Each member of the group is directly responsible for the success of the whole group. If you do not contribute, your group mark will be lowered.

5.      If you miss class time while your group is preparing or you are not present during the presentation, your group mark will be lowered. Medical reasons will be excused.

6.      In any case, if you know you will not be there on presentation day, you must give your materials to another student who can present your part for you.

7.      Marks for each section will be awarded as follows: 1. Oral presentation, based on an introduction, main facts, and conclusion (10 marks). 2. Written work, done neatly and with effort, focussing on a clear theme (10 marks).

100 MARKS TOTAL