Cold War

17 Components
A - Intro & Vocab
Vocabulary Opener
B - Cold War Concepts
SQ 1. What was the Cold War? SQ 2. What political and economic ideologies influenced the foreign policies of the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War? SQ 3. What alliances formed during the Cold War? Why did countries join them? SQ 4. What is the Doomsday Clock? Why was it created? Cold War Timeline Graphic Organizer
C - Cold War Events
SQ 5. How did events in Europe in the early years of the Cold War help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 6. How did the Cold War arms race help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 7. How did Cold War proxy wars help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 8. How did Détente help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 9. How did the events of the 1980s and 90s help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace?
R - Review & Synthesis
10.6 Enduring Issues Check-in Closer Synthesis Carousel: Global - Enduring Issues
R - Review & Assessments
End of Unit Assessment- NEW Global II Exam Aligned End of Unit Assessment- NEW Global II Exam Aligned- Teacher Materials New York State Enduring Issues Essay Rubric Separated By Category
10.06: Cold War
Browse Components
A - Intro & Vocab
Vocabulary Opener
B - Cold War Concepts
SQ 1. What was the Cold War? SQ 2. What political and economic ideologies influenced the foreign policies of the Soviet Union and the United States during the Cold War? SQ 3. What alliances formed during the Cold War? Why did countries join them? SQ 4. What is the Doomsday Clock? Why was it created? Cold War Timeline Graphic Organizer
C - Cold War Events
SQ 5. How did events in Europe in the early years of the Cold War help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 6. How did the Cold War arms race help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 7. How did Cold War proxy wars help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 8. How did Détente help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace? SQ 9. How did the events of the 1980s and 90s help to achieve, maintain, and/or threaten world peace?
R - Review & Synthesis
10.6 Enduring Issues Check-in Closer Synthesis Carousel: Global - Enduring Issues
R - Review & Assessments
End of Unit Assessment- NEW Global II Exam Aligned End of Unit Assessment- NEW Global II Exam Aligned- Teacher Materials New York State Enduring Issues Essay Rubric Separated By Category
10.06.R - Review & Synthesis:

Synthesis Carousel: Global - Enduring Issues

TASK: Given a set of sources, identify possible enduring issues and analyze the main idea and determine their best use.

1 day
See Standards
New York State Grades 9-12 Social Studies Framework:
10.6

​KEY IDEA: UNRESOLVED GLOBAL CONFLICT (1945–1991: THE COLD WAR): The second half of the 20th century was shaped by the Cold War, a legacy of World War II. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers engaged in ideological, political, economic, and military competition.

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