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Cold War Project
EQ: How were the current internal or external challenges faced by your country caused by the Cold War?
Format: Presentation. You may provide any type of supportive documentation, but it must be up and running n Schoology in order to be used in your presentation. Any format that meets the requirements. (paper, poster, song, video, website)
You may work as partners, but all requirements are multiplied by the number of partners. [more advanced]
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EXAMPLE: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XofuEaymYT2a0SpLnUTA2jMDZQCba2QkZy-PP4XVPso/edit?usp=sharing
VIDEO: with US President comments: https://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava08194vnb1
Topic: Choose any country or historically relevant named area (example: Palestine or Kashmir) except NOT China, Israel, Soviet Union or the United States. See recommendations below.
Choosing Topic: Any student that chooses and posts their choice into Schoology first gets the topic (Discussion Titled: "Make your Choice"). Two people cannot have the same topic in the same class (unless they are partners).
G: Your goal is to clearly understand and outline some of the effects of the Cold War, and get money for your country.
R: You are a representative from your country and you are presenting to the UN for funding.
A: Your audience is the UN (your peers and Mr. O).
S: The situation is that the UN has $3.7 billion to address the situation for a few countries that were effected by the Cold War. You must argue why your country should win the funds.
P: Create a presentation that argues for why your country was so devastatingly effected by the Cold War.
S: This will be graded based on the rubrics below, and based on the IB Criterion A for a grade. The class will later choose how to distribute the $3 billion dollars (each billion is worth 1 Extra Credit point).
TIPS!!!!
1) You might want to think about using some sort of propaganda or unconscious manipulation to win & get access to those 3 extra credit points. But you can't lie (Criterion A).
2) Finding information about how the Superpowers manipulated your country during the Cold War would probably be a very strong argument. Especially if they sent their CIA or KGB in to manipulate your country.
Content Rubric (21 pts)
CRITERION A & D - 16 pts
TOTAL: 37 PTS
COUNTRY CHOICE RECOMMENDATIONS
NO China, Israel, Soviet Union or United States
Almost every other nation is an eligible choice, however, the following are solid choices in that they will have solid connections to the Cold War. Choosing a country outside of this list is at your own risk!!!!!!! These are also the countries that are more likely to be referenced in tests about the period and will help with a general understanding of how the Cold War is affecting us today.
1 Afghanistan 1979–89
2 Angola
3 Argentina 1976
4 Brazil 1964
5 Chile 1970–73
6 Cuba 1959
7 Czechoslovakia
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1960–65
9 Dominican Republic 1961
10 Egypt
11 Ghana 1966
12 Greece
13 Guatemala 1954
14 Hungary
15 Indonesia 1958
16 Iran 1953
17 Iraq 1960–63
18 Nicaragua 1981–90
19 Pakistan
20 Poland 1980–89
21 South Korea
22 South Vietnam 1963
23 Syria 1949
24 Tibet 1955–70s
25 Turkey 1980
26 Vietnam
27 Yugoslavia
28 (British) Guiana
29 Cambodia
30 El Salvador
Extra decent options:
Libya
Azerbaijan
Armenia
EXTRA CREDIT
After the project presentations, we will vote as a "United Nations" to grant the $3.7 billion dollars to a country or countries ($1 billion = 1 point). Therefore you choice of country (most effected) and your argument (blaming challenges on the Cold War) will effect your likelihood of getting the extra credit.
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