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Cold War Project
(delayed from MARCH 23rd due to NWEA testing in class all week)
Choose one of the following countries:
Format: Any format that meets the requirements of the rubric. (paper, poster, song, video, website)
You may work as partners, but all requirements are multiplied by the number of partners. [more advanced]
NEW!
EXAMPLE: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XofuEaymYT2a0SpLnUTA2jMDZQCba2QkZy-PP4XVPso/edit?usp=sharing
VIDEO: with US President comments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruqGuUSB0jA
Topic: Choose any country or historically relevant named area (example: Palestine or Kashmir) except NOT China, Israel, Soviet Union or 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.
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 your area is in dire need of additional funds to address some issues that were caused by the Cold War upon your country.
P: Create an project that supports your presentation to the UN.
S: This will be graded based on the rubrics below, and based on the IB Criterion A for a grade.
Content Rubric (15 pts)
CRITERION A - 8 pts
Presentation Rubric (15 pts)
TOTAL: 38 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. These are also the countries that are more likely to be referenced in tests about the period and will help with a general understanding about 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
NEW! (British) Guiana
NEW! Cambodia
NEW! El Salvador
Extra decent options:
Libya
Azerbaijan
Armenia
CAmbodia
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