Mr. John Strub-Advacned Placement World History-The Cold War

Name____________________________________ AP World II: Mr. Strub

Background: Today we’ll examine the Cold War through interactive features offered by CNN. You will be asked to navigate a variety of episodes to gain a fuller sense of this tense period of post World War II history, ending only in the 1990’s as a consequence of the political collapse of the Soviet Union and its ‘Iron Curtain’ as well as the symbolic and physical collapse of the Berlin Wall.

Task: After logging on, please access the following:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war

On the left side of the homepage, access the ‘Episode-By-Episode’ link and go to
Episode #1: Comrades
· Access the Interactive Map: Postwar Europe…then the following links…

Prewar-1939
Identify two reason why the Soviets would be interested in establishing a pact of non-aggression with the Nazis.
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What act of aggression had already been committed by the Nazis?

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Turning Point-1943
Which parts of Europe are not under Axis domination?

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What turning point occurred in World War II?
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Episode #2: Iron Curtain 1945-47
Access the Interactive Map: Postwar Europe: The Iron Curtain Descends
Under V.E. Day – 1945, link ‘Germany’
May 8th is Victory in Europe Day, or the day the Nazis ____________________________.
General Eisenhower has an agreement with the Soviets that the Czech capital of ______________________ will be captured by the Soviets, angering American General ______________________.

Link: ‘Poland’
Berlin was captured by the ___________________ after intense fighting and the suicide of ___________________________, with an estimated loss of _________________ lives.

Link: ‘Austria’
Trieste is a border city between ______________ and __________________ that became a point of contention between the two states.

Link: Iron Curtain-1946
Link: West Germany

What was agreed upon by the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union at Yalta?
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Characterize the relationship between the Allies in Berlin by March 1946.
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Link: Hungary-Yugoslavia
By 1947, Hungary had a ________________________ government.
Marshal __________________ consolidated power in Yugoslavia, which continued to contest the status of ________________________, until a treaty in ____________ settled the lingering land dispute.

Link: Poland
According to the terms of the ____________________ Conference, __________________________ was annexed by the ____________________________.

By 1946, Poland was under the direct control of ________________________________.
Episode #3: Marshall Plan 1947-52
Link: Knowledge Bank – Marshall Plan
What was the Marshall Plan, and why was it enacted?
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Link: Historical Documents – Truman Doctrine Speech
What was the essence of the Truman Doctrine, and why was it deemed necessary?
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