Third World Newspaper Project: 120 pts.

Directions: As you have seen, fears of mutual nuclear annihilation prevented the United States and Soviet Union from going to war with one another. But that does not mean the Cold War was without conflict: rather than fight each other directly, the two countries played out their spat in the Third World. Across the globe the two nations fought so-called proxy wars that helped shape the development of former European colonies in Asia, Africa and Latin America. In this assignment, you will investigate the impact of the Cold War on the Third World using technology and online research such as databases, archives, newspapers and journal articles. Databases organize many thousands of journal articles, newspapers and primary sources so that they are searchable with a few keystrokes. This project will involve you creating a newspaper that contains documents that illustrate your understanding of the Cold War. Your newspaper must include the following: 1. Newspaper Name 2. Date (a date during the Cold War years). 3. At least 3 illustrations or photographs (1 that you create) that show an event of the Cold War with a caption explaining what the event is. 4. A map that goes along with one of your articles illustrating where the specific event took place. 5. 2 news articles/reports, including a headline, in which you describe 2 important events of the Cold War. You are to include who, what, when, where, significance (why it was important), and how it contributed to Cold War tensions. Each report should be 150-200 words. 6. 1 Letter to the Editor- write about the Cold War showing the fear that a citizen of a certain country might have. What do they feel and why do they feel that way? What is life like for them? What are they concerned about and why? How has the Cold War impacted their country? 7. A list of sources, a bibliography, where you received your information. ______________________________________________________________ Your news articles/reports should be based on any of the following events. You may choose another event, however, it must be approved prior to you writing the article. 1945: Yalta Agreement 1945: Potsdam Conference 1947: Truman Doctrine 1947: Marshall Plan 1948: Berlin Airlift 1949: NATO formed 1950: Korean War begins. 1951: General MacArthur is relieved of command. 1952: U.S. tests first hydrogen bomb in Marshall Islands.

1953: Soviet Union tests first hydrogen bomb. 1953: Korean War armistice signed. 1953: Stalin dies 1955: Warsaw Pact organized 1957: Launch of Sputnik 1950s:McCarthy Hearings 1961: Berlin Wall built 1961: Bay of Pigs 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis 1964: U.S. troops enter Vietnam 1969: U.S. begins withdrawing troops from Vietnam 1979: Invasion of Afghanistan 1980: Iran-Iraq War

____________________________________________________________________________ __ Logistics: *Your newspaper will be completed on a poster board. *All newspaper articles/reports must be printed and pasted on your poster board. *Creativity is a part of your evaluation. *Spelling/grammar is a part of your evaluation. Your grade will be determined by the following rubric: NAME:____________________________________________ COLD WAR NEWSPAPER PROJECT RUBRIC Newspaper name Missing Incomplete Satisfactory 5

Newspaper date

Missing

Incomplete

Satisfactory

Missing 3 photographs with an explanation

Incomplete

Satisfactory 15

A map of where

Missing

Incomplete

Satisfactory

10

the action took place

A letter to the editor

Missing

Incomplete

Satisfactory

10

2 news articles explaining a specific event

Missing

Incomplete

Satisfactory

35

Missing Bibliography

Incomplete

Satisfactory

15

Creativity

Basic

Average

Excellent

15

Spelling and grammar.

More than 4 errors

Less than 4 errors

Less than 2 errors

10