This document provides instructions for a student webquest on the Cold War. The task is for students to work in groups to research how the wartime alliance between the US and USSR broke down and to determine whether the US or USSR was more to blame for the outbreak of the Cold War. Students are directed to specific websites for information and told to create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures to share their findings. The process explains the timeline, research sources, and adding images. Evaluation criteria include participation, cooperation, language use, and research work. The conclusion states students should understand what went wrong between allies and how Cold War crises affected relations between superpowers.

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Cold War who was to blame?
A WebQuest for 3er year polimodal (English cross curricular )
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Introduction Designed by
Task Jolly Elba
Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Introduction
Title In February 1945 it was clear that Germany was loosing
Introduction
the European war, so the Allied leaders met at Yalta in the
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Ukraine to plan what would happen to Europe after
Process
Evaluation Germany’s defeat. The Yalta Conference went well. Despite
Conclusion their differences, the Big Three – Stalin, Roosevelt and
Churchill – agreed on some important matters.
Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin
At Yalta ,1945
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[Teacher Page]
The Task
Title
In this webquest you will consider:
Introduction
 how the wartime alliance between the USA and the USSR
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broke down
Process
How the Soviet Union control over eastern Europe and how
Evaluation
the USA responded.
Conclusion
The consequences of the Berlin BLOCKADE in 1948
Finally you will make up your mind as to whether the USA or
the USSR was more to blame for the outbrake of the Cold War.
Create a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate some
important matters as though you were journalists who want
to load their presentation in an online newspaper.
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The Process
Title
Introduction
Task
Process work in groups of 3 or 4
Evaluation you have three weeks to complete this task.
Conclusion Gather information from the following Web sites
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1937-1945/YaltaConf
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ir2/whowas
toblamerev1.shtml
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/causes%20of%20the%20cold%2
0war.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War
A key point to this project is retaining pictures that represent or show a
major event during the cold war. Feel free to add pictures you find
interesting to your power point.
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•Evaluation
Title
Introduction
Task PARTICIPATION
Process
Evaluation
COOPERATION
Conclusion USE OF LANGUAGE
RESEARCH WORK
group discussion
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Conclusion
Title
Introduction
After visiting these sites and researching the information you
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should have a good understanding of what had gone wrong
Process between the allies.
Evaluation You should also be aware of how cold war crisis affected
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relations between the superpowers and the rest of the world
Moreover, you should form an opinion on how successful the
Americans were in containing the spread of Communism in
the rest of the world
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