This document provides instructions for a student webquest on the origins of the Cold War. The task is for students to work in groups to create a PowerPoint presentation analyzing who was more to blame for the outbreak of the Cold War between the USA and USSR. Students are directed to gather information from several listed websites and include pictures representing major Cold War events. The goal is for students to understand the breakdown of the wartime alliance and have an opinion on the success of American containment of communism.

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A WebQuest for 3er year polimodal (English cross curricular )
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Introduction Designed by
Task Natalie
Process http://allintoenglish.blogspot.com.ar/
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Credits Based on a template from The WebQuest Page

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Title In February 1945 it was clear that Germany was loosing
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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
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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]
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In this webquest you will consider:
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 how the wartime alliance between the USA and the USSR
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broke down
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How the Soviet Union control over eastern Europe and how
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the USA responded.
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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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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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Introduction
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Process
Evaluation
Conclusion
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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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