Worksheets are the cold war and the great space race part 1 1945 1960, world war one information and. Cold war worksheet location government economy superpower cold war beliefs military alliance class work for january 12th. A cold war documentary document 7 the arms race was an important part of the cold war. The only time nuclear weapons have been used in war was at the end of world war ii against japan. More activities, lesson plans, and worksheets back to school graphic organizers alphabet worksheets sight words math worksheets mazes 50 states monthly themes. Studying the cold war and more specifically the arms race. In the early 20th century, germany as a rising power. Some of the worksheets displayed are automatically generated pdf from existing, essential standards the cold war unpacked content, the cold war containment at home and abroad, the cold war and the great space race part 1 1945 1960, the cold war, the origins of the cold ar, 11th grade us.
Students will use the organizer to make comparisons of the events and characters in the story to the cold war. Winner of the pulitzer prize the first full account of how the cold war arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. For webquest or practice, print a copy of this quiz at cold war arms race webquest print page. This nuclear buildup led to a balance of terror, which some saw as a deterrent to war. Pdf download the dead hand the untold story of the cold war arms race and its dangerous legacy english edition ebook pdf just border your device computer or gadget to the internet connecting. The americans and soviets both worked on developing atomic weapons during world war ii. The competitive nature of the two nations led to the cold war arms race in which both sides competed to develop more powerful weapons, new delivery systems and obtain more nuclear weapons.
Cold the cold war was a time of indirect conflict that lasted until 1 qql. Start ii, signed by bush and boris yeltsin, banned the use of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles mirvs on intercontinental ballistic. They competed against each other as each one wanted to become the most powerful nation. Soviet cold war nuclear arms race, occurs when countries increase their military forces to gain superiority over one another. The cold war was a state of tension and hostility among nations without armed conflict between the major rivals. The cold war for middle school worksheets printable. Daily cold war 1947 1991 activity lesson plan book. Mar 09, 2015 the nuclear arms race was central to the cold war. Handouts and class materials west babylon junior high school. A competition and power struggle of tension and hostility. One example of an arms race is the dreadnought arms race between germany and britain prior to world war i. Instead, soviet spending on the arms race and other cold war commitments can. At first, the focus of the cold war was eastern europe, where stalin and the western powers had very different goals.
Worksheets are the cold war and the great space race part 1 1945 1960, world war one information and activity work, race to space. Aqa gcse history end of year exam revision unit 1 international. Eachscenariowillbebasedonanactualeventthattookplaceduringthecoldwar. Use the documents and your knowledge of the time period 19571969 to construct your response. Both countries employed ideological, military, and political instruments against each other wo actually waging a real war. This pdf is with ease known stamp album in the world, of course many. But whats great about allegories is that theyre flexible and fuzzy. The students will view the post war video and discuss the topics presented in the video. Some of the worksheets for this concept are the cold war and the great space race part 1 1945 1960. Cold war practice test 1the building of the berlin wall 2settlement of the cuban missile crisis 3increased united states involvement in the vietnam war 4the seizure of american hostages by iran 25the congress approves and supports the determination of the president, as commander in chief to take all necessary measures to repel any armed.
We also look at the significance of the soviet unions relationship with cuba and the berlin wall. These learning tools will assess your knowledge of the arms race during the cold war and world war i by focusing on key. The arms race was an important part of the cold war. Hand out packets randomly assigned and corresponding worksheet. The arms race started with the creation of trinity the first bomb tested in new mexico by the usa in 1945. Examples of arms races since the early 20th century. Cold war the arms race revision worksheet teaching. The arms race historywiz exhibit, primary sources, images. How do you feel the use of atomic weapons in japan at the end of wwii impacted the world. Both countries produced more and more powerful nuclear weapons to. The events that define the cold war have left an indelible mark on global affairs from the end of world war ii, until the fall of the soviet union in 1991. Both countries produced more and more powerful nuclear weapons to try to stay ahead of the other.
Us and soviets vied for global domination and tried to pull the rest of the world into the war. The period of the cold war and the corresponding nuclear arms race was a transformative time in the history of the world. The lesson content will include the post war prosperity and the rise of the consumer society, the truman doctrine, the cold war, the korean war, the arms race, mccarthyism, the early civil rights movement, teen rebellion, and rock n roll. The united states is fielding a new nuclear weapona bomb that was used to threaten libya, a. Jan 16, 2020 studying the cold war and more specifically the arms race. The united states wanted to show that it was stronger, more able and more intelligent than the ussr, and viceversa. Near the end of the cold war the soviet union was spending around 27% of its total gross national product on the military. The build up of arms is one of the most profound characteristics of the cold war.
But the superpowers often used economic and military aid in these countries to gain their support. The everpresent threat of nuclear annihilation had a great impact on american domestic life as well. Major soviet advance in space race, moral shift, showed society that the ussr. The butter battle book is a pretty clear allegory for the cold war arms race. Both countries worried that the other would become more powerful and spread its economic and political views to other countries. This tension is called a cold war because neither side ever fired a shot. But proliferation had started even before the trinity test and developed rapidly. Base your answer on the cold war hot spots videos we watched. Truman did not become aware of the program until he became president. With the threat of soviet union expansionism in eastern europe, the former allies agreed to the strategy of containment, which further alienated the u. After introducing the key points of the cold war arms race, iron curtain, communism, etc.
They both spent billions and billions of dollars trying to. One big reason the cold war did not become a real war was the invention of better weapons. To what extent did the race to space from 19571969 reflect political, social, and economic aspects of the cold war. President roosevelt therefore authorized an experimental nuclear weapons. The use of nuclear bombs was aimed at the end of the second world war, but germany had already surrendered.
The cold war and the great space race polk county public schools. Seuss book, the butter battle book which is an allegory for the arms race. You can either watch the animated story online on youtube or read the story aloud. We have argued that arms races in the twentyfirst century will be very different from the cold war arms race. During the cold war unit when i am teaching the arms race, i introduce the students to the dr.
An arms race between the usa and the ussr developed when each nation created hydrogen bombs. Some of the worksheets displayed are the cold war and the great space race part 1 1945 1960, world war one information and activity work, race to space, team building activities games, thecoldwar northcarolinaessentialstandardsfor, automatically generated pdf from existing, nuclear reaction work answer key, the price dom americans at war. Dulles on the strategy of massive retaliation, 1954 summative performance task argument was the cold war avoidable. The dead hand by david hoffman, 9780307387844, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The nuclear arms race began during the second world war. The cold war and the great space race part 1 19451960 summary in the years after world war ii, the united states and its former ally, the soviet union, became involved in a bitter rivalry on a world stage. Though the soviet union was an ally of the united states, the program was not disclosed to stalin. According to the eisenhower doctrine, the usa would defend any middle east nation from falling to communism. Start of the arms race on august 29, 1949 the soviet union successfully tested its first atomic bomb. However, the discussion in this article is limited to military arms races. Its origins as world war ii was ending is a subject of controversy among historians. The world greatly changed when usa exploded the hbomb in 1952.
The cold war was predicated on the fact that neither side wanted to engage in a nuclear war that could destroy much of the civilized world. Superpower relations alevel the nuclear arms race 19491963 learning objectives to identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers to explain why and how the arms race developed to use the cuban missile crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation to evaluate the impact of the arms race. This increase in the power and size of weapons was called the arms race. Arms race during the cold war the united states and the soviet union became engaged in a nuclear arms race. Eastern europe collapsed and the united states and the ussr signed a series of arms reduction agreements. They both spent billions and billions of dollars trying to build up huge stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Topics include the space race, civil rights, and the arms race. Cold war arms race documents cold war arms race documents the nuclear arms race.
Both america and russia massively built up their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Even before the united states entered the war it feared that nazi germany was attempting to develop an atomic bomb. Cold war ended in the late 1980s, when communist regimes in. Bush, further reduced arsenals and helped ease tensions raised as part of the arms race during the cold war. Cold war practice test chenango forks middle school. Explain how the arms race impacted american citizens and culture in the early decades of the cold war.
When the us was attacked in december, 1941 the soviet union and the allied powers formed an alliance of. Posed a major threat to the us because they could strike from farther than they could. The cold war was the american and soviet political and technological rivalry that lasted from the end of wwii until the collapse of the soviet union in 1991. They were enemies and competed in many fields like military, technology, and culture. The cold war may be over, but the nuclear arms race has not quite ended. This dissertation deals with the american military buildup of. With the help of the activities in this lesson plan, students will be able to explain, analyze, illustrate, and draw conclusions about how events unfolded postwwii, and what events, figures. An article critical of the reagan victory school describes this view below. Also known as thermonuclear bomb, a significant power increase above a typical nuclear bomb. Cold war and proliferation after trinity, hiroshima, and nagasaki and the defeat of germany, the us believed to be in the absolute lead in nuclear weapon technology, us even supported baruch plan for a short period of six months.
The term was first used in 1947 to explain ussoviet relations. Red scare period of anticommunist hysteria in the late 1940s and 1950s 10. The space race reading and discussion after world war ii, the united states and the soviet union became enemies. All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the page at cold war arms race. The arms race concept is also used in other fields. Shmoop guide to the cold war arms race in the butter battle book. One of the things that is different about arms races now is the presence of increasing returns in the. Assuming the roles of a variety of key players in the cold war, students will. Cold war 19471991 free worksheets and math printables. Arms races as exemplified by the accumulation of stocks of weapons represent a very special case of weapons as an instrument of power. Between 1945 and 1991, the us and the soviet union built over 100,000 nuclear weapons, each side trying to achieve nuclear dominance over the other. During the cold war the united states and the soviet union became engaged in a nuclear arms race. They practiced attack drills in schools and other public places. Many feared where the cold war was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were.