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COLD WAR TIMELINE POSTER
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Background: The Cold War was a period of time characterized by proxy wars, fear of nuclear war
and mistrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. During this time, many important
historical events occurred as a result of the tension that existed between these two nuclear
Superpowers.
Directions: Create a poster that shows and explains these events in the form of a timeline which would
help someone understand how and when these events occurred.
Your timeline poster will:
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Explain all events of the Cold War from the notes and an explanation of how the cold war started (11)
Be on an 11x17 piece of paper
Be neat, well put together and show effort
Be in correct chronological order.
Take up all space on the poster and have a border
Each event listed will contain the following:
o Title of event
o Approximate BEGINNING and END dates of event
o A quality summary of the event containing at least 5 facts
o A visual representation of the event (picture or drawing)
Use the area below to plan for the information you will include on your poster!
1. Origins of the Cold War (
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2. The Chinese Civil War (
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3. Berlin Blockade/Airlift (
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4. The Korean War (
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5. McCarthyism (
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6. Cuba and the Cold War (
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7. Cuban Missile Crisis (
8. The Space Race (
9. The Vietnam War (
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10. The Cold War Relaxes (
11. The Cold War Ends (
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Name________________________________________________Date_________________Period____
COLD WAR TIMELINE POSTER
RUBRIC
Criteria
Explanation
of Events
Neatness/
Effort
TOTAL
Requirements
o Poster has clear title
o There are 11 total Cold War events
o Events in correct chronological
order
o Each event listed contains:
oTitle of event
o Beginning and End dates.
oA quality summary of the event
containing at least 4 facts
oA visual representation of the
event (picture or drawing)
o Facts show solid understanding of
events
o All straight lines drawn with ruler
o Effort is Obvious
o Poster is properly organized and
pleasing to the eye
o Poster has a border – ruler drawn
o No pencil for final draft
o Many colors are used to catch the
eye
o Neatness makes items easy to
understand and shows care
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Points
Possible
20
10
30
DUE DATE
Points Awarded
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