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Linking Activity: NATO/Warsaw Pact/Truman Doctrine/Berlin Airlift/Marshall Plan/Détente Explanation: I think NATO, Warsaw Pact, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and the Berlin Airlift are all positive aspects that occurred during the cold war. They were created to provide aid to those who need it. And Détente is the act of easing tension; peace.

Korean War/Vietnam War: The Korean War and the Vietnam War both ended with negotiated treaties rather than clear victories. The treaty in Korea lasted. The treaty in Vietnam was ended when the North conquered the South in 1975. And also both wars had an impact on the rest of the nation.

Soviet Union/East Germany/West Germany: I linked the

Communism /Capitalism: I linked these two terms together because they were both very important political systems during the cold war. In Capitalism you can own your own property and you get what you can afford. In communism the government owns all property and everything is provided to you.

Arms race/Space race: I linked these two terms because they both involve competition to be there better nation in the end. The arms race is a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, the Space race is the competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration.

Fidel Castro/Nikita Khrushchev/ John F. Kennedy/ Cuban Missile Crisis: I linked these terms together because Fidel Castro, and Nikita Khrushchev both had an involvement in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Fidel Castro gave Nikita Khrushchev permission to #|install missiles in Cuba, and if he had never done that there would have never been a Cuban Missile Crisis. John F. Kennedy was the one who gave the okay to the U.S to set up a blockade of Cuba.

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 * What knowledge about the cold war did you learn from these three speeches? **

I learned that each person had a different #|view on everything, and they all felt very strongly about there point of view. Joseph Stalin believed that Capitalism was the root of the war, it caused poverty and it caused many problems that led up to the war in many different way and he felt very passionate about that. Stalin was a supporter of Communism and was prepared to do anything he could to spread the communist ways throughout the world. Contrary to that Churchill and Harry Truman disagreed completely with communism and believed that it was the root of most problems. Churchill thought the world needed to be alerted to the growing communism and Soviet threat.Truman believed that he needed to help the nations that were badly affected by the Communist, like Greece and Turkey. His proposal was a policy that provided aid to countries affected negatively by the communist so they could get back on there feet and get back to rebuilding there country. His policy also helped to stop the spread of communism.

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** Content Questions **: ** How did the Korean War turn into a Cold War Conflict? ** In the Korean War, Russia and America fought through other people 'at arms length' and tried to avoid direct armed conflict just like the cold war.

** Why did the Korean War not lead to world war? ** because of the Armistice which was an agreement to stop fighting.

** How does the Korean War shed light on the broad themes of the Cold War? ** North and South Korea were supported by external powers and the conflict expanded, becoming a #|proxy war in the Cold War.

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I believe the Korean war was a proxy war because they didn't directly fight each other, it was an indirect fight. The US fought the North Koreans for South Korea. The North Koreans had to fight for themselves. More people started getting involved which made it more of a proxy war.
 * **Do you Believe the Korean War was a Civil War or a Proxy War ( war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly.)?**

The south didn't fight for themselves. The Soviet Union and China provided weapons and aid for the war. The UN backed up south Korea.



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__**List and Rank the three most important points gained from the poll on your wiki. Explain your top choice.**__
 * The most important point i gained from the poll was the first question that asked "Do you think we will be able to reach a satisfactory agreement with the communist in the next month or so, to stop the fighting in Korea?" The in may 54% said no, and in April 74% said no. I think that point is really important because it shows that no one had hope that the fighting would end not even the public and that means what was going on really had an effect on how they think.
 * The 2nd most important statement i gained from the poll was the 4th question that asked should the U.S take stronger steps in trying to end the war in Korea, and 62% said yes.
 * The 3rd most important statement i gained from the poll was the 3rd question which asked if they thought that the Korean war was worth while.

__**Korean War Activity: You be the Judge**__ Below are two textbook accounts of the Korean War, one from North Korea and the other from South Korea: Upset by the fast and astonishing growth of the power of the Republic, the American invaders hastened the preparation of an aggressive war in order to destroy it in its infancy....The American imperialists furiously carried out the war project in 1950....The American invaders who had been preparing the war for a long time, alongside their puppets, finally initiated the war on June 25th of the 39th year of the Juche calendar. That dawn, the enemies unexpectedly attacked the North half of the Republic, and the war clouds hung over the once peaceful country, accompanied by the echoing roar of cannons. Having passed the 38th parallel, the enemies crawled deeper and deeper into the North half of the Republic...the invading forces of the enemies had to be eliminated and the threatened fate of our country and our people had to be saved. When the overthrow of the South Korean government through social confusion became too difficult, the North Korean communists switched to a stick-and-carrot strategy: seeming to offer peaceful negotiations, they were instead analyzing the right moment of attack and preparing themselves for it. The North Korean communists prepared themselves for war. Kim Il-sung secretly visited the Soviet Union and was promised the alliance of the Soviets and China in case of war. Finally, at dawn on June 25th, 1950 the North began their southward aggression along the 38th parallel. Taken by surprise at these unexpected attacks, the army of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) fought courageously to defend the liberty of the country....The armed provocation of the North Korean communists brought the UN Security Council around the table. A decree denounced the North Korean military action as illegal and as a threat to peace, and a decision was made to help the South. The UN army constituted the armies of 16 countries—among them, the United States, Great Britain and France—joined the South Korean forces in the battle against the North.
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 * Textbook B**

__**Questions on Textbook excerpts**__
 * 1) According to each textbook, how did the Korean War start?**

__**Textbook A:**__ Textbook A directly blames the Americans on the start of the Korean war. It states that the Americans started the war. It says The Americans initiated the war on June 25th because they were upset by the fast and astonishing growth of the power of the Republic they unexpectedly attacked the north half of the republic.

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__**Textbook B:**__ Textbook B says after having to struggle for so long North Korea invades South Korea The North prepared for war and with the direction Kim Il-sung and the soviet union. It says The North began their southward aggression along the 38th parallel and the army of the south Korean were caught by surprise and fought courageously to defend the liberty of the country.=====

I believe Text book B is more trustworthy because There is more information in it and it also doesn't give its own opinion or specifically blame one side like Text book A does. Text book A says "Upset by the fast and astonishing growth of the power of the Republic, the American invaders hastened the preparation of an aggressive war in order to destroy it in its infancy"which is basically blaming the Americans on the start of the war and that is an opinion not a fact so that's how I know text book A is not trustworthy because text book B doesn't do that.
 * 2) Which of these textbooks do you find more trustworthy? Why? (Use specific examples from each text to support your answer).**

I would research on trustworthy websites online because you can learn a lot from the internet and also I could find good information off the school library website and other trusted resources.
 * 3) Where else would you look in order to figure out how the Korean War started?**

“The North Korean communists prepared themselves for war. Kim Il-sung secretly visited the Soviet Union and was promised the alliance of the Soviets and China in case of war.”
 * Which of these sources is for Textbook A and which is for Textbook B?**
 * Kim, Doojin. Korean History: Senior High. (Seoul, South Korea: Dae HanTextbook Co.), 2001.**
 * Textbook:** B
 * Provide language from the textbook excerpt to support your answer:**

"When the overthrow of the South Korean government through social confusion became too difficult, the North Korean communists switched to a stick-and-carrot strategy: seeming to offer peaceful negotiations"

I think textbook B has more actual history of Korea. And in this source is says "Korean History".


 * History of the Revolution of our Great Leader Kim Il-sun: High School. (Pongyang, North Korea: Textbook Publishing Co., 1999).**
 * Textbook:** A

"The American invaders who had been preparing the war for a long time, alongside their puppets, finally initiated the war on June 25th of the 39th year of the Juche calendar. That dawn, the enemies unexpectedly attacked the North half of the Republic, and the war clouds hung over the once peaceful country, accompanied by the echoing roar of cannons."
 * Provide language from the textbook excerpt to support your answer:**

"the enemies crawled deeper and deeper into the North half of the Republic...the invading forces of the enemies had to be eliminated and the threatened fate of our country and our people had to be saved"

** Cuban Missile Crisis : ** [|Cuban Missile Crisis Notes]

If I had to chose between the 5 options that were given I would chose the 3rd option which is to Order a blockade of Cuba until the missiles are removed. I would chose that option because I feel like it is the most effective options compared to the others, and we would get the response we wanted if we did this. Also, The benefit of the blockade was that it put responsibility on the Soviet Union for what would happen next. If Soviet ships were ordered to defy the blockade, they would be fired upon, and that would be because of what they decided to do. I feel like this option would be the most successful and that this would make the soviets rethink each move they make.


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 * ** Co **** py the map above into your wiki **
 * ** Analyze the map and list 5 observations on what you see in your wiki **


 * there was a lot of red = soviet
 * a lot of Territory is controlled by the soviet union
 * almost every area is in some way connected to the red
 * the arrows are all pointed in the same direction
 * Peshawar seems to be effected the most because they all end up there

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