We are finally embarking on the Cold War in Hi 1b. There is so much good material out there that you should have plenty of sources of information to help you get through this unit -- and to help you prepare for your trip to Berlin.
Khrushchev in the U.S.
Recently, SVT ran a documentary called "Khrushchev Does America" (Krusse i Amerika), and I strongly recommend that you watch it. You can find it on SVT Play's website, and this link may work.
And who is Khrushchev, you may ask? Here's a handy-dandy list of Soviet leaders and U.S. Presidents of the Cold War:
There was another SVT documentary that dealt with the Soviet Union's only company for make commercials ("Reklam i Sovjet"; look at the 7:50 point), where it is discussed how Khrushchev, on his return from his trip to the U.S., wanted to vastly expand corn production in the Soviet Union. This ad agency had the task of creating a commercial hailing the flourishing agricultural success -- which didn't actually exist. So instead, the avertising agency flew in corn stalks from Moldavia to create fictive corn fields.
And if you look at w. 4's posting, you'll find another documentary connecting the Cold War and sports.
What Will We Work With?
Here's a list of some of the major events of the Cold War. I've marked in bold the ones we'll be focusing on:
Post-WWII division of Germany - Atlantic Charter
United Nations - 1945 - (still exists)
Berlin Blockade/Airlift -1948
Truman Doctrine - 1947
Marshall Plan - started 1948
Korean War - 1950-53
NATO - 1949 - (still exists)
Warsaw Pact - 1955-1991
Hungarian Revolution - 1956
Berlin Wall - 1961-1989
Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962 (we'll see if we have time or not for the CMC)
Prague Spring - 1968
Vietnam War - post-WWII- 1975
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