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Timeline of the Cold War

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Finding a Sequence

The Cold War was a period of time in US history spanning from 1945-1991 where not just the US, but the globe saw heightened tensions over possible nuclear war. The United States was also determined to stop the spread of communism during this time and got involved in two separate wars because of it. During this activity you will be looking at 9 different photos and I want you to place them in chronological order. Number 1 being the first event that took place and number 9 being the last. Some images and primary sources may have dates attached or written on the document, others will not and you will need to use context clues to first determine what that image depicts and where it would fall in the timeline.

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  1. Truman Doctrine: What policy did the US establish with this document?
  2. Why would the US feel the need to get involved in the Korean War?
  3. What is Sputnik? What was this the start of?
  4. Why was this the closest the US and Soviets got to full on nuclear war?
  5. What theory was the basis for US involvement in Vietnam?
  6. Why was Apollo 11 a big deal?
  7. What was the significance of the Paris Peace Accords?
  8. Why did the US boycott the 1980 Moscow Olympics?
  9. What was being torn down?
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