Activity 2: Create a children's book telling the story of one of the following Cold War events:
- McCarthyism
- The Korean War
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Space Race
- Vietnam War
- Kennedy
Your book must have at least 10 pages, and each page needs to have a picture and at least one sentence. The more effort is put in, the more points you will receive.
Activity 3: Watch one of the following movies and write a 1-2 page essay that details:
- What the movie was about
- which aspect of the Cold War it references
- how historically accurate you think it was (did you see anything that stood out as being inaccurate?)
- What message it sends about the event/period
- whether you would recommend it to a history class and why
Movie Choices:
Apollo 13
Thirteen Days
JFK
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Fail-Safe
The Manchurian Candidate
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Atomic Cafe
Red Dawn
Blast From the Past
