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With the defeat of fascism and militarism at the end of
World War II, the world was immediately thrust into the
Atomic Age and what became known as The Cold War
between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR).
Each superpower quickly built up its nuclear weapons
arsenal and developed the ability to put nuclear warheads
on rockets and cruise missiles. The world was on the
brink of nuclear war. In the upcoming debate, you will
be expected to defend one of the above positions in regard
to the role the country played in creating the Cold War.
Question: Who was more responsible for the Cold War?
Historical Background:
Opening Statement:
Position #1:
Position #2:
Position #3:
Position #4:
Position #5:
Deference to the opposing side:
Closing Statement:
Note: Prepare for the debate as usual, but hand in research from
at least three separate resources.
Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
327.12 DEN PB Denega, Danielle. The Cold War pigeon patrols : and other animal spies. New York : F. Watts, c2008.
Presents accounts of how animals have been used in the military, on the police force, and in the CIA, including discussion of the use of homing pigeons during the Franco-Prussian War.
327.12 OSH O'Shei, Tim. Cold War spies. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2008.
An exploration of the history of spying during the Cold War that provides information on significant individuals and intelligence gathering techniques; and includes fact boxes, photographs, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.
327.73 Col The Cold War : opposing viewpoints. San Diego, CA : Greenhaven Press, c1992.
A history and discussion of the Cold War taken from book excerpts, magazine articles, cartoons, and other sources.
327.73 HAT Hatt, Christine. The end of the Cold War. North American ed., U.S. ed. Milwaukee, WI : World Almanac Library, 2002.
Explores why the Cold War ended, including such reasons as the changing relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union, economic problems, and the increase in nuclear weaponry worldwide.
327.73047 ROS Ross, Stewart. The causes of the Cold War. North American ed., U.S. ed. Milwaukee, WI : World Almanac Library, 2002.
Explores the rivalry and tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union stemming from their differing ideologies, and discusses the resulting events during the decade after World War II.
909.52 BOD Bodden, Valerie. The Cold War. 1st ed. Mankato, Minn. : Creative Education, c2008.
Chronicles the Cold War years between the superpowers of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union including the threat of nuclear war, the Berlin Wall, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the break up of the Soviet Union and Communism in 1989.
943 BUR Burgan, Michael. The Berlin Wall : barrier to freedom. Minneapolis : Compass Point Books, c2008.
Chronicles the separation of East and West Berlin in the post-World War II years and the closing of the borders on August 13, 1961 when East Germany's Communist government stopped its citizens from fleeing to the West.
973.921 KAL Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-. The 1950s. San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c1999.
Discusses the political, economic, and cultural life of the United States in the 1950s, including the effects of the Cold War, the civil rights movement,
television, music, art, science, and technology.
973.922 BYR Byrne, Paul J. The Cuban Missile Crisis : to the brink of war. Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2006.A profile of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 and the thirteen days in which the U.S. and the Soviet Union faced off over Soviet missiles discovered in Cuba.
REF 973.92 GRE Gregory, Ross. Cold War America, 1946 to 1990. New York : Facts on File, c2003.
Examines American life from 1946 to 1990, providing information about immigration, population, the climate, the economy, transportation, communications, diet and health, religion, government, cities, prominent people, education, culture, and crime.
