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Introduction

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Timeline

Major Events

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Classroom Activities

Glossary

Cold War I

Citizen Kurchatov

Bay of Pigs

Yalta

Teaching Objectives

"The Berlin Crisis" video program and curriculum guide provide opportunities for students to:

1. Learn about political geography, including some natural and cultural geographic features, of Eastern and Western Europe after World War II.

2. Develop planned solutions to foreign policy issues related to the Berlin Crisis, and test them against other possible solutions by using well-reasoned arguments.

3. Explore the interconnection among political, economic, and socio-cultural issues, especially as it relates to the Cold War, the Berlin Crisis, and a developing global community.

4. Explore the points of view of various participants in the Berlin Crisis, comparing and contrasting their experiences.

5. Interpret contemporary issues and events in the former Soviet Union, Germany, and the United States through an exploration of their historical origins.

6. Relate Berlin Crisis events and issues to aspects of their own experiences.