American History I students are finishing up the school year discussing the Cold War and the major events of it. Beginning with Truman's decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima to the Nixon Administration.
EXTRA CREDIT: Discuss a defining moment in the Cold War. An event that had the potential to change the course of history. There are many correct answers so your explanation of how they were significant is important.
The Cuban missile crisis was the closest the US has ever been to WWIII. It taught us and other countries that we have to live peacefully even though we're enemies. Nuclear warfare is not a good choice.
ReplyDelete-Lucas Starr Blankers
I think that the defining moment in the cold war was probably the German invasion of Russia. After that it was highly unlikely that Russia would be satisfied anything less than protecting its borders. There were attempts made, particularly by the socialist British government immediately before WW2.
ReplyDeleteLaura Williams 3rd
A defining moment during the Cold War era would be to me when MLK gave the "I have a dream" speech and then being assassined not long after. I think that this helped changed the course of history because it was a very thorough and inspirational speech about segregation.
ReplyDeleteThe Cuban Missile Crisis was a defining point in the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis was when the U.S put a blockade around Cuba. On October 22, 1962 President Kennedy told the press about the missiles in Cuba. He also made it clear that they would use military force if needed to neutralize the potential threat. This ended with the U.S removing the missiles not only from Cuba but also Turkey. This decision was made between President John Kennedy and the Soviet leader.
ReplyDeleteThe cold war was a scary time. We were upset with the soviets and did not want Communism to spread. The closet we came though to war was probably the Cuban missile crises. Jack
ReplyDeleteDuring the Cold War, the Cuban missile crisis was a major defining point because as JFK announced that the U.S. would be blockading Cuba from Soviet missiles, the country started to panic and fear a possible outbreak of a nuclear war. But nothing too big happened when the Soviet leader and the president of the U.S. made a deal for the U.S. to not invade Cuba in exchange for the missiles to be removed and the country safe again. This saved an outbreak from happening and saved thousands of lives.
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