Task

Task



That is you advising the President in the Oval Office!!

With the help of a classmate, you will choose a Cold War Crisis from the list below. You job will be to research the crisis (Make sure to look at both sides of the crisis!) and create a presentation that you would present to the President of the United States on how he should handle the crisis at hand. Keep in mind that your presentation will occur before the actual crisis occurs not after it happens. You need to advise him on how to handle the build up to the crisis and what possible outcomes could occur from this particular crisis.

The Cold War Crisises:

1. Late 1940's-Early 1950's - Iron Curtain falls over Europe/ Rebuilding Europe

2. 1950's-Expansion of U.S. Nuclear Weapons/Soviets Demonstrate they have Nulcear Weapons

3. 1950's & 1960's- Space Race

4. Early 1960's- Cuban Missle Crisis

5. 1960's & 70's- Escalation in Vietnam

6. Late 1960's & 1970's- Detente

Your assignment will be to conduct research on the topic that you select. You will create a position and present your position to the other advisors (the class) and the President (Me). The other advisors will also have thier own thoughts and propositions for the President, so be sure you can defend your position! For your presentation you may prepare a PowerPoint presentation or create other visuals that will aid you in persuading the President to choose your position.