Sheepshead Bay High School

Mr. John O’Mahoney, Principal

Social Studies Department

Unit Plans
Unit Theme: Cold War

Overarching Question(s):
- How did the Cold War vary over the course of time?
- How did the Cold War escalate?
- How did the Soviet leaders react to U.S policy
- How did the Cold War affect non aligned nations

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Formative Assessment Task #1 Formative Assessment Task #2

What were the foreign policy goals of the What really ended the Cold War;
superpowers after WWII? The U.S or Soviet – Economic implosion?

Summative Assessment Task

After considering the factors that ended the Cold War; argue whether the goals of the
superpowers were ever realized.