Cold War
The Cold War relates to which concept of this unit?
Conflict
The most bombed country on earth (per capita) is?
Laos
The youngest (newest) country in the world is?
South Sudan
A consequence of the Cold War was the development of a route used to supply communist supports (Viet Cong) in South Vietnam. What was the name of this route?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
What is Criterion C? One word is needed.
Communication
Which Southeast Asian country endured a 20 year civil war with consequences spilling into neighboring Laos?
Vietnam
What does 'UXO' stand for?
UXO = Unexploded ordnance
The Darfur crisis has been ongoing for 20 years. In which country is Darfur located?
Sudan
"The bombings destroyed many villages and displaced hundreds of thousands of Lao civilians during the nine-year period" ("The Secret War").
"The bombings were part of the U.S. Secret War in Laos to support the Royal Lao Government against the Pathet Lao and to interdict (stop) traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail" ("The Secret War").
Which of these facts can be considered a CAUSE of the Secret War, and which can be considered a CONSEQUENCE?
"The bombings destroyed many villages and displaced hundreds of thousands of Lao civilians during the nine-year period" ("The Secret War"). CONSEQUENCE
"The bombings were part of the U.S. Secret War in Laos to support the Royal Lao Government against the Pathet Lao and to interdict traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail" ("The Secret War"). CAUSE
True or False- Criterion Ci requires students to communicate information and ideas with clarity in your own language and focus on the purpose of the task.
True
The Soviet Union and its communist states formed an alliance in response to NATO. What was the name of this defense treaty?
Warsaw Pact
How often was a bomb dropped on Laos for nine years?
every eight minutes
Which two Communication ATL indicators are the focus of this unit?
Take effective notes in class
Structure information in essays, reports, and summaries
True or False- The Secret War was a consequence of the Laos Civil War.
True. The Laos Civil War started in the 1950s. The US secretly began bombing Laos in the mid-1960s.
What does 'PEE' stand for?
Point
Evidence
Explanation
Why is the Cold War titled the Cold War?
The two superpowers at the head of this 20th century conflict never engaged in direct combat, thus, the metaphor 'cold' fits. There were never any 'hot' wars (even though both the US & USSR sent troops to support sides in proxy conflicts, such as Vietnam).
Describe two of the modern-day consequences of the Secret War on Laos.
There are dozens of injuries each year resulting from UXOs.
Refugees fled the country and resettled in the USA, so descendants are residing in other countries today.
Laos is a communist state.
Laos' agricultural land has been reduced due to damage from the bombings.
Analyze
Describe
Explain
Identify
are all examples of which IB term?
Command terms
In addition to the Ho Chi Minh Trail cause, why did the US feel the need to bomb Laos?
The US was committed to stopping the spread of communism during the Cold War. When the ruling communist government Pathet Lao engaged in a civil war with the Royal Army, the US wanted to defeat the Pathet Lao as it was attempting to also help South Vietnam next door.
Criterion Cii asks students to do what?
Organize/structure information according to task instructions
Laos was granted independence from France in 1953. In 1954, Vietnam defeated the French at which famous battle?
Dien Bien Phu
Describe the consequences of Hmong involvement in the Secret War as supporters of the Americans.
Make sure TWO consequences are described.
"estimates range from one tenth to half of the Hmong population was killed. Some were soldiers, but most of the dead were civilians felled by mortar fire, land mines, grenades, postwar massacres, hunger and disease. One hundred and fifty thousand Hmong have fled Laos since their country fell to communist forces in 1975.
After the War
Displaced from their villages, which were either bombed out or burned by the North Vietnamese, many Hmong became refugees in their own country. U.S.-sponsored food drops - fifty tons of rice a day - fed more than 100,000 Hmong, whose land and livestock had been destroyed by the war.
The historical thinking skills you have developed this unit are the examination (or analysis) of a conflict based on what?
What caused the US to bomb Cambodia in 1969?
President Richard Nixon wanted to disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines, so he secretly ordered the US Air Force to conduct an extensive bombing campaign in eastern Cambodia.
Answers may vary. Sample:
The Cold War was a period of tension between rival superpowers. The USA, a capitalist country, and the USSR, a communist empire, differed in their political and economic perspectives. Although these differences did not result in direct conflict between the countries- hence the term 'cold'- there were many proxy conflicts around the world. These countries supported different sides, particularly in Vietnam.