Blue Valley Libraries: A Cold War Tour: Home

Assignment

Using google tour builder, you will create a visual guide of the “hotspots” during the Cold War (1947-1963).

Include the following locations:

Criteria:

Make sure your tour is in chronological order (note the list above is not).
Provide an image from the Cold War era of the location (1 image per location!).
- The description of the image should include specific information on what Cold War event took place AND its significance.
Include a minimum of three video clips throughout your tour
Include specific vocabulary from the Cold war (see handout) - highlight or bold terms!
Include an MLA works cited page (will be submitted in Canvas)

ABC Clio - BVSW This link opens in a new window
History specific database where you can search by search term or time period.
History Reference Center - BVSW This link opens in a new window
A subsection of Ebsco, History Reference Center focuses your research on historical topics with the ease of Ebsco's search options.
World Book - BVSW This link opens in a new window
General knowledge reference materials accessible at a variety of levels.
Encyclopedia Britannica - BVSW This link opens in a new window
This resource provides timely, relevant, and trustworthy information about a wide variety of topics, which can be useful in any content area.
EBSCO (Explora) - BVSW This link opens in a new window
Rich, reliable, general content, generated for student use in schools and libraries. High quality, scholarly, and verified articles, easily accessible for students.

View the short tutorial below to make sure you submit your Tour correctly!