Cold War Infographic - Leochner: Home

Task: You will create a series of Infographics based on one aspect of the Cold War

Choose one of the following topics:

• Cold War Espionage

• Communism vs. Socialism vs. Capitalism

• The Cold War in Popular Culture (art, film, media, music, literature, etc.)

• Cold War Propaganda/Education Campaigns

• Arms Race

• Space Race

• Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• McCarthyism

• Kennedy Assassination

• Korean War

• Conflict in Latin America

• Cold War in the Middle East

• Cold War in Southeast Asia

Create four (4) infographics selected from the following topics:

• Geography

• Social impact

• Political impact

• Intellectual impact

• Technological impact

• Economic impact

Collectively, infographics should cover the requirements below:

1. Historical Context (time period, location, other significant events at the same time)

2. Causation:  Events, ideologies, policies, etc that lead to your topic

3. Graph or other visual representation of data

4. Imagery

5. Political cartoon

If you need help with any of these resources OR need help submitting your assignment, you can utilize the "Ask a Librarian" chat or stop in to the library when you are at school, and Mrs. Bowlin or Mrs. Chopp can help you out.