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You will use the Internet to create a brochure for a Latin American country.  Follow the directions found here.  The site has all the details you will need.  Work in pairs or teams of three, no more.  As the site suggests, you should divide the work, each person handling several areas.  You will have at least one additional day in the library, and some time in class to organize.

Due: March 29, 2007

Value:  200 points

Cold War Web Quest 

1. McCarthyism:  go to http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/mccarthyism.html.  Read the selection, and then briefly explain how McCarthyism affected Americans.

1. Korean War:  go to http://www.veteranmuseum.org/koreanwar.html.  Read the selection, and explain why the U.S./U.N. first went to war.

1. Détente:  go to http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/detente.htm.  Nixon brought about détente.  What was détente, and why was it important? 

1. Carter’s foreign policy:  go to http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/facts/democrac/55.htm.  According to Carter, what should
   America’s foreign policy be based on?

1. End of the cold war:  go to http://americanhistory.si.edu/subs/history/timeline/end/index.html#.  How did the cold war end?

1. 
   Middle East:  first, go to http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/17/maps/.  Click around and take note of what went on during the cold war.  Then, go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis.   Why was this part of the world so important during the cold war?

1. 
   Cuba:  go to http://www.pwc.k12.nf.ca/coldwar/plain/cuba.html.  Why did Kennedy order a blockade around
   Cuba?  How would such a blockade affect the missile crisis?

1. Persian Gulf War:  go to http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/fogofwar/fogofwar.htm.  What were Pres. Bush’s goals regarding Saddam Hussein’s invasion of
   Kuwait?

1. NAFTA:  go to http://www.fedex.com/us/customersupport/ftn/faq/nafta.html?link=2.  What is the purpose of NAFTA?

     Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan

Troubled by family problems, Henry finds his life taking a whole new dimension when he and his friend, old Mr. Fogarty, become involved with Prince Pyrgus Malvae who has been sent from the faerie world in order to escape the treacherous Faeries of the Night.

     The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Amir, haunted by his betrayal of Hassan, the son of his father’s servant and a childhood friend, returns to Kabul as an adult after he learns Hassan has been killed, in an attempt to redeem himself by rescuing Hassan’s son from a life of slavery to a Taliban official.

     The Last Domino by Adam Meyer

Vulnerable following his brother’s suicide, a high school boy comes under the thrall of a darkly violent classmate and events at home and at school go chillingly out of control.

     The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

Seventeen-year-old Josh, a loner-philosopher who wants to make a difference in the world, tries to maintain his secret identity as the author of a web site that is receiving national attention.

     Hoops by Mark Jacobson

A collection of photographs and essays that highlight the players, coaches, fans, and momements that have shaped professional basketball in the last four decades.