Russia and the Western Republics: Today and Yesterday
Overview
This is an enrichment or remediation mini lesson about Russia for my HS Human Geography Virtual Class. Students have the option to complete this lesson for fun or to earn a "retake" on their Russia Unit test. The top 5 scores on the review game at the end get 5 bonus points added to their Unit test grades.
Your assignment:
Read and review each section by visiting the provided links.
Complete the Kahoot! review that is linked at the end of this module.
Purpose: Enrichment, Remediation
Goal: Read all of these resources and complete the Kahoot! review to earn an extra attempt on your Unit Test, should you need it.
Bonus: The top 5 scorers on the game will receive 5 bonus points added to their Unit test grade.
A Little Russian History and Russia’s Interactions With the Rest of the World
Objective 1: Describe the key features of the human geography of Russia and its Western Republics.
Objective 2. Describe the major challenges that Russia and the Republics face today.
Russia Today
- The Chameleon in the Kremlin: Contemporary Russia under Putin
https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/88115/student/
On page 2, read the following sections:
New Millennium, New President: the Rise of Vladimir Putin, 1999-2004
President Putin's First Term
Russsia Engages the World: Putin and Foreign Affairs
On page 3, read the following sections:
Mr. Putin's Wars
Putin's Crackdowns: The Media and Political Opponents
Putin's Changing Attitude toward the West
On page 4, read the following sections:
The Cozy President and the Glacial Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
and Vladimir Putin (2008-2012)
The Forgotten President?
On page 5, read:
Return of President Putin: 2013-Present
2. St. Petersburg, Russia
Explore:
The City of Palaces and White Nights
Discovering the capital of culture and gastrobars - Saint Petersburg
https://artsandculture.google.com/story/DQUxazMsLztq7w
3. Aspects of Culture: Russia
A Little Russian History and Russia’s Interactions With the Rest of the World
The US and Russia: Space Race
The Space Race
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-space-race/
2. What was the Cold War?
USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39
https://youtu.be/y9HjvHZfCUI You can view the video
or
read the transcript here:
https://nerdfighteria.info/v/y9HjvHZfCUI/
Interested in learning more about the Cold War? (Will not be included in review game.)
- Here is a resource that lists music, films and fiction about The Cold War. Check out this spreadsheet. Be sure to look at all three tabs!
https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/76226/student/?section=0
This is a short and entertaining video cartoon, produced and aired by the US Federal Civil Defense Administration in 1952, after the USSR had begun nuclear testing. It was shown in classrooms across the United States to raise public awareness of what to do in the event a nuclear bomb hit the U.S. Classrooms viewed this video from 1952 until 1991, when the Cold War ended. It was especially viewed by millions of schoolchildren in the 50’s, according to the Library of Congress. It has been declared “historically significant “ and was preserved in the National Film Registry as of 2004. (Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/; Duck_and_Cover_(film) and the YouTube video page itself.)
Duck and Cover: Bert the Turtle
Food for thought:
With all the knowledge we have gained since this video was produced, do you think this is an effective means of protection in the event of a nuclear explosion?
Kahoot! Review
Here's the link to the Kahoot! review of these resources.
https://create.kahoot.it/share/russia-and-the-republics-game-with-enrichment-materials/ad5240d3-18e1-4935-b22b-47e0f8bf7836