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Enrichment • Series

Cold War History

Sia S

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on June 30, 2023. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

We'll go through the basics of the Cold War, with each session covering a different topic. We'll start with the background, move onto the Cold War itself, and then talk about the aftermath and how it still affects our world today. Some topics covered include. - 1st Russian Revolution - Chinese Civil War - Sino-Soviet Alliance/Split - McCarthyism - The Arms Race - Korean War - Cuban Missle Crisis - Vietnam War - NATO vs. The Warsaw Pact - And a lot more! Stay tuned!

Tutor Qualifications

I've taken American history and done my own studying on the Cold War outside of school! This is a topic I'm very passionate about, and I'm excited to share it with you!

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

Please try to make it to every session as this material does build! However, it's alright if you can't make it or aren't interested in a specific topic. Just let me know!

Dates

June 6 - June 30

Learners

14 / 20

Total Sessions

14

About the Tutor

Hi, I'm Sia and I'm super excited to be here! - Freshman - History Nerd - Theatre Kid - Debater - Writer/Reader

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Upcoming Sessions

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Past Sessions

14
6
Jun

Session 1

Orientation

Hi and welcome! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Introduction to the series - Icebreakers! - The (First) Russian Revolution - America before the Cold War (Red Scare, etc.) - Joseph Stalin - FDR
8
Jun

Session 2

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Chinese Civil War (?) - Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Harry Truman - The Arms Race
10
Jun

Session 3

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - The Korean War and the causes - Nikita Khrushchev - Dwight D. Einshower - NATO vs. Warsaw Pact
12
Jun

Session 4

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - McCarthyism and De-Stalinization -Third World Countries - Fidel Castro and The Bay of Pigs - Cuban Missle Crisis
14
Jun

Session 5

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Intro to Vietnam - Sino-Soviet Split - The Space Race - India during the Cold War
17
Jun

Session 6

Office Hours

Catch-up! Join if you missed anything, and I’ll try to go over as much as I can!
20
Jun

Session 7

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Vietnam on the ground - Vietnam at home - Detente in the 70s - The Soviets Enter Afghanistan
22
Jun

Session 8

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Vietnam on the ground - Vietnam at home - Detente in the 70s - The Soviets Enter Afghanistan
24
Jun

Session 9

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Vietnam on the ground - Vietnam at home - Detente in the 70s - The Soviets Enter Afghanistan
25
Jun

Session 10

Catchup

Just a makeup session for whatever I missed or whatever you need me to cover. Join if you can!
26
Jun

Session 11

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - Vietnam on the ground - Vietnam at home - Detente in the 70s - The Soviets Enter Afghanistan
27
Jun

Session 12

Catchup

Please try and join! I'd like to cover everything we've missed from no-show sessions if possible.
28
Jun

Session 13

Other Topics

Hi everyone! We'll cover the following subjects today! - The 80s for the Soviets - Ronald Reagan -Mikhail Gorbachev - Collaspe of the Soviet Union
30
Jun

Session 14

Other Topics

Hi everyone! In our final session, we'll cover the Cold War and some of it's impacts on our modern world. Such as... - The Soviet Republics today - Russia vs. the USA - Russia vs. Ukraine - China today - NATO vs. BRICS

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