Cold War Research Task

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Your task:
Research The Cold War.  You will need to know:
•Who the political dispute involved/was between;
•How long it lasted;
•How it affected everyday life for the residents of the countries it involved;
•How Germany was divided;
•The differences in culture/society between West and East Germany.
•The NATO exercise ‘Able Archer’

Create yourself a fact sheet including this information and anything else of relevance you discover in your search

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