Week of April 18-22

Monday- Start talking about our decade project. Each group presents a decade. 

Tuesday- Start Cold War notes. Notes on bottom.

Wednesday- Continue Cold War notes. 

Thursday- Start working on decade project.

Friday- Work day on presentations.

Presentation: Include 

  • Music
  • Movies
  • TV shows
  • Video games
  • Sports
  • Fashion 
  • Fads
  • Inventions
  • Presidential elections


Cold War

  • 1945-1990
  • US vs Union of Siviet Socialist Republics
  • A political, strategic, and ideological struggle between the US and Soviet Union from 1945-1990
    • Spread throughout the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, Ltin America
  • Democracy
    • the people have the ultimate say
  • Communism
    • common ownership and production owned by the government
  • Capitalism
    • individual ownership of business
    • China, Vietnam, Laos, Cuba, North Korea
  • Socialism
    • equality, government ownership of business
  • Causes of the Cold War
    • Different political systems
      • US is based on Democracy, capitalism, and freedom
      • USSR is based on dictatorship, communism, and control
    • The Red Scare- 1919
      • fear of communism coming into the US
    • Both thought their system was better and dustrusted the others intentions
    • Stalin despiced Capitalism
    • Distrust during WW2
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