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5/7/10

Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba and the Soviets were building bases for nuclear missiles. CIA and a trained force of Cuban exiles attempted to attack southern Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro. We had photos of Cuban missile bases being constructed. We could
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May 7, 2010

tomorrrow we are going to watch thirteen days


Iron Cutrtain Speech

marked the beginning of the war, soviets were not happy with the speech. the speech was about the iron curtain, which was like the non communists and the communists and europe.. churchi

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May 7, 2010

Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill gave it at Westminster College in 1946

"The Sinews of Peace"

the beginning of the war.

the iron curtain speech was basically saying that there was two europes. a communist side and a democratic side

Marshall Plan

Europ

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Friday, May 7

Continue presenting Cold War projects today.

Bay of Pigs Invasion
--Fidel Castro: promised to not bring communism to Cuba
--greatly disliked US
--April 17, 1961
--complete failure

Cuban Missle Crisis
--Oct. 1962
--closest thing to all out nuclear war
--over p
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friday may seventh

1. Define the Cold War and it's causes
conflict between soviets and US. trumans anti communist act treaty. political, stratigic and ideological struggle between US and ussr.

* WWII created huge rivalry between ussr and us. different philosophy
* germany
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Friday, May 7th

Today people presented their projects.

Cuban Missile Crisis--

It took place on OCtober, 1962

Soviet Union and America it was the closest that the world had ever been to having a nuclear war.

The main cause was that we were leading in the amrs race. Russi

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Friday May 7

Today Lumpy and Austin presented their projects about the cuban missile crisis so we could watch the movie 13 days on monday when mr bruns is gonna be gone
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may 7

Today i did my presentation on the cuban missile crisis and lumpy did his presentation on the bay of pigs invasion


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May 7, 2010

we continued with riley.


Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill gave it at Westminster College in 1946

"The Sinews of Peace"

the beginning of the war.

the iron curtain speech was basically saying that there was two europes. a communist side and a democrati

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May 7, 2010

we continued with riley.


Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill gave it at Westminster College in 1946

"The Sinews of Peace"

the beginning of the war.

the iron curtain speech was basically saying that there was two europes. a communist side and a democrati

Read more…
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Today we went over the maps of the Middle East and also Asia Subcontinent. We'll learn a few more tomorrow. We continued watching our video, and also answered more questions:

1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
Having m

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Thursday,May 6, 2010

Today we went over the new maps again and then continued to watch the Thomas Friedman Video.

  1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?

It means that our technology is getting more advanced and we are able to communicate with peo

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May 6, 2010

Today we went over the Asian and Africa Map. Then we watched the Tomas Freedman video.

1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
It means the world is becoming flat.

2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
The world becoming sma

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Thursday, May 6, 2010

We watched the movie again.

1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?

I think that it means like we can basically talk to anyone around the world easily and in a way see the entire world.

2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.

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Thurs. May 6, 2010

Today, we started class by going over the asia map again and a new area

then we continued watching the video

1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?


that the world isn't round


2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.


1492-1800s
s
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Thursday May 6, 2010

Today in class, we went over some more of the asian map, and then continued watching the video. I had to leave early for a tennis game.

1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?
Where technology is so advanced, that everybody

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Thursday May 6 2010

We went over the middle east map.
1. Describe what the “flat world” means before watching the lecture?





2. Briefly describe Globalization 1.0.
the process of the world becoming smaller. 1492-early 1800 counrties globalized to get natural resources




3. Brie
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Thursday May 6, 2010

We went over some of the Asia maps today. Then, we continued our move on the flat world. I copy and tasted the questions below. Mr. Bruns summarized what the man in the video talked about from yesterday for the people that weren’t here. I left early

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