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Tuesday 3/29: Japanese reading due
                        Assignment #6 due


Wednesday 3/30: Assignment #8 due


Friday 4/8: Cold War due


Wednesday 4/13: Technology assignment due

Cold War project DUE 4/8/16

Cold War Hot Spots/Key Events

From the end of World War II to the early 1990s, the Cold War dominated world affairs.  The struggle between the Soviet Union and the United States, communism and democracy, spurred a series of actions and reactions on both sides.  Listed below are important events associated with the Cold War.  You will create an historical atlas of the Cold War detailing these events and the role they played in the Cold War.
Requirements:

·       The atlas must have a cover and a back page.

·       The atlas has to have four pages.  Each page has a map on front and explanations on the back.

·       On the map show the major Cold War events that occurred in the world during that decade.  You need a map for the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

·       On the back of the map should be the explanation of the events shown on the front on the map.

This assignment is due on Friday, April 8^th .

DO NOT CUT and PASTE your explanations!  I will know and you will receive a zero.  There are sources other than the internet! Use your textbook and review book too!

Events to include:

Korean War

Sputnik

Cuban Revolution

Bay of Pigs

Berlin Wall

Cuban Missile Crisis

Vietnam War

U-2 Spy Plane Incident

Prague Spring

SALT

Nixon’s visit to China

Cambodia (1975)

Invasion of Afghanistan

1980 Olympic Games

Solidarity

Star Wars

Gorbachev Comes to Power

INF

Berlin Wall Comes Down

Week 3/14-3/18

Monday 3/14:
1. Readings on Russia out/USA in.  Please be ready to discuss why Russia left the war and why the US joined the war.
2. Read and answer the questions on the poem "It is sweet and right"
3. Textbook assignment #1 DUE


Tuesday 3/15:


Wednesday 3/16


Thursday 3/17


Friday 3/19

Textbook assignments and due dates 1900-present

Textbook Assignments: 1900 – present

#1 Read pages 668 – 675 in the textbook. 

·         Create 5 multiple choice questions.  Provide the answer and an explanation for each.

·         Examine the map on page 675.  Choose one place highlighted on the map.  Find a recent newspaper article on the region (from within the past three months) – provide a brief update as to what is going on in that area – include the copy of the newspaper article.

#1 Due: March 14

#2 Read pages 677 – 689 (World War I and a bit more)

·         List the causes of World War I

·         Explain the impact of WWI on the global economy.

#2 Due: March 16

#3 Read pages 730 – 751 (Russia and Eastern Europe)

·         Discuss the aspects of traditional Russian culture and politics retained by the Soviet Union and the ways in which the Soviets most departed from the past.

·         What was the basis of Stalin’s domestic and economic policies?

·         In what ways was the SU different after 1945?

·         Why did the SU disintegrate?

#3 Due: March 18

#4 Read pages 687 – 699 (World War II)

·         How were the diplomatic problems of WW II settled?

·         In what ways did the period 1914 – 1945 mark the end of the old world order?

# 4 Due:March 22

#5  Read pages 859 – 875 (Revolution in China)

·         What elements led the Guomindang to seize power in the 1902s?

·         How did Mao’s political beliefs affect the nature of Communist reforms until 1957? (Examples?)

·         What gains did women make in China under communism?

#5 Due:

#6 Read pages 753 – 771 (Japan and the Pacific Rim)

·         What accounts for the enormous economic growth of Japan after 1945?

·         What themes were common to the states of the Pacific Rim?

#6 Due:

#7 Read pages 801 – 828 (Decolonization)

·         Discuss the common elements of colonization movements in south Asia, the Middle Eat, and Africa.

·         In your opinion, were the decolonization movements the result of growing strength among colonial populations or of progressive Western weakness? Explain.

#7 Due: April 14

#8 Read pages 699 – 704 (The Cold War and Decolonization)

·         Outline the information

·         Create five multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations

#8 Due:

#9 Decline of the West (page 722); 20^th Century Revolutions (p. 733); Women in Asia & Africa (p. 817)

·         Outline each reading

·         Answer questions at the end

#9 Due:

#10 Read pages 831 – 857 (Africa and Asia in the Era of Independence)

·         Were the problems in newly-independent Asian and African nations the creation of imperialism or the result of indigenous factors? Explain.

·         Why did new African states have such difficulty in establishing national identities?

·         What influences contributed to the gaining of power by Islamic fundamentalists in Iran?

#10 Due:

#11 Read pages 773 – 799 (Latin America)

·         Discuss the various political responses to the political, social, and economic problems in Latin America.  In your opinion, which response(s) has been most successful?

·         How did populist governments in Brazil and Argentina attempt to rule?

·         Discuss the role of the United States in Latin America during the 20^th century.

#11 Due:  April 18

                       

#12 Read pages 887 – 900 (A 21^st Century World)

·         What trends in political organization and economic development can be identified in the 20^th century world?

·         In what ways has the 20^th century offered evidence of human progress? In what ways has humanity regressed?

·         Read “Evaluating the Conditions of Women” and answer the questions at the end

#12 Due: