The Cold War and Decolonization


Date

In Class Activity

Homework - Long Term/E.C.

Due Next Class

Wed

4/16
  • The policy of containment, the Berlin Blockade, and the West's response-
  • Class reading: Indictment of the Cold War nations Video: Modern North Korea & the Death of Stalin Sputnik 1950s-
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  • You should have read pages 1-10 (& the first two incidents of page 19) your Cold War Packet. If not complete them.
  • Finish your prep for the Genocide Convention or The Trial of the Average German
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    Fri

    4/18
  • Cold War in Asia
  • Lecture: The Death of Stalin Sputnik 1950s & recalling America's Infamy in the Cold War Guatemala and the CIA
  • The Thaw in the Cold War
  • watch until 4:18 in the Crash Course: Asia History
  • You should have completed pages 1-15 and 23-24 in your Cold War packet
  • Take a look at the Domesday Clock record.
  • Here is an article on North Korea becoming a greater threat....don't be scared.
  • Check out nuclear megaton fallout
  • Read pages 16-18 in your Cold War Packet.
  • watch 4:18-13:08 in the Crash Course: Asia History and take notes (in your notes). .
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    Tues

    4/22
  • The Cold War in the third world and the 1960s (the Cuban Missile Crisis) thru Reagan.
  • Lecture: Cold War: - Reagan in Central America (SNL clip), George Bush, Mikhail Gorbachev & the End of the Cold War
  • Crossfire: Gorbachev choices
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  • Continue work on the Cold War Packet. You should be done with everything up to page 51. We will discuss Able-Archer next class first thing.
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    Thur

    4/24
  • Lecture: Detente & the reinvigoration of the Cold War between the 1981-1985: Able Archer, Aggressive American Foreign Policy,
  • Introduce Hot Seat
  • Watch Chernobyl for extra credit.
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  • Interactively Read your side for the crossfire: What to do with Russia. It will be due next Wednesday
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    Mon

    4/28
  • Lecture: The End of the Soviet Union & the rise of Putin
  • Film: the Rise of Putin
  • Remember the test is on WW2 and the Cold War. Here is the Cold War studyguide. The political cartoon will come from the Cold War.
  • Interactively read your Options Brief and write a 30-45 second speech introduction on your option
  • Start finishing up your packet (it's due Friday)

    • Wed

    4/30

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  • Hot Seat: Russia - What now?
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  • Cold War Packet will be collected Thursday.
  • Cold War Quest coming up. You already have the WW2 study guide and here is a study guide. Remember there will be a political cartoon too.
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    Fri

    5/2
  • Cold War Exam
  • Start Decolonization.
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  • Go to the next website
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