SS Chapter 38 The Cold War Era

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Unit 12 The Twenith Century
Chapter 38 The Cold War Era
1945 AD - 1989 AD

Last Updated 11/11/2009 10/21/2007 9/8/2007 10/1/2007

Day 1

Topic 38-1 An Uneasy Peace

Objective
Describe reasons for the cold war and cite examples of cold war crisis.

State Goals
16.A.3b Make inferences about historical events and eras using historical maps and other historical sources.
18.A.5 Compare ways in which social systems are affected by political, environmental, and economic and technological changes

Classwork-Homework
Terms to Learn
Cold War:state of hostility without fighting
Satellite Nations: country controlled by a stronger neughboring country
Blockaded: closed off
Airlift: carrying supplies in by aircraft

People to Know
Fidel Castro: Connuist leader of Cuba

Atlas of the World

Atlas of the World pp. 116-117

The Cold War

Section 38-1 An Uneasy Peace pp. 625-629
Western Europe
The Start of the Cold War
After World War II ended, a cold war developed between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Berlin
The first crisis took place during the 1948 blockade of Berlin.
Korea
The cold war turned hot when North Korean soldiers invaded South Korea, and U.N. troops led by the United States intervened in the conflict.
Cuba
The 1959 Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro brought a communist government to Cuba.
Vietnam
Vietnam was the site of a war between the North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese that lasted until 1975.
The Space Race

American Anti-Communism Propoganda 9:30 cartoon

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Day 2

Topic 38-2 Communist Powers

Objective
Discuss political and economic changes in the Soviet Union and China, especially in the 1980s.

Classwork-Homework
Terms to Learn
Purge: removal of indesirable members of the Communist Party
Hard-Liners: people who stick to the rules regardless of circumstances
Capitalism: production is privately owned
de-Stalinization:attack on Stalin's policies
Glasnot: openness
Perestroika: restructuring the government and economy

People to Know
Sun Yat-sen: overthrew gov't; wanted a free and democratic China
Chaing Kai-shek:
Mao-Zedong:
Deng Xiaoping:
Nikita Khrushchev:
Leonid Brezhnev:
Mikhail Gorbachev:

Places to Locate

Section 38-2 Communist Powers pp. 629-633
Revolution in China
China Under Mao
China After Mao
Changes in the Soviet Union

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Day 3

Topic 38-3 Developing Nations

Objective
Examine how developing nations in Afric, South America, Asia, and Latin America have struggled for political and economic independence.

Classwork-Homework
Terms to Learn
Developing Nations: liitle industry and most people poor
Civil Disobedience: refusing to obey unjust laws
Subsistence Farmers: produce only enough food for your family
Cash Crops: crops sold in a regional or world market
Extended Families: parents, children, and close relatives
Haciendas: large ranches
Campesinos: peasants

People to Know
Mohandis Gahandi:
Nehru:
Indira Ghandi:

Places to Locate

Section 38-3 Developing Nations pp. 634-642
India's Independence
India Since 1947
Malaysia
Independence in Africa
Ways of Life
Foreign Influence in Latin America
Domestic Changes in Latin America

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