Hey Gang! I am not in today because I am showing some minor side effects of my second COVID vaccine. I promise you I am fine! I am simply unable to make it into the building today and it is better to be safe than sorry!
Please turn in your HW to the teacher about the "War" Q's and they will put that HW on my desk at school so I can check it all out on Friday. I look forward to reading your answers!
Please complete the following in class today and turn it in for a HW grade.
Read pages 2-6 and answer the following Q's then turn into the teacher for a HW grade
- Pre-reading Q: What do you know, if anything, about the Cold War?
- Who was in power in the Soviet Union during and after World War II?
- What were the goals of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?
- After reading about Stalin and the Great Purge, how does this sound similar to that of what we learned about in our China unit with Mao Zedong, The Great Leap Forward, the Red Guards, and the Cultural Revolution, etc?
- What did the Allied Powers do to Germany after WWII? Do you think this was a good idea?
- Why do you think Stalin and the Soviet Union were frustrated when President Truman informed them about the atomic bomb?
- What nations would be affected in the Cold War from 1945-1991?
- The differences between the United States and the Soviet Union resulted in beliefs of what?
- What is containment? Do you think it was in America's best interest to do this with other nations?
- Just like the Cold War, many people today question if it is in the best interest of America, or other nations, to "contain" the spread of political/social/economic ideas and principles. Do you think America should continue to do this? Explain why/why not.
- What was the "iron curtain"?
- After watching the flick embedded in the doc, how did the Berlin Wall become an important symbol of the Cold War?
- Do you think America is in a "Cold War" with China or North Korea or other nations in the world? Explain your answer...
When finished with the Q's. Watch John Green below and enjoy!