SUBJECT: The End of World War II 1935-1945
"...From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe....all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow. The safety of the world, ladies and gentlemen, requires a unity in Europe, from which no nation should be permanently outcast. "
Winston Churchill
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
March 5, 1946
Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri
March 5, 1946
The war had ended.
We dropped the BOMB!
Yet a new era of "warfare" started - a clash of cultures and economic world perspectives that would lead to the COLD WAR, with occasional outbursts of "HOT SPOTS" like Korea and Vietnam. And even during this frightening time, we still landed on the moon, struggled for racial equality and solidified our nation (for a time) as the leader of democracy in the world!
We will begin analyzing this crucial period of time in our history that has changed our lives to the present...
TEST this week!
The test will cover the Great Depression to the end of World War II.
***KNOW THE FIRST 22 UNITED STATES PRESIDENTS!***
As you know, their first and last name as well as the dates of their administration must be known...
NO READING THIS WEEK!
(IT'S SPRING BREAK NEXT WEEK)
With recent events in Crimea finish your COMPARISON/CONTRAST essay for your CURRENTS assignment this week - compare/contrast Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 with Putin's "invasion" of regions in the Ukraine this month? You started this last week - you will also be working in Mrs. Duncan's room on this - let her help you!
DUE: This Thursday, March 27
Click here for the assignment sheet and rubric for this assignment.
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