The World Since 1989 Review

Today, we will look at John Green and then review your study questions from yesterday.

Finally, you'll need to answer questions 2&3 on page 666 under "Assessment" for section 3 and questions 2 & 3 under "Critical Thinking" on page 667.

Okay - now John Green (sorry Hailey)

The World Since 1989

In the reading groups below, read chapter 39 section 3 and answer "Understanding Main Ideas" 1-6 on page 667 and "Critical Thinking" question #1.  Post these on your blogs.

Reading Groups:

Trevor, Colton, Richard

Denver, Dainean, Ethan

Kiara, Alex, Sienne

The World Since 1989

So - we will be looking at John Green today and reading chapter 39 section 2.

After reading you need to answer the following questions:

1) What was the Apartheid?
2) What type of economic system did China move towards in the 1990s?
3) Explain how nations responded to issues of war and peace after the Cold War ended.
4) What were the Balkan Wars? 

The World Since 1989

Today we will start chapter 39. 

Section 1 - answer questions 2-4.

Also write 2-3 sentences describing life in Russia after the break-up of the Soviet Union. 

Study Questions for Quiz

1) Why did the U.S. drop Atomic weapons on Japan?  How might these events be considered the beginning of the Cold War?
2) What was the Marshall Plan?  What did it do?
3) Why did the Cold War develop?
4) Know the following people: Fidel Castro, Ho Chi Ming, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, Neil Armstrong, Mikhail Gorbachev, Mohandas Gandhi
5) Discuss the Berlin Wall.  What was it?  Why was it put up?
6) What was the Korean War?  Why did it happen?  Who was involved?  When did it start and end?
7) What was the Vietnam War?  Why did it happen? Who was involved?  When did it start and end?
8) What was the Space Race?
9) What was Mao's main goal for China?
10) Who were some of the victims of Mao's purges?
11) What was the policy of glasnost?  How might this have changed Russia (USSR)?
12) What were most developing nations like right after independence?
13) How did Gandhi use civil disobedience to win independence from Britain?
14) Why is 1960 called the "Year of Africa"?
15) How did the United States propose to rebuild Western Europe following WWII?
16) Why did the Soviet Union blockade Berlin in 1948?
17) Why did Mao Zedong order the Cultural Revolution?
18) What changes did Castro make once he came to power in Cuba?
19) What were the demonstrators at Tiananmen Square demanding?
20) What problems do most African nations face today?

Cold War

Today we will take a quiz on the Cold War, and then read sections 2-3 of chapter 38.  Homework - understand main ideas on page 643. 

THE COLD WAR

Today, we will be starting the COLD WAR. 

First lets ask ourselves some questions:

What was the Cold War?
When did it happen?
Why did it happen?
Who was involved?

We'll look at Chapter 38 section 1.  Homework will be questions 2-5 on page 629.

First we'll start with JOHN GREEN: