Recent News and Assignments
This article covers a range of topics, including a victory against ISIS in Syria, a choice between economic systems, a deadline for a new assignment, and a survivor's story from the Holocaust.
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1. The side left behind The side left behind
2. Do Now Which is better, capitalism or communism? Explain your answer.
3. Information Finishing Europe - Ch. 13-4 and vocabulary due yesterday - Test tomorrow New MIRPL assignment - get it done early - due date selection
4. Current Events ISIS loses key Syrian city, Kobani - Kurdish fighters reclaim city after intense fighting - positive gains Survivor from Dr. Mengeles experiments - Angel of Death - survived multiple injections
5. Do Now Which is better, capitalism or communism? Explain your answer.
6. Nationalism and Eastern Europe Region ravaged by War - empires were broken up - fall of Ottoman empire Countries fought for independence - after freedom and war, division Balkanization - breaking up of empires into smaller countries
7. Rise of the Soviet Union After World War I - people tired of the Czars - started a revolution Russian Revolution (1917) - Communist Party took over - Vladimir Lenin All Russian territory - absorbed into the Soviet Union - called the U.S.S.R.
8. World War II and Soviet Union Germany and WWII - pledged not to invade the Soviet Union - Hitler lied and attacked After the war - Soviet Union put a barrier between their enemies (former allies) and their country - Eastern turned RED, new satellite nations
9. World War II led to Cold War U.S.S.R. under Stalin - fought with Allies against Germany - Soviet Union claimed many victories - took Eastern European countries East Germany and Poland - communist control U.S. and Soviet Relations - poor - essentially enemies after the War
10. Cold War The Facts War of Ideas - politics - weapons - Communism v. Democracy No open conflict - no bullets fired Time of massive weapon build up Nuclear weapons - Who has the bigger bomb
12. Cold War Capitalism v. Communism Communism Capitalism Government controls everything - laws, business, wages, production Dictatorship Strong Military No middle class - equal distribution of wealth - people share ownership Government controlled by the people - Democracy - free elections - free enterprise Market Economy - business profits Rich, Middle, and Poor Class - free to own property
13. T-P-S: Take a minute Why was Europe and the world so afraid of communism after the end of World War II?
14. Fall of Communism in Europe Soviet Union economy failing - spent money on an arms race - loss of control - economy couldnt compete with free market of the west By the end of the 1980s - Eastern European countries took back control - Germany reunified - democratic governments emerged
15. Problems today.
16. Exit: Summarize what you have learned about Eastern Europe in 5 sentences. Include: Introductory sentence, supporting sentences, and a conclusion.
