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Fill in the blanks to make a word.
Use the hint if necessary.
1. _o_ld _a_ I = a devastating conflict
2. C _ m _u _i_m=when the government owns
all businesses and land
3. _ i _ _ a t _ _ = a fierce leader
4. _ e _ l _ n = Germany’s capital
5. R _ c _ _ s _ _ n = when businesses are in
bad shape
6. D _ p _ _ ss _ _ n = when businesses are in
very bad shape.
Free enterprise
Communism
Market economy
Recession
Depression
Capitalism
Opening Vocabulary: Add these to
the bottom half of page 5
Recession:
A moderate decline in
business activity;
Many businesses are not
doing great.
Some employees are laid off
Depression:
A drastic decline in business
activity
Most businesses are doing
terrible
Many/Most employees are
laid off
The Great Depression 1930s
Recession vs. Depression
Opening Vocabulary: Remember
these??
Communism:
An economic system where the
government controls all businesses
and makes all business decisions.
Cuba, North Korea, China, and the
former Soviet Union (until 1991)
Often associated with the color red.
Read page 384 (left column)
Free Enterprise, Market
Economy, and Capitalism:
An economic system where individuals
can own their own businesses
United States and most of the world
Background information
This world has seen two
world wars (World War
I and World War II)
Germany was very
much involved in both.
Read “History of
Germany”
“Growth of a Nation”
“War and Division.”
Germany’s History
Germany fought and lost
WWI.
They slipped into a
depression after World
War I and citizens were
poor and desperate.
Inflation was so high in
Germany that money
became almost worthless.
Adolf Hitler came to power
and World War II began
just 20 years after WWI
ended.
pictures
Bellwork: February 16
What is the
cartoonist saying?
Soviet Union
After World War II…
Hitler and the Nazi party
started World War II in
Europe in 1939 by invading
Poland.
Germany lost World
War II and the country
was divided into West
Germany and East
Germany.
Germany’s capital,
Berlin, was also divided.
(Illustrate Germany
divided on the bottom
of pg. 6)
West
Germany
controlled
by
democratic
and
capitalist
U.S.,
Britain, and
France
East
Germany
controlled
by
Communist
Soviet
Union
After World War II…
Germany’s capital city,
Berlin, was located in
Communist East
Germany. Therefore,
the city was divided in
half.
West Berlin was
controlled by the
democratic countries
of France, the US, and
Britain.
Berlin
The Berlin Wall
East Berlin was governed
by the Communist Soviet
Union.
A wall was built in 1961 to
divide the city and keep
citizens of East Berlin from
escaping to West Berlin.
The Berlin Wall kept
East Berliners from
escaping to West
Berlin. (symbol of lack
of freedom)
Western Europe vs. Eastern Europe
Not only Germany, but all of
Europe was divided.
The Soviet Union was
Communist and did not like
the United States or its
capitalism.
After WWII, Eastern Europe
was controlled and rebuilt by
the Soviet Union (behind the
“Iron Curtain”).
Western Europe was free to
rebuild on its own with US
support.
The Cold War: a period of high tensions
between the US and Soviet Union
US and Soviet Union
trying to win allies
during the Cold War
(1945 – 1991)
During the Cold War
several other world
events occurred:
Korean War (Communist
North Korea vs. Capitalist
South Korea 1950s)
Vietnam War (Communist
North Vietnam vs.
Capitalist South Vietnam)
Cuban Missile Crisis
(1962)
Communist Soviet
Union / USSR
All of these nations
were under control
of Communist
Soviet Union for
more than 50 years.
Germany reunites
In 1989 and 1990,
citizens in most
Communist countries
began protesting for
more freedoms.
In 1990, East and
West Germany
reunited under a
democratic
government.
The Soviet Union
In 1991, the
Communist Soviet
Union also lost
control and
became 15
different
countries.
These include
Russia, Ukraine, and
Belarus.
Political Cartoons
This shows Joseph
Stalin (leader of the
Soviet Union).
What does this
suggest about how
the United States
viewed Stalin and
the Soviet Union?
The Iron Curtain
How do you think
the Iron Curtain
affects Europe
today?
Do you think this
cartoon suggests
that the Soviet
Union was open to
foreign countries, or
remained private?
The Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill
(leader of Great
Britain) trying to
peer underneath
Joseph Stalin’s Iron
Curtain. (Joseph
Stalin was the leader
of the Soviet Union)
The end of World War II
How do you think
the author feels
about the
negotiations at the
end of World War
II?
The Cold War
What does this
suggests about the
world during the
time period of the
Cold War?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is that on the
island?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
We were very afraid
of having nuclear
missiles of our
enemy so close to
our country.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
(right) leader of the
US in 1962
Vs.
Nikita Krushev (left)
leader of the Soviet
Union in 1962
Both are sitting on
nuclear weapons.
Assignment: Create a political
cartoon
A political cartoon
makes a statement or
belief about an issue.
Often they use symbols
(These are typically well
known symbols, such as
a flag, or in the case of
the US, the eagle or
Uncle Sam)
If you would like to use
symbols, check pages
280-283 for all the flags
of Europe.
Create a Political Cartoon about one of
the following topics:
Capitalism vs. Communism and the Cold War
The significance of the Berlin Wall
Martin Luther vs. the Catholic Church
Homework: Due Tuesday, Feb. 21st
Alternative assignment: create a collage
of pictures (at least 8) that represent
the same issues.
Capitalism vs. Communism and the Cold War
The significance of the Berlin Wall
Martin Luther vs. the Catholic Church
To get a good grade:
It must be creative
It must represent the issue.
You must show effort (it must be colored and
neat. It must look like you worked hard on it.)