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 * ** UNIT TITLE Unit 7 - The Twentieth Century and Beyond_ __GRADE 9th__ **

Understand the impact of the Cold War and the its influence on how new nations were born.
 * DESIGNED BY Ana Adams __DATE 5/7/2010___ ** ||
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results ** ||
 * ** Goal/Purpose of Unit **
 * ** Goal/Purpose of Unit **

1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 3.1 4.1 5.1 ||
 * New York State Learning Standards **
 * ** Enduring Understandings **

the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers with differeing polititcal and economic systems. || ** Essential Question(s) ** What impact did Worl war II have on the development of democracy in Germany and Japan? How did differing political systems help cuase th Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union? How did the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union involve other nations around the world? What role does the United Nations play in the struggle for justice and human rights? ||
 * // Students will understand __that__…… //**
 * ** Knowledge **

The meaning of super powers, iron curtain, satellites states, Truman Doctrine, containment, Marshall plan, NATO, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crises, nonaligned nations
 * // Students will know…… //**

Key people, such as Joseph Stalin Nikita Khruschev Fidel Castro John F. Kennedy Mao Zedong Mohandas Gandhi Jawaharlal Nehru || ** Skills **

Interpret information from maps. Analyze primary sources. Compare and contrast the superpowers. Analyze political cartoons. Draw conclusions on the influence of the Cold War. || What do you think "Cold War" is? Formal assessment: Castle Learning - Multiple Choice Questions Regents Prep.org
 * // Students will be able to…… //**
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * ** Pre-Assessment **
 * ** Pre-Assessment **
 * Assessments **

Create a poster board contrasting the superpowers (United States and Soviet Union) Create a Power Point Presentation about the Economies of Developing Nations (choice of India, Egypt, Latin America, the Eastern block in Europe) Write a Thematic essay, collapse of European Imperialism use India, Africa or Southeast Asia. ||
 * Performance Task **
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**
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** Learning Experiences **


 * //__ Required Materials for Unit: __//**

//Prantice Hall Brief Review Global History and Geography// 2010 Unit 7
 * // Books //**

Discovery Education - The Cold War []
 * // Web Connections //**

Primary Sources: Speeches of U.S. Presidents and Soviet leaders - audio Type in the content of your page here.
 * // Other //**
 * //__ Lessons on: __//**
 * 1) Cold War Balance of power
 * 2) Economic Issues
 * 3) Chinese Communismt Revolution
 * 4) Collapse of European Imperialism
 * 5) Conflicts and Change in the Middle East
 * 6) Collapse of communism and the Soviet Union
 * 7) Political and Economic Change in Latin America ||