The Spread of Communism

What is Communism?

Which picture below represents communism?

Key:Key:

Citizens:

Resources/Capital:

Effects of World War II/Causes of Cold War

• Partition of Germany• The Rise of Super

Powers (Weapons Race)

• Spread of Communism-(Soviet Union& China)

Brain Jogger:What is this political cartoon trying to say?

Soviet Union

United States

Partition of Germany

• Germany is divided by the Allies: U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union and France.

• Berlin was suppose to be rebuilt together, but tension led to a wall being built.

Super Powers: countries with power that can be used over other countries

Super Powers: countries with power that can be used over other countriesUnited States

• Possession of Nuclear Weapons

• Capitalism: citizens control the economy

• Democracy: citizens elect leaders

Soviet Union• Possession of Nuclear

Weapons• Communism:

government controls the economy

• Dictatorship: citizens do not have influence over government

Brain JoggerBrain Jogger

You do not have to write the questions, but you do need to answer in complete sentences

• What is a super power?• What two countries were super powers after

World War II? Why?• What did these two powers disagree about?

The Cold War 1945-1990

Western bloc -NATO

• U.S., France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Netherlands, West Germany

• Capitalism• Democracy• Want to reunite Germany

Eastern bloc - Warsaw Pact• Soviet Union, Ukraine,

Poland, East Germany• Communism• Dictatorship• Want control of the

countries behind the iron curtain

The Spread of Communism

The Collapse of the Soviet Union (Effects of the Cold War)

The Collapse of the Soviet Union (Effects of the Cold War)

• Soviet Union’s economy is failing.– Mikhail Gorbachev-

leader of SU, begins to reduce government control.

– SU cannot keep up with US spending on Military.

• 1989 the Berlin Wall is torn down and Germany is reunified. (German Reunification)

• 1991 Soviet Union Collapses

Let’s Act it out! (map page 348)

• Setting: WWI:1907-1914• Characters:– Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy– Allied Powers: Great Britain, France, and Russia

• Plot:– Serbia wanted control of Bosnia and Herzegovina– Serb shot Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian

throne– Russian supported Serbia and Germany supported

Austria-Hungary and other alliances joined in!

Ticket out the Door

• What is a bloc and what were the two blocs during the Cold War?

• Why was the Cold War “cold”?• What is the difference between communism

and capitalism?• What divided eastern and western Europe

during the Cold War?

Brain Jogger

• Get a textbook and something to write with.• (You may already have a textbook in your desk).• You will have TEN minutes to finish your Tik-Tak-

Toe assignment once I have passed each one out.

Cold War Vocabulary• Communism – Government

has control of economy and politics

• Capitalism – People have control of economy.

• Bloc• Iron Curtain• NATO• Arms Race (p. 364)

(Find on page 361-365)

Word Definition What is the importance of this word to the Cold War?

Ticket out the DoorTicket out the Door

• Which word that you identified today do you think is the most important to the Cold War? Why? (two complete sentences)

Think, Pair, ShareThink, Pair, Share• Europe and the world had just

gone through some pretty wild Chaos. How do you think they felt?

• Which word that you identified yesterday do you think is the most important to the Cold War? Why? (two complete sentences)

• (Of course you need to get out your Vocabulary from

yesterday)

Read pages 356-360

And

Complete questions 1-3 on the “Section 3 Review on page 360.

Read 356-360AndComplete question 5 in the “Section 3 Review” on page 360. Complete the chart

Read the Biography of Winston Churchill on page 358, and then answer the question at the end in 3 sentences

Read pages 352-355

And

Complete questions 1-3 on the “Section 2 Review on page 355.

Read pages 347-351

And

Complete questions 1-3 on the “Section 1 Review on page 351.

Read 347-351AndComplete question 5 in the “Section 1 Review” on page 351. Complete the chart

Read 352-355AndComplete question 5 in the “Section 2 Review” on page 355. Complete the chart

Read the Biography of Anne Frank on page 359, and then answer the question at the end in 3 sentences

Answer the “Interpreting the map” question on 348 and the “Interpreting the graph” questions on page 350

The Spread of Communism