Warm up! How would the United States be different if we had each of the following types of government? Come up with a specific way/law that would be different. Unlimited government Absolute monarchy Limited monarchy Theocracy Unitary government Confederate government

The Cold War Let’s take some notes!

Dropping the Bomb U.S. ended World War II by dropping atomic bomb on Japan Russia (then part of the bigger Soviet Union) then wanted atomic bombs too

The Cold War For about 40 years, the U.S. and Russia (then the Soviet Union) were enemies, and both sides built as many nuclear weapons as possible Tried to control and influence countries around the world Never directly had a war

Competing Ideologies U.S.—Limited, representative capitalist government USSR—Totalitarian, dictatorial, communist government Seen as a competition of ideologies

Capitalist vs. Communist Capitalist—Small government, “free market” Lots of liberty, end up with rich and poor classes Communist/Socialist—Big government, “command economy” Government attempts to regulate the economy, keep people from getting too rich or too poor

Tax Brackets—Capitalist-ish United States vs Socialist Sweden 0% tax--Less than $2,690 31% tax--$2690- $62,140 51% tax--$62,140-- $88,18 56% tax--$88,180 and up

NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1949 Members-Western Europe, U.S., and Canada Members agreed to defend each other if attacked

Warsaw Pact Alliance of communist countries Like NATO, agreed to defend each other if attacked

Korean and Vietnamese Wars Korean and Vietnam Wars—Both indirect clashes between U.S. and USSR In both, USSR helped command economy north, U.S. helped free-market South

End of the Cold War 1992—Soviet Union collapses Soviet Union could not keep up military spending Cold War officially over

Former Soviet Countries When Soviet Union collapses, many countries gain their independence Eastern Europe, Central Asia Now, some are emerging economies Not as advanced as Western Europe, but have rising GDP per capita

Modern impacts of the Cold War The U.S. and Russia still maintain huge nuclear arsenals Both are competing for influence around the world Eurasian Trading Block European Union Still lots of tension between the two countries Ukraine Syria

Completely different notes! States vs. Nations

Political States A state has clear boundaries permanent population a government that controls its people and territory (sovereignty) Alert: “State” is now our word for “country.”

Nations vs. Nation-States = a group of people united by a common identity Can be culture, history, or territory Nation-state = a state with only one nation in its borders Few nation-states exist Japan Iceland

Multinational states Examples Most states are multinational states = state with more than one nation. Examples U.S. Canada Russia Iraq Nigeria United Kingdo m India The Former Yugoslavia

Stateless nations A nation without control over a territory to call its own. Examples the Kurds the Palestinians

The Kurds: A Stateless Nation

A multistate nation A nation divided into two countries.

Review Questions! AP Forms What caused the start of the Cold War? What two countries led the Cold War? In what way was the Cold War a battle of ideologies? How was Eastern Europe involved in the Cold War? How were the Korean and Vietnamese Wars involved in the Cold War? How did the Cold War end? Identify and explain two examples of modern issues that are influenced by Cold War politics.

Charades! Nation State Multinational State Nation-state Stateless nation Nato Warsaw Pact Ukraine Free Market Command economy Ideology

Quick Write Prompt: Did the United States do the right thing by fighting the spread of communism during the Cold War?   Explain your answer using the following vocabulary: Ideology representative democracy Totalitarian Capitalism Communism Soviet Union Vietnam or Korea. You have 15 minutes to write your response.

Review Skits!  I will put you into groups, and give each group a form of government. Each group must come up with 5 laws or a minute long skit showing how the United States would be different under that type of government. You have 15 minutes to create your skit/laws, then you will present to the class and they will try to guess what type of government you have.