Symbols Solo/Independent Work Partner Work Group Work

Do Now – 2 Minutes Complete the Do Now you collected by the door Collect journal from the back

For the Greater Good… Next class there will be a homework quiz You may use your homework on the quiz

Essential Question W HY DID COOPERATION BETWEEN THE U NITED S TATES AND THE S OVIET U NION COLLAPSE FOLLOWING WWII? I CAN LIST THE AGREEMENTS MADE AT Y ALTA AND P OTSDAM REGARDING POSTWAR WORLD EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES THAT EMERGED REGARDING THOSE AGREEMENTS IN THE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE END OF THE WAR IN E UROPE

Cold War Today we are starting a new unit

Notes Date Table of Contents Pg # 2/6 Start of the Cold War Or 2/9

Notes – (Place on Top of Page) Start of Cold War 1945 Cold War – Unit 6

Turn to Page for Notes Draw a line 1/3 of way through page This will be for terms This side will be for definitions

Notes Reparations When countries that lost a war are forced to pay the winning countries A way to pay for damages done for the war

Notes Yalta Conference February 1945, meeting between Stalin, FDR and Churchill to discuss what would happen to Europe after WWII What would happen to occupied countries? What would happen to Germany?

Notes Potsdam Conference July-August 1945, meeting between USSR, US and Great Britain to officially agree following WWII What would happen to occupied countries? What would happen to Germany? Who would be paid reparations and how much?

Notes Germany Divided One decision made at Potsdam Germany is divided between USSR, US, Great Britain, and France. Each country would help rebuild their section Germany Choose its government, economy etc.

Notes Conflicting Interests Disagreements between US and USSR leaders lead to tensions and hostility, starting the Cold War

Notes Cold War Political hostility (threats, propaganda) just short of war US and Soviet Union (USSR) will have tensions between each other starting in 1945 Threatening other countries, threatening to go to war, all just short of going to war

Video Answer the question on the back of your Do Now (3 minutes)

Classwork Locate Classwork that looks like this below

Background - 15 Minutes Independently – 15 Minutes Read the first page of your classwork – Background to why the Cold War starts Circle difficult vocab Underline important info Write summaries/questions in the margins (minimum of 3) When finished, raise hand FOR MY SIGNATURE

Classwork – Preferential Work If you received my signature Work in preferential setting Independent, partners, small group (no more than 3) If you did not receive my signature Pull desk to front to work in “teacher’s group”

Read about the events at Yalta and Potsdam Circle difficult vocab Underline important info Write summaries in the margins (3+ on Yalta, 3+ on Potsdam) Complete the charts after reading each section What agreements were made? What happened with these agreements? Test Corrections/Homework if finished early Classwork – 30 Minutes

Summary – 10 Minutes Journals What caused tension between the US and USSR at the end of WWII? Give examples to explain your answer in 5+ sentences

Test Corrections Pull out a separate sheet of paper Silently/Independently use your journals, textbooks, and classwork to find the correct answers to the questions you missed Write the question Write the CORRECT answer Explain why this is the correct answer

Test Corrections Example 8) What policy does this cartoon represent? a. Appeasement It is appeasement because the man is trying to please the monsters, giving in to their demands for lollipops. Also, his shirt says “appeaser”

Test Corrections – 30 Minutes Silently/Independently use your journals, textbooks, and classwork to find the correct answers to the questions you missed Write the question Write the CORRECT answer Explain why this is the correct answer