1. HOT or COLD: Events of the Cold War. Please get out your worksheet.

2. The images were published within the last decade. What do these political cartoons indicate about the current relationship between the United States and Russia? What do they imply about our futures?

3. COLONIES BECOME NEW NATIONS Please get out the “Colonies Become New Nations” handout as well as your responses to the questions on a separate sheet of paper.

4. READING QUIZ Question One: Question One: What difficulties face anyone trying to make a unified country out of Indonesia?

5. READING QUIZ Question One: Question One: What difficulties face anyone trying to make a unified country out of Indonesia? Land of many different people/languages Land of many different people/languages Unification would be incredibly difficult Unification would be incredibly difficult

6. READING QUIZ Question Two: Question Two: Which change to self-rule do you think went the smoothest in Africa? Why?

7. READING QUIZ Question Two: Question Two: Which change to self-rule do you think went the smoothest in Africa? Why? Ghana: even though the initial new government was overthrown in a coup, the British took steps to slowly bring them into a post-colonial government Ghana: even though the initial new government was overthrown in a coup, the British took steps to slowly bring them into a post-colonial government

8. READING QUIZ Question Three: Question Three: What type of struggle dominates the history of independence in Southeast Asia?

9. READING QUIZ Question Three: Question Three: What type of struggle dominates the history of independence in Southeast Asia? Democracy vs. Dictatorship/Military Rule Democracy vs. Dictatorship/Military Rule

10. READING QUIZ Question Four: Question Four: Why were Sadat and Rabin assassinated?

11. READING QUIZ Question Four: Question Four: Why were Sadat and Rabin assassinated? Decisions to make peace and/or compromise with their rival group Decisions to make peace and/or compromise with their rival group Both assassinated by fanatics of their own ethnic groups Both assassinated by fanatics of their own ethnic groups

12. How would you build a new nation? As a political leader of a former colony, you watch with pride as your country becomes independent. However, you know that difficult days lay ahead. You want peace and prosperity for your nation. To accomplish this, however, you need to create a sound government and a strong economy. In addition, food and adequate health care are scarce and many people receive little education. These and other challenges await your immediate attention.

13. How would you build a new nation? What are the first steps you would take? What might be the most difficult challenge?

14. COLONIES BECOME NEW NATIONS Use the textbook as well as your own technology to complete the chart. You have the remainder of the period to work.