1. Do-First-Take out your packs and answer the T/F Questions
Do-First-Take out your packs and answer the T/F Questions. If False, correct the statement. Also tell me which IQP you used to answer the question.
T/F: Most people in Northern Ireland Came from America
T/F: The economic boundary between Ireland and Northern Ireland separates the Catholics and the Protestants.
T/F: The Irish potato famine cause a mass migration of Irish immigrants to the Americas.
T/F: China was the home of the industrial revolution because they have abundant natural resources and are located along major trade routes.
T/F: Russia only has ¼ of its land mass in Europe but 80% of its population!
False IQP# 17
False IQP# 18
True IQP# 19
False IQP# 16
True IQP# 2

2. Objective
SWBAT
Describe Geopolitical history from WW1 through the Fall of the Berlin Wall by taking guided notes.

3. Buildup to World War 1 (WW1)
Balance of Power WWI
Allies= UK, France, Russian Empire
Central Powers= German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Ottomans, Italy
Holy Roman Empire
1300s-1600s
Gavrilo Princip
Yugoslavian National
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

4. After WWI… Germany took the blame for the war Germany lost land
Germany had to pay Great Britain and France
Germany could not have an army
Germany was broke

5. So….
How would that make you feel?

6. Hitler
Hitler and the Nazi Party took advantage of these negative feelings
Promised to get land back
Promised change – fix Germany’s problems
Used nationalism to get people behind him
Germany is the best country and more important

7. Nationalism
Having Pride in ones country.

8. Hitler’s Speeches -
Hitler used charisma, personality, and propaganda to convince people
Propaganda is used to influence someone to choose a particular side
We are going to watch a speech from Hitler in the space provided on your notes page. Write down what you observe or notice about the speech.

9. Then what happens… World War II Holocaust
Mass murder or genocide of 6 million Jews during WWII. Carried out by Nazi Germany and Adolf Hitler.
World War II
Holocaust

10. So Then What happens.
Eventually Germany loses the war after much of Europe is destroyed
Germany is divided up between the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union

11. It became the Soviet Union vs. “the west”
So what’s the problem…
It became the Soviet Union vs. “the west”
West = western Europe and the US
It was capitalism/democracy vs. communism
Communism = form of command economy where the government is in complete control
Germany and Berlin became caught in the middle

12. The East was heavily influenced by Communism of the Soviet Union
A Continent Divided
The area shaded in Red is what is referred to as the Eastern Bloc or the Iron Curtain.
The East was heavily influenced by Communism of the Soviet Union

13. A City Divided

14. Cold War (1947 – 1991)
Continued military and political tension between capitalistic and communistic countries
Space Race
Arms Race
The two economic/political systems could not get along
Both sides believed the other to be inherently evil

15. Berlin Wall – a symbol
The Berlin Wall was a symbol of the separation and a physical barrier of the of the two economic systems.
Built to keep East Berliners from moving to West Berlin
So… the economies of the two sides must have been different?

16. A City Divided

17. How were they different?
West Berlin
East Berlin
Capitalism
Growth in economy
Democratic – more freedoms
Communist
Decline in economy
Totalitarianism – less freedoms

18. Berlin Wall Falls
The Berlin Wall begins to be torn down in 1989 after travel between the two sides of Berlin are allowed.

19. News Report
m/watch?v=snsdDb7K Dkg

20. Reading Activity Read the Geography in the News Article.
“Remembering the Fall of the Wall” with your partner.
Then answer the questions on the front side of your sheet.

21. Why is this…