1. 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

2. The Cold War
Let’s take some notes!

3. 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

4. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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

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

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

12. 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

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

15. 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

17. 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

21. Completely different notes!
States vs. Nations

22. 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.”

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. The Kurds: A Stateless Nation

27. A multistate nation
A nation divided into two countries.

28. 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.

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

30. 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.

31. 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.