1. U.S. History Agenda 3/09/17 Warm up #1
*Copy agenda down on your notebook. (Phones and earphones should be put away & backpacks should be behind you or on the floor).
Warm up #1
Unit 7: Lecture #1 The Cold War Begins
Political cartoon analysis
Paragraph response
Crossword Puzzle: The Cold War

2. Warm Up #1
What do you think happened to Europe, Japan, and the rest of the world after WWII? What were the next steps?
Sentence Starters:
I think that after WWII, Europe, Japan, and the rest of the world _________.
In my opinion, the next steps after WWII were to ______, because______.

3. World War II: The Aftermath

4. Lecture #1 The Cold War Begins
FLT: I will be able to investigate the beginning of the Cold War by analyzing political cartoons.

5. What Happened After WWII?
United Nations is formed
The Big Three meet at the Yalta Conference
Germany divided into four zones
Stalin gets greedy; creates icy tensions and rivalry with the U.S.
What countries took control of Germany’s four zones ?

7. USSR’s satellite nations
Warsaw Pact: Stalin kept control of all countries east of Germany and made them communist.
These countries became known as “satellite nations” to shield the USSR from any future invasions from the west
Infer: what was the reaction to the Warsaw Pact by capitalist nations ?

9. What Is A Cold War?
A 40 year struggle for power between the US and the USSR
Countries were really fighting about their ideological differences (capitalism vs. communism)
Never direct fighting between the two superpowers = COLD WAR

10. How did the Cold War begin?
Paragraph response
How did the Cold War begin?
Answer the closing question with a 3-5 sentences, using all key information about how the Cold War began.