1. Get out your Vocab assignment. Look at the political cartoon on page 4- what does it mean to you?

2. Agenda Vocab Check Political Cartoon analysis 3 Worlds following World War II Superpowers after the War

3. “Superpower” Country that has the power to influence & control large portions of the world. The U.S. and the Soviet Union SUPERPOWERS

4. Where was WWII fought?

5. England

6. France Where was WWII fought?

7. Poland Where was WWII fought?

8. Germany Where was WWII fought?

9. Italy Where was WWII fought?

10. Japan Where was WWII fought?

11. United States? Where was WWII fought?

12. Europe and Asia! The United States did not suffer the same amount of destruction as other warring nations. Where was WWII fought?

13. These Superpowers wanted to create large areas of control…

14. 1 st World

15. 2 nd World

16. 3 rd World

18. COLD WAR Why might we call it the “Cold War?” - United States and Soviet Union never actually fought but… Who can tell me some things about the Cold War?

19. Berlin Wall

20. Berlin Airlift

21. Korean War

22. Space Race

23. Cuban Revolution

24. Bay of Pigs Invasion

25. Cuban Missile Crisis

26. Vietnam War

27. Chilean Coup

28. Soviet war in Afghanistan

29. Iranian Revolution

30. Nicaraguan Revolution

31. - United States and Soviet Union never actually fought COLD WAR - Struggle for global power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. The interests of the two countries were fought out in MANY other places over a 50 year span COLD WAR Why might we call it the “Cold War?” but…