2. 26. 19. U. S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1907 - The U. S 2.26.19 U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1907 - The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $7500. 1919 - In Arizona the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress. 1929 - U.S. President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park. 1930 - New York City installed traffic lights. 1952 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed an atomic bomb. 1987 - The U.S.S.R. conducted its first nuclear weapons test after a 19-month moratorium period. 1993 - Six people were killed and more than a thousand injured when a van exploded in the parking garage beneath the World Trade Center in New York City. BELL WORK: #10 PICK-UP CRUMBLING ALLIANCE. READ SECTION 1 THE CRUMBLING ALLIANCE & ANSWER QUESTIONS #1 & #2. DO NOT WRITE ON HANDOUT. PLACE ANSWERS IN BELL WORK SECTION OF BINDER. AGENDA: DISCUSS THE COLD WAR BEGINS. COMPLETE & DISCUSS THE TWO SIDES OF THE COLD WAR. COMPLETE EXIT TICKET. HOMEWORK: WATCH VIDEO 6.1 & COMPLETE CORNELL NOTES. UNIT 6 VOCABULARY
U.S. vs U.S.S.R. Step One: On the back of your sheet write “capitalism” or “communism” above each description.
Exit Ticket/6.1 Objective Assessment When WWII ends the U.S. and Soviet Union emerge as the world’s two (1)_____. However, the two countries were vastly different. While the U.S. supported (2)_____ as a form of government, the Soviet Union believed in (3)_____. The tension between the two countries led to the (4)_____, it was not an actual war fought between the two nations but it involved the two nations competing for the support of countries around the world.
Exit Ticket/6.1 Objective Assessment Use you’re The Two Sides of the Cold War Sheet: In your Exit Ticket section, use the descriptions from the back to defend why a person would support Communism over Democracy/Capitalism. Provide and explain at least two pieces of evidence to support your argument.
Exit Ticket/Objective 6.1 Assessment Are democracy and capitalism better systems for the people than communism? Be sure to provide: C (claim, restate question with opinion) E (two pieces of supporting evidence) R (reasoning, explain evidence)