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1 2. 26. 19. U. S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: 1907 - The U. S
U.S. HISTORY ON THIS DAY: The U.S. Congress raised their own pay to $ In Arizona the Grand Canyon was established as a National Park with an act of the U.S. Congress U.S. President Coolidge signed a bill creating the Grand Teton National Park New York City installed traffic lights British Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that Britain had developed an atomic bomb The U.S.S.R. conducted its first nuclear weapons test after a 19-month moratorium period 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

2 U.S. vs U.S.S.R. Step One: On the back of your sheet write “capitalism” or “communism” above each description.

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4 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.

5 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.

6 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)


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