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Students consider the success of democracies in Eastern Europe. In this government systems lesson, students research the implementation of democratic practices and rule in the countries of Eastern Europe following the Cold War. Students also discuss and rank the characteristics of democracies.
There have been a lot of changes in China over the last century. This presentation begins with the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the revolution that led to the adoption of Communism. It highlights the Republican Revolution, Chinese Nationalism, The Kuomintang, the rise of Communism, Mao Zedong, and ends with the Cultural Revolution in the 1960's. Add this worthwhile resource to your collection.
The Cold War was a tumultuous time for all those involved. After exploring Chinese communism and the Korean War, hand out a short quiz. The quiz contains six multiple choice questions and one writing prompt.
Read 4 short informational texts to understand the rise of Communism in China. Each passage is 1-3 paragraphs long and covers Communism in China, Mao's Communism, Five-Year Plan, and China's Cultural Revolution.
Students identify and interpret issues of Nativism and Protectionism in early 20th Century America. They analyze the roots of anti-immigrant movements in the Post-World War One United States. Finally, students identify and explore the differences between capitalism and communism through the use of cartoons.
Students consider why South Koreans fought in the Vietnam War. In this Vietnam War lesson, students engage in an activity through which they investigate why South Koreans fought in the Vietnam War and how their participation in the war was viewed.
Students participate in a closed-market simulation to experience the characteristics of communism. In this communism lesson, students evaluate pohotgraphs of Russian students and compare them to American students. Students take a quiz and purchase candy from a store based on a communist system. Students discuss and write a paper comparing and contrasting communism and capitalism.
For this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Osama Bin Laden and then complete a variety of activities including spelling, synonym matches, and scrambled sentences.
Exploring the patterns and themes between Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam, including pre and post-U.S. involvement, this lecture reinforces the concept of history repeating itself. Corrupt regimes, the emergence of Communism and redistribution of wealth, and various attempts by the U.S. to stabilize each government all tie these nations together through the second part of the 20th century. Here is an excellent auxiliary for the end of a Cold War unit.
In this World Tourism Day worksheet, students complete activities such as read the passage, match the phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, multiple choice fill in, correct the spelling, put text in correct order, unscramble the sentences, take a survey, and write all about World Tourism Day. Students complete 12 activities.