The Cold War was a time of tension and rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 until 1991. The two superpowers never fought a direct war against each other, but they were involved in many proxy wars, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The Cold War started because the United States and the Soviet Union had different ideas about how countries should be run. The United States believed in democracy, where the people elect their leaders and have individual freedoms. The Soviet Union believed in communism, where the government controls everything and everyone is equal. The United States and the Soviet Union both wanted to spread their ideas and influence around the world, which led to a lot of tension between them. They also built up huge military forces, including nuclear weapons, to try to scare each other into backing down. The most dangerous time during the Cold War was in 1962, during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Union had secretly put nuclear missiles in Cuba, which is very close to the United States. The United States demanded that the missiles be removed, and there was a tense standoff between the two superpowers. Eventually, the Soviet Union agreed to remove the missiles, and the crisis was over. The Cold War ended in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. The United States emerged as the world's only superpower, and there was a lot of hope for peace and cooperation between countries. While there are still tensions between countries today, the world is much more peaceful than it was during the Cold War. Teacher-prepared notes show students what is important and how ideas relate, and offer a model for how students should take notes themselves (Marzano et al., 2001). These teacher-created notes will help your students grasp the major events of the Cold War era. These notes work well as a supplement to class readings! Thumbnail and product clipart credit: By PrincePadania and byDandy Doodles This product provides students with an easy-to-understand overview of the major issues, leaders, and events associated with the Cold War. Cold War Overview: Graphic Organizer

About the Book The Violent "American Century" addresses the U.S.-led transformations in war conduct and strategizing that followed 1945. Book Synopsis The Violent "American Century" addresses the U.S.-led transformations in war conduct and strategizing that followed 1945. Review Quotes "[The Violent American Century] is so important, such essential reading... There is much in it that I knew, and quite a bit that I vaguely remembered, and some that I had never assimilated, but to have all that information in one short text, expertly woven and explained, is a devastating indictment of American violence and its imperial hubris. The footnotes alone are more than worth the price (which is very low, especially if we compare it to a Tomahawk missile). It is really like a mini-encyclopedia of American expansionism, but written with the verve of a political thriller, and with the murderer being chased and nailed down step by misstep....The Violent American Century has a chance to affect at a massive level our understanding of the world we live in, the one that America has shaped but has been unable to dominate. At a time when the military has taken over the national government -- not to mention the industrialists -- I am grateful to have Dower's fierce intelligence on our side. Let's hope it gets the readership it deserves"--Ariel Dorfman, New York Times "John Dower ends this grim recounting of 75 years of constant war, intervention, assassination and other crimes by calling for "serious consideration" of why the most powerful nation in world history is so dedicated to these practices while ignoring the nature of its actions and their consequences - an injunction that could hardly be more timely or necessary as the Pentagon's "arc of instability" expands to an "ocean of instability" and even an 'atomic arc of instability' in Dower's perceptive reflections on today's frightening world." --Noam Chomsky "Dower delivers a convincing blow to publisher Henry Luce's benign "American Century" thesis, positing that violence has continued at an epic pace through conventional combat and terrorism as well as through famine, disease, and displacement of people from their homelands. The U.S. often responds as victim rather than villain, but Dower concludes that the country's preoccupation with its own exceptionalism continues to perpetuate the American hubris that fuels ever more violent international conflicts." --Publisher's Weekly "No historian understands the human cost of war, with its paranoia, madness and violence, as does John Dower, and in this deeply researched volume he tells how America, since the end of World War II, has turned away from its ideals and goodness to become a match setting the world on fire. George W. Bush's post-9/11 'global war on terror' was not a new adventure, but just more of the same."--Seymour HershIn The Violent American Century, John Dower has produced a sharply eloquent account of the use of U.S. military power since World War II. From "hot" Cold War conflicts to drone strikes, Dower examines the machinery of American violence and its staggering toll. This is an indispensable book.--Marilyn Young, author of Vietnam Wars, 1945-1990"John Dower is our most judicious guide to the dark underbelly of post-War American power in the world. Those who focus on Europe and North America speak of a Pax Americana. This is to ignore the technologies of violence that Washington meticulously deployed in Asia and the global South, from total war to "shock and awe," of which Dower is our unflinching analyst."-- Juan Cole, author of The New ArabsA lucid, convincing, and chilling account of the self-deceiving American fall into violence. Dower's clear-eyed analysis of a terrible history, for its faith in the power of truth, invites a fresh determination to About the Author JOHN W. DOWER is professor emeritus of history at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His many books include War Without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War and Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War Two, which won numerous prizes including the Pulitzer and the National Book Award.

Now in its fifth edition, Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949 covers the formative years of the momentous struggle that developed between two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. This accessible text explains how the Cold War originated and developed between 1941 and 1949 and involved the entire globe, with proxy wars being fought much to the detriment of the developing world. The fifth edition is revised, updated and expanded to include new material on topics such as the efforts of the Soviet Union, the UK and France to prevent the outbreak of World War II; the reasons behind the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; atomic diplomacy and the role played by Soviet spies in the West; the culture wars and propaganda; Churchill's efforts to entice the US into the war against Germany; the role of Hollywood in promoting intervention; the US's insouciance concerning the danger of a Japanese attack; the astonishing success of the Soviet Union in recruiting high level American officials to provide invaluable information on politics, science, engineering and avionics; and more. Incorporating the most recent scholarship, Martin McCauley provides students with an invaluable introduction to a fascinating period that shaped today's world. The book is an important staple for courses on modern global history and international affairs.

This book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African rebellions against colonial regimes in the early twentieth century, including the rebellion and infamous genocide of the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia; The African fronts of World War I and World War II, and the involvement of colonized African peoples in these global conflicts; Conflict surrounding the widespread decolonization of Africa in the 1950s and 1960s; Rebellion and civil war in Africa during the Cold War, when American and Soviet elements often intervened in efforts to turn African battlegrounds into Cold War proxy conflicts; The Second Congo Civil War, which is arguably the bloodiest conflict in any region since World War II; Supported by a glossary, a who's who of key figures, a timeline of major events, a rich bibliography, and a set of documents which highlight the themes of the book, Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century is the best available resource for students and scholars seeking an introduction to violent conflict in recent African history.

AP World History Crossword Puzzle Period 6: Accelerating Global Change and Realignments (1900-Present) A strong knowledge of vocabulary is one of the most important factors for success on the AP World History test. Crossword puzzles are a great way to teach, learn, reinforce, and review all of the vocabulary terms students might encounter on the exam. This crossword puzzle features 35 of the most important vocabulary terms for Period 6 covered on the AP World History exam. The puzzle includes the crossword template for writing in answers, the key showing correct responses, a list of crossword clues, and an optional word bank that can be used to differentiate in order to best meet your students' needs. Great for homework, substitute work, bell ringers/First 5 work, assessment, or supplementary study. You can buy the entire AP World History by Period Crossword Puzzle bundle at a discounted price here! AP World History Crossword Puzzle Bundle The 35 terms included in this puzzle: 1. Adolf Hitler 2. Algeria 3. Benito Mussolini 4. Cholera 5. Cold War 6. Deng Xioping 7. European Union 8. Fascism 9. Fidel Castro 10. Firebombing 11. Great Depression 12. Great Leap Forward 13. Green Revolution 14. HIV/AIDS 15. Ho Chi Minh 16. Indian National Congress 17. India & Pakistan Partition 18. Joseph Stalin 19. League of Nations 20. Mao Zedong 21. Mohandas Gandhi 22. Muhammad Ali Jinnah 23. North Atlantic Treaty Organization 24. Non-Aligned Movement 25. Nuclear bomb 26. Pan-Africanism 27. Proxy wars 28. Tiananmen Square 29. Total war 30. United Nations 31. Vietnam 32. Vladimir Lenin 33. Warsaw Pact 34. World War I 35. World War II Click here to follow me and be the first to hear about new products, sales, and special promotions. For additional resources, be sure to check out my store! Katie Loftin Dr. Loftin's Learning Emporium Instagram Facebook Pinterest

During the Cold War, the two global superpowers often fought each other via proxies. The Soviets bled us with the North Koreans and North Vietnamese, and we returned the favor whenever possible, such as our support for the Afghan Mujahedeen. It was often messy, but it worked. We fought at…

For two weeks in the summer of 1982, U.S. and Soviet jets dueled in the skies over Lebanon in one of the largest aerial dogfights since World War II. The pilots were Israelis and Syrians. In a classic Cold War proxy battle, U.S.-backed Israel humiliated Soviet-backed Syria, downing 86 MiGs without a single loss. It …

The last American helicopter left Saigon April 30, 1975 as the city fell to the North Vietnamese 40 years ago today.

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The United States has lots of airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, etc. One airline most people have not heard of is Air