Unit 6: Modern World History
Lesson A: 20th Century Global Politics - The Cold War
Activator: The World 1945-Present
Directions: Select each continent to preview some of the events from this time period.
Classroom Activity - Modern World History
Discussion
Directions: Prepare a response to the discussion questions below. Follow your teacher’s directions to participate in your class discussion.
- How do the events listed from the period 1945 to the present show the influence of communist beliefs in world events?
- Predict how democratic countries responded to these events given what you already know about the Cold War.
Select the link to review the Discussion Scoring Tool (pdf).
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