1 Period - 20th Century History-IB History

Directions:

Read pages 96-129 in your textbook, Paper 2: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries.
Take quality notes in your spiral notebook, focusing on practicing and refining your note-taking skills.
Use the focus questions provided in the textbook to guide your reading and ensure your notes are purposeful and thorough.
Focus Questions: 
How did the US occupation of Japan from 1945-52 increase Cold War tensions?
To what extent did the US and USSR influence the Chinese Civil War?
What caused the Korean War and how did it affect the Cold War?
To what extent did the communist triumph in China help Ho Chi Minh in Indochina?

You will be assigned a Paper 3-style question based on our HL option: History of the Americas. Your task is to create a detailed outline of how you would respond to this question in an IB-style essay. You will also give a brief presentation to the class on your approach.

Use the worksheet to:

Provide background/context for your question
Create a clear, defensible thesis
Identify and explain 4 pieces of evidence
Explore an alternative perspective with 1 counter-example
Write a conclusion that synthesizes your points

Directions:

Read pages 130-164 in your textbook, Paper 2: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries.
Take quality notes in your spiral notebook, focusing on practicing and refining your note-taking skills.
Use the focus questions provided in the textbook to guide your reading and ensure your notes are purposeful and thorough.
Focus Questions: 
To what extent did relations between the Soviet and Western blocs improve from 1953-55?
Why did the Non-Aligned Movement cause difficulties for both the US and USSR?
What caused the series of crises that shook both the Western powers and the Soviet bloc in 1956?
What were the consequences of the crises of 1956 for the Soviet bloc and the Western powers?
 To what extent did the Soviet Union achieve its objectives during the Berlin Crisis from 1958-6 1?