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January 6
Lesson 1: Arab-Israeli Wars: Palestinian War 1948 and Suez War 1956
Read:
GF Chapter 12 The Middle East p.213-216
Article: Middle East – The Middle East The Origins of Arab-Israeli Wars p.4-6
The Arab-Israeli wars optional
Global Conflict Tracker: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict optional
PowerPoint: Palestine War and Suez War
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January 7
Lesson 2: Arab-Israeli Wars: Six Day War 1967 and Yom Kippur War 1973
Read:
GF Chapter 12 The Middle East p.216-219
Article: Middle East – The Middle East The Origins of Arab-Israeli Wars p.6-9
Middle East – Israel and the Palestinians a history of conflict in 8 key episodes optional
Evidence: Arab-Israeli Conflict Evidence (V3)
Article: The Middle East The Origins of Arab-Israeli Wars Highlight (Edited)
PowerPoint: Six Day War and Yom Kippur War
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Lesson: Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 and Persian Gulf War 1990-1991
Read:
GF Chapter 12 The Middle East Iran-Iraq War p.219-221
Article: Middle East – The Iranian Revolution – Why 1979 uprising still shapes the Middle East optional
PowerPoint: Iran-Iraq War and Persian Gulf War
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January 8
Lesson 3: Afghanistan 1979-1989
Read:
alpha history: Soviets in Afghanistan
GF Chapter 11 The Soviet Bloc: Challenges and Consolidation p.208-210 optional
A Historical Timeline of Afghanistan
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Lesson: People’s Republic of China 1949-1960
Lesson: Foreign Policy with USSR and US
Read:
GF Chapter 14 The People’s Republic of China p.256-260
GF Chapter 14 The People’s Republic of China p.260-261
alpha history: The Sino-Soviet Split
History.com: Cultural Revolution optional
Inquiry Question: Who is most responsible for the Sino-Soviet Split between China and the USSR (V3)?
Evidence: Sino-Soviet Split (V2)
PowerPoint: PRC 1949 and Great Leap Forward
PowerPoint: Foreign Policy with USSR and US
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Lesson: Economic Reforms and Tiananmen Square Protests
Read:
GF Chapter 14 The People’s Republic of China p.263-267
History.com: Tiananmen Square Protests
CNN: They faced down the tanks in Tiananmen Square optional
PowerPoint: Economic Reforms and Tiananmen Square Protest
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January 9
Lesson 4: Detente 1963-1979 and End of Detente
Read:
GF Chapter 11 The Soviet Bloc Challenges with the Soviet Bloc – Prague Spring p.201-203
GF Chapter 11 The Soviet Bloc Detente and The Helsinki Accord p.205-208
Activity: Detente 1963-1979 Significance Part 1 (V2)
Padlet: Developments of Detente Significance optional
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January 10
Lesson 5: Detente 1985-1988
Read:
GF Chapter 15 U.S. and its Sphere of Influence The Star Wars Project p.279-282, Case Study: Star Wars Defense p.280-282 and 291 The Return of Detente
Inquiry Question: Which development of detente was the most significant (V3)?
Padlet – Inquiry Question: Which development of detente was the most significant (V3)? PERIOD 2
Padlet – Inquiry Question: Which development of detente was the most significant (V3)? PERIOD 4
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January 13
Lesson 6: Gorbachev’s Reforms – Perestroika and Glasnost
Read:
GF Chapter 11 The Soviet Bloc Challenges at Home p.200-201
GF Chapter 16 The Gorbachev Revolution Gorbachev’s Reform Program p.295-300
alpha history: Glasnost and Perestroika optional
Article: Perestroika and Glasnost
Padlet: Political Cartoon – Perestroika and Glasnost optional
PowerPoint: Gorbachev’s Reforms – Perestroika and Glasnost
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January 14
Lesson 7: 1989 Revolutions in Eastern Europe
Read:
GF Chapter 11 The Soviet Bloc Challenges within the Soviet Bloc – Poland p.203-205
GF Chapter 16 The Gorbachev Revolution The 1989 Revolution p.300-310
Padlet: Photo -Berlin Wall optional
PowerPoint: 1989 Revolutions in Eastern Europe
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January 15
Lesson 8: Collapse of the USSR
Read:
Article: The Soviet Union: How and Why did it Fall?
PowerPoint: Collapse of the USSR
Activity: Collapse of the USSR Most Responsible Factor (V1) optional
Inquiry Question: What factor was most responsible for the collapse of the USSR (V5)?
Evidence: Factors that contributed to the Collapse of the USSR (V2)
Articles: Collapse of the USSR
PowerPoint: Collapse of the USSR
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OPTIONAL
Lesson: Gorbachev’s Legacy and End of the Cold War
Read:
Inquiry Question: Which statement do you agree with the most regarding Gorbachev’s impact and legacy? Explain?
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