The Modern World

A Final Unit on the State of the World

During the last three weeks of this class we will look at three themes of the Post-World War II world. They are:

1. The Cold War

2. World Poverty and Economic Globalization

3. The United Nations and Global Security Problems

While we are experiencing class lessons on these topics, you will begin to research for a final presentation that will relate to these three themes. A description of this presentation is below. In addition to this presentation, you should prepare for the World Cultures Final Exam. You will receive a study guide for the final exam. The exam will be mostly multiple choice with one written part. The written part will require you to describe in detail one of the three themes of this final unit.

Assignments

1) _____/15 Superpowers Face Off Worksheet (475-480)

2) _____/15 Cold War Around the World Worksheet (491-495)

3) _____/T.B.A. News Cast Presentation on Current Issue. (See

Assignment)

4) _____/50 World Cultures Final Exam

You must have a basic knowledge of each of these terms:

Imperialism Subsistence Agriculture

Feudalism Export Economy

Capitalism Unions and Strikes

Democracy The Cold War

Nationalism The Enlightenment

Magna Carta The Industrial Revolution

The French Revolution Political Party

Monarchy World War I

Constitution World War II

Fascist The United Nations Security Council

Communism

5) Extra Credit--War in Korea and Vietnam (486-490)

6) Extra Credit--Global Economic Development (565-570)