Read the passage
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Post War
The Allied forces emerged victorious from the war by the end of the summer of 1945, but at a horrible price. More than fifty million people lost their lives. The world lost not just the soldiers, but it also lost the contributions they would have made later in their lives.
Europe had been devastated by the war. Allied and Axis bombs had laid waste to large portions of the continent. All that remained in many cities were the burned out shells of what were once buildings.
Two military “superpower” nations emerged from the rubble: the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviets used the end of the war as an opportunity to expand their empire. Britain, France, and America briefly occupied the conquered nations, and then gradually allowed them to return to self-rule. The Soviets imposed totalitarian governments throughout the land they occupied in Eastern Europe.
An uneasy “Cold War” followed as the United States and the Soviet Union, competed for supremacy. Both nations stockpiled enough arms to guarantee the destruction of the planet many times over. This policy was known as “Mutually Assured Destruction,” and while costly and terrifying, it worked. Neither nation used their deadly arsenal, but both nations funded smaller wars to advance their interests. The Cold War ended with the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Immediately after the Second World War, the United States feared that the Soviets would impose their totalitarian style of government on the ruined European nations. The United States decided that rebuilding Europe would prevent Soviet expansion. The Marshall Plan provided more than $35 billion in aid to Europe after the war.
Representative of 51 nations met in San Francisco in August 1945. They formed the United Nations, an international body that would resolve disputes through diplomacy rather than armed conflict. Today more than 180 nations belong to the United Nations. The United Nations has made many contributions to world peace, but has not prevented war.
In Edmodo, answer to this question: What is the dictionary definition of totalitarianism? Submit your answer in ANY Daily XP tally location.
In Edmodo, answer this question: What does it mean by “cold war” in the passage. Explain. Submit your answer in ANY Daily XP tally location.
In Edmodo, answer the following question in ANY Daily XP tally location: was the Marshall Plan a good idea? Defend your answer.
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Pretend you are a Jewish person living in America after the war. Write a letter to a friend in Europe explaining why you do not wish to come home.
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Post War
Create an SMS Texting conversation between two people. One person doesn't know what 'cold war' is. You have to explain it.
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In bubbl.us or Mindmeister (iPad) prepare a flow chart to illustrate the sequence of events that took place in this passage.
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Quest Title:
Post War
