TOPIC 8.9
Causation
in the Age of the
Cold War and Decolonization
EQ: Why and to what extent were the effects of the Cold War similar in the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
The final topic in this unit focuses on the skill of argumentation and so provides an opportunity for your students to draw upon the key concepts and historical developments they have studied in this unit. Using evidence relevant to this unit’s key concepts, students should practice the suggested skill for this topic.
Learning Objective K
Explain the extent to which the effects of the Cold War were similar in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
REVIEW: UNIT 8 KEY CONCEPTS
A. Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts.
KC1
Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following the World War I; however, in the years following the World War II, increasing antiimperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.
KC2
The Cold War conflict extended beyond its basic ideological origins to have profound effects on economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of global events.
B. The role of the state in the domestic economy varied, and new institutions of global association emerged and continued to develop throughout the century.
KC3
States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the 20th century.
Learning Objective K
Explain the extent to which the effects of the Cold War were similar in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
REVIEW: UNIT 8 KEY CONCEPTS
A. Peoples and states around the world challenged the existing political and social order in varying ways, leading to unprecedented worldwide conflicts.
KC1
Hopes for greater self-government were largely unfulfilled following the World War I; however, in the years following the World War II, increasing antiimperialist sentiment contributed to the dissolution of empires and the restructuring of states.
KC2
The Cold War conflict extended beyond its basic ideological origins to have profound effects on economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of global events.
B. The role of the state in the domestic economy varied, and new institutions of global association emerged and continued to develop throughout the century.
KC3
States responded in a variety of ways to the economic challenges of the 20th century.