May 7

Social 30

We looked at the formation of alliances in the Cold War, and in turn, how the formation of these alliances led to some increased tensions during the Cold War. We looked at the formation of NATO, the Warsaw Pact, SEATO, the Baghdad Pact (which is renamed after Iraq leaves in 1958), and NORAD (renamed North American Aerospace Defence Command or NAADC in 1981). We watched a video on the Cuban Missile Crisis called "Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev". I also gave you some handouts and background information on the Cuban Missile Crisis, and events in Europe in the 1950s (such as the Hungarian uprising). If you missed class today, you need to get the notes that you missed from a classmate.

Social 20-1

You wrote your Chapter 7-8 Test today. If you missed today's class due to an excused absence, you will have to write this test at a later date (just know that the test that you will be writing will be different from the one given to students who were in class today). I also had you take a couple of handouts with you today: the Unit 3 Organizational Web and the Unit 3 Worksheet. I would like you to read Chapter 9 in the textbook tonight.

Social 33

You wrote your Interwar Years-WWII Exam today. You will get the results of the multiple choice component of this test back tomorrow. We'll continue looking at the Cold War tomorrow.