The Dynamics of Geopolitical Power

Students will be expected to:

2.1 demonstrate an understanding of factors that contributed to the start of the “Cold War” between the “East” and “West”

2.2 explain how tensions between “East” and “West” influenced events in the post-World War II world

2.3 evaluate the extent to which at least two “Cold War” events exhibit characteristics of the “East-West” conflict

2.4 formulate and support a hypothesis regarding the geo-political future of the world