Unit 4 Essay: The Iron Curtain
Post date: Jan 13, 2012 4:3:5 PM
Unit Essay: The Iron Curtain
In order to get credit for this project you must write a well-developed essay on the following topic:
The Iron Curtain
From 1945 to 1991, the world was divided into two camps: the democratic and capitalistic West led by the US and the autocratic and communist nations that orbited the Soviet Union. The two camps were philosophically, economically, and militarily opposed to each other and each waged a 45 year long "Cold War" against the other that sometimes got "hot". Using the knowledge gained from your lessons in this unit, write a 5 paragraph essay of 600 or more words comparing and contrasting the two worlds divided by the Iron Curtain.
Helpful links:
Cold War Influences on American Culture, Politics, and Economics
US Victory in the Cold War: Economic Strength, Foreign Policy Triumph, or Both?
Eastern Bloc (in particular, political, economic, and social information)
Post-World War II Economic Boom (especially comparing the boom in Western nations vs economic decline in Soviet and Eastern Bloc nations)
European Union (particular attention to the economic and financial institutions)
Fall of the Berlin Wall, November 1989
