Introduction Did you know that you probably used an electric motor today? Yes‚ that’s right. If you put on clothes that were washed in a washing machine‚ rode in a car‚ ate food from a fridge‚ warmed up lunch in a microwave‚ or played a video game‚ you used an electric motor! Try this science fair project and you’ll learn how to make a simple electric motor by having two magnets "talk" to each other. As they interact‚ they will alternate between "liking" each other (being pulled together)‚ and "disliking"
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Jubayer Ahmed Mr.Disiro period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans
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SS11 (Post-War - Part A) Name: Dhanbir.V Period: Blk.1 Canada in the 1950s Read Counterpoints p. 168 -189 The Changing Face of Canada (p. 170-178) 1. Explain the “baby boom” of the post-war years. What effect do you think this would have on Canadian society? -The increase in the birth rate that took place in Canada was known as the “baby boom”. -The demand for baby products and services and grown and many woman had to leave their jobs to support
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The Korean War is seen as the “flashpoint” in the Cold War‚ which made the Cold war a global conflict. North Korea was led by Kim Il-Sung and was communist. South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and was capitalist. Though it is said that Kim Il-Sung‚ who headed The Democratic People’s Republic‚ which was created by the Soviet Union‚ had adopted a policy of opposition to Rhee’s government and for the unification of the Korean peninsula by armed force‚ there are still many other theories as to why the
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World War 2 - Synthesis Essay World War Two was a very eventful war. With the rise of Nazi Germany; Countries were forced to take action leading up to the certain events that would be forever recorded in history. There were many events that happened throughout‚ but the overall most important event was the dropping of the atomic bombs on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ Japan. There were many historical articles that explained with great detail the tragedy and devastation of the dropping of the bombs
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The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their
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measured in power. To better understand how war acts as a means to this end‚ scholars have proposed many theories. The three most plausible theories are offensive realism‚ the power transitions theory‚ and defensive realism. After applying these theories—offensive realism‚ power transitions‚ and defensive realism—to World War I and the Cold War‚ this paper examines them in the context of the present climate of Eastern Europe‚ and argues that while great power war will occur in the next fifteen years‚
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ORIGINS OF COLD WAR ESSAY REVIEW Relevant IB Objectives 1. Origins of the Cold War a. Ideological differences b. Mutual suspicion and fear c. From wartime allies to post-war enemies 2. Nature of the Cold War a. Ideological opposition b. Superpowers and spheres of influence c. Alliances and diplomacy in the Cold War 3. Development and impact of the Cold War a. Role and significance of leaders b. Social‚ cultural
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Notes Haiti in the Cold War -Won presidential election in Sept. 1957 He was supported by the US because he strongly opposed communism. But then the US backed away from him because he used secret military attacks that killed many of the Haiti people. The US backed away because they didn’t want to destroy their human rights image. (Haiti under Siege Article at Socialistworker.org) -Dictator -“He attacked all national institutions” that could oppose him; he shut down everything from the press;
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th IB 20 Century World History Cold War Essay Questions Each class will be given 4 of the following questions and will have 45 minutes to write an essay format answer. Remember that many of these prompts are really the same prompt with a twist. That will be the case next year as well. 1) For what reasons and to what extent‚ did the Yalta Conference of February 1945 contribute to the origins of the Cold War? (2011 TZ1) 2) For what reasons and to what extent did the Yalta Conference of July 1945
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