World History II Modern Times Research Project

Chapters 18-22 Working in groups* you and your partner will be responsible for researching and presenting your topic to the class

in a presentation that will consist of: 1) An incomplete outline for everyone in the class, and 2) Some form of visuals (either through PPT or poster) highlighting one area in your reading to focus on (i.e. Vietnam War or the

Palestinian and Israeli Crisis). Group 1* The Cold War Unfolds (604-613)

Two Sides Face Off in Europe Nuclear Weapons A Global Conflict The Soviet Union and The U.S. during the Cold War

The Industrialized Economies (614-622) America Prospers Democracy Expands Opportunities Rebuilding Western Europe Transforming Japan

Group 2 Communism Spreads in East Asia (623-629) China: Communist Revolution and the “Wild Card” Korea: The War and Two Koreas War in Southeast Asia (630-634) Indochina Vietnam: The War and its Aftermath

Group 3 The End of the Cold War (638-644) The Decline of the Soviet Union Changes Transform Eastern Europe Communisms Declining Influence The United States as Sole Superpower Conflicts Divide Nations (682-685) Sri-Lanka Canada Northern Ireland Chechnya Yugoslavia: Breaking Away, Bosnia and Kosovo Industrialized Nations After the Cold War (734-737) Germany Reunifies, European Union, NATO Russia and the United States The Pacific Rim and the Asian Tigers and Japan

Group 4 Independent Nations of South Asia (652-657) Independence and Partition: India & Pakistan New Nations in Southeast Asia (658-661) Malaysia

Myanmar Indonesia

East Timor The Philippines

Group 5 African Nations Gain Independence (662-669) African Colonies Gain Independence Africa Builds New Nations 5 Nations: Ghana, Kenya, Algeria, Congo, and Nigeria Struggles in Africa (686-690) South Africa and Its Neighbors Ethnic Conflicts: Rwanda, Sudan & Darfur

Group 6 The Modern Middle East (670-675) Diversity Brings Challenges: Kurdish Turkey, Israel Conflicts Over Resources and Religion Building Nations in the Middle East; Egypt, Iran, and Oil/Religion/Threats to Stability. Conflicts in the Middle East (692-697) Arab and Israeli Fighting Civil War in Lebanon Iraq’s Long History of Conflict

Group 7 Challenges of Development (704-708) Developing Economies Obstacles to Development Patterns of Life Change Africa Seeks a Better Future (710-713) Economic Choices Obstacles to Well-Being Tanzania

Group 8 China and India: Two Giants of Asia (714-718) China Reforms its Economy Continuing Challenges in China India Builds its Economy Reforming Indian Society Latin America Builds Democracy (720-726) Latin-American Poverty Road to Democracy: Military, Links With the U.S., Drugs Argentina and Democratic Struggles

Group 9 Globalization (738-742) Interdependence Global Trade Organizations Costs and Benefits of Global Trade Social and Environmental Challenges (744-751) Poverty, Disasters, and Disease Human Rights Development and the Environment

Group 10 Security in a Dangerous World (753-757) Modern Weapons Terrorism The War on Terrorism Advances in Science and Technology (758-763) Space Exploration The Computer Revolution Advances in Medicine and Biotechnology