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Curipod generated lesson: "Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union". #8-10
cynthia.denner
Updated 5 months ago
1. Word cloud
120 seconds
What was the main political ideology of the Soviet Union?
2. Slide
60 seconds
Eastern Europe was under the control of the Soviet Union after WWII. During the Cold War, the Iron Curtain blocked off the region from the West. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 ended Soviet rule in Eastern Europe.
Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
3. Slide
60 seconds
Iron Curtain: A term popularized by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the physical and ideological barrier between Western Europe and Eastern Europe during the Cold War; it symbolized the division of Europe into two distinct political and military blocs. Soviet Union: A state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. It encompassed modern-day Russia and other nearby states, and was a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Eastern Bloc: A term used to refer to the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union. These countries were economically, politically and militarily dependent on the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Concepts:
4. Slide
60 seconds
In the early 20th century, the Soviet Union was the first country to introduce a five-day work week. The Soviet Union was the first country to launch a satellite into space, known as Sputnik 1. The Eastern Bloc countries of the Soviet Union were the first to develop color television.
Did you know?
5. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What was the main reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991? P. 834-838
6. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: 1. How did the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 affect the politics and economy of Eastern European countries?
7. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a dinosaur eating pizza while playing video games.
8. Poll
60 seconds
Which country was the first to leave the Soviet Union?
- Baltic States
- Ukraine
- Russia
- Belarus
9. Poll
60 seconds
What was the Warsaw Pact?
- A military alliance between Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union
- An economic agreement between Eastern European countries and Western Europe
- A cultural exchange program between Eastern European countries and North America
10. Poll
60 seconds
Which country suffered a major nuclear disaster in 1986?
- Ukraine (Chernobyl)
- Poland
- Romania
- Bulgaria
11. Poll
60 seconds
When did the Berlin Wall fall, marking an end to communist rule in Germany?
- 1989
- 1991
- 1993
- 1995
12. Poll
60 seconds
What is the name of the former Yugoslav republic that declared independence in 1991, leading to a decade of conflict with Serbia?
- Croatia
- Slovenia
- Kosovo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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