9th Grade Review - Neolithic Revolution
The Neolithic Revolution was a breakthrough for all mankind. It was the ending to hunter gatherer situations, and shedded new light on civilized society. The people discovered farming and domestication of animals. It shaped society for us, because if people wouldn`t have gone to those extents, we`d still be eating toasted goats and stuff..
The European Union
The European Union was like a put together country. There were 25 states in the union, making it the 3rd largest country in the world. The states used to fight with each other, but came to agreement to form a union with one another. It`s a good thing because it helps the economy, everyone can share the same currency, no one has to change their money. It's also good because if one country gets attacked, the whole country l wawill come after the counry who attacked it. They have each others backs. People could go into other states without having to go through a whole passport exchange, because every country is united. It prevented turf wars, all wars in general. It also prevented border rules.
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NATO and The Warsaw Pact
Nato was an organization that inclused countries in North America and Europe. It was an alliance, so if one country was attacked, the other countries could give them a hand. The Warsaw pact was a rival alliance made up of Russia and Eastern European communist countries. The alliances as a fall back for future attacks.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was when the world came close to a nuclear war. Cuba had missiles ready to be launched if the island was invaded but JFK avoided the event. He quaratined the island. He also said that if Cuba attacked, they would blame the USSR, and told them to remove all their weapons from the island. It was considered the hottest moment because the world was about to be blown up by some people with really big missiles. That's serious.
Film Lesson - "The Right Stuff"
The U.S. and the USSR were competing to see who would get to space first. Russia was winning the competition because they got a man in space first, and America got a monkey. The scenes from the movie that will help me remember this event is the man who always came running in late telling them the important news that just happened, and when they were in the shower talking about woman, how they pointed out that the real issue was that they were trying to send monkeys to space. They came to the conclusion that America thought a monkey could do it better than a human.
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