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Cornell Notes

Cornell Notes. Left column for titles Right column for details Bottom rows for summary Write questions to the left of the details. Blocs!. The Western Bloc. Locations. Scandinavia. Western Europe. Parts of Eastern Europe. North America. Parts of Middle East. Countries. USA & Canada

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Cornell Notes

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  1. Cornell Notes • Left column for titles • Right column for details • Bottom rows for summary • Write questions to the left of the details

  2. Blocs!

  3. The Western Bloc

  4. Locations Scandinavia Western Europe Parts of Eastern Europe North America Parts of Middle East

  5. Countries • USA & Canada • Germany, France, U.K. Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, others • Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland • Romania, Croatia, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia Albania, Bulgaria, Latvia, others • Israel and Turkey Scandinavia Western Europe Parts of Eastern Europe North America Parts of Middle East

  6. Geographical Regions Scandinavia Baltic States The Low Countries The Alps Iberian Peninsula Balkans

  7. Geographical Regions The Northwest New England The Midwest East Coast Pacific Coast The Southwest The South

  8. Bodies of Water North Sea Baltic Sea English Channel Mediterranean Sea

  9. Bodies of Water Puget Sound Great Lakes Great Salt Lake Baja California Gulf of Mexico

  10. All democratic Characteristics: Political

  11. All Capitalist (Free Market) Characteristics: Economic

  12. Characteristics: Languages

  13. Characteristics: Religions

  14. NATO Created to “contain” Communism during the Cold War Democratic members cooperated TODAY: NATO’s new mission is to keep peace and security in Europe Warsaw Pact Created to protect the Soviet Union during the Cold War Oppressed communist members dominated by the Soviet Union Communism collapsed in 1991, Warsaw Pact Dissolved TODAY: many former Warsaw Pact countries in NATO Major Organizations

  15. Major Organizations • The European Union • Common Market • Common Currency • Common Passport

  16. Values • Democracy • Capitalism (Free Market Economy) • Individual Human Rights • Free Trade/Globalization • Environmental Protection • Principle of Intervention

  17. Influence • The Western Bloc has the highest influence in international affairs • 6 countries in the G8 (Group of 8) • German, Italy, France, UK, Canada, USA, Russia, Japan • 3 permanent members of the Security Council • UK, USA, France, Russia, China

  18. Countries that don’t Exist Anymore • East and West Germany  Germany • Czechoslovakia  Czech Republic & Slovakia • Yugoslavia  Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Macedonia

  19. Israel • Founded after WWII with the help of USA and UK • The only Jewish State • Supported by Western Bloc during the Cold War against the Arabs (supported by the USSR)

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