African Independence

According to the map, the Africa had changed so much in the twenty year period from 1955 to 1975 because they were indepedent. In 1955 there were only four countries that were independent. Then in 1975 there were numerous countries that were independent.

Some of their leaders were Kwame Nkrumah, who was the first prime minister of Ghana and then president. Kwame Nkrumah wanted better schools and better health issues. In the 1960's, Patrice Lumumba became the first prime minister in Congo which is now called Zaire. After that another leader Mobutu, over-threw Lumumba.

9th Grade Review - Neolithic Revolution

The Neolithic Revolution was a period of time in history when people domesticate animals. Most people spend most of their time either hunting or gathering. People were divided into men and women. The women had to make food and the men had to hunt for animals. Soon after, people invented tools to use is in everyday life. New technologies were invented such as the calendar to keep track of hunting. Also there were weapons to protect themselves. This is all about the Neolithic Revolution.

The European Union

The European Union was when the European leaders wanted peace and union in their countries. The twenty five nations wanted to change the society of Europe. I think it is a good thing because it made a powerful nation in the world. Also the European Union has a strong economic and political nation. It was also a good thing because people that lived in the European Union could work in the nation. These are the successfulness of the European Union.

Film Lesson-"The Right Stuff"

In the movie "The Right Stuff," there were a lot of competition against the United States and Russia. The United States had the first man on the moon. While in Russia, there was the first man in space. Russia was winning the competition because they sent the first satellite in space. The only thing the United States did was to put the first man on the moon. The scene that will remian in my head is when the men were tring to breathe as hard as possible to see who has the strongest lung capacity. This will remain in my head because they all wanted to be in space.

Cuban Missile Crisis

The Cuban Missile Crisis was part of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. This all started on October 14,1962. During that year, the Soviet Union's leader thought of the idea of putting missiles in Cuba. The leader of Cuba was Fidel Castro. He didn't want his country under invasion. John F. Kennedy stopped the Cuban Missile Crisis because he thought it would harm others.

NATO and The Warsaw Pact

NATO is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The countries that took part in this organization was Eurpoe and North America. The purpose of NATO is if one country is under attack from another country, then NATO would help them. This all started on April 4,1949. Six years later the Warsaw Pact was made.

The Warsaw Pact was a military alliance to take over the Eastern Europe. The countries that took part of this pact was the Soviet Union and Europe. Then the Soviet Union took control over Europe. After that, things were not going good for the Warsaw Pact. Their military wern't strong and their technology was beginning to get old. This is all about the Warsaw Pact and NATO.