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Causation in the Age of The Cold War and Decolonization

Driving Question: How did the intertwined trends of the Cold War and decolonization impact societies around the world after 1900?

The competition between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War had global consequences. Combined with decolonization, the world experienced an intense period of change during this era.

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the extent to which the effects of the Cold War were similar in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  2. Use peer editing to revise a previous LEQ essay to evaluate how to improve historical writing using all elements of the WHP LEQ Writing Rubric.
STEP 1

Writing: Peer Editing