Virginia and US History SOL map study: 20th century wars
Preparation for the state of Virginian SOL ("Standards of Learning") History test: 20th century wars
Content: WWI, WWII, Cold War, Korean War & Vietnam War
Purpose: to associate time, place and events via maps
World maps
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BIG IDEAS
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World War I
WWI Timeline Maps | |
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World War II
Origins of WWII
European Theatre
European theatre WWII timeline maps | |
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World War II in Europe
German invasions:
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European Theatre key concept images | |
Asian Theatre
Cold War
- 1945-1991, between Communist Russia / Soviet Union and its allies and the U.S. and its allies
- called a "cold" war because the USSR and the US never fought each other directly
- "hot" wars erupted between either side and another ally, but never directly against one another
- however, the threat of war was always present
- especially nuclear war
- see
- "arms race'"
- MAD theory