Discussion• What protection might a desk offer in the event of a

nuclear attack? The desk might protect students from flying objects, such as shattered glass or debris; however, a desk would offer no protection from harmful radiation that would be emitted during a nuclear attack.

Why is it important for people to know in advance how to respond in an emergency? People who are not prepared for an emergency may panic which would increase the danger.

Discussion

• What was the goal of these movements?

quality, socialism, or freedom

Discussion

• Why did the U.S.S.R. and Eastern Bloc unravel in 1989?

combination of internal discontent and grassroots movements and government-sponsored reforms

Discussion

• Where is the highest concentration of 'not free' nations on the map?

in Eastern Europe and North Africa

Discussion

• What kinds of protests occurred in the United States during the Cold War?

protests against U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War began in the 1960s, and the civil rights movement caused protests starting in 1954

Answers for Step Into the Place

• Goals: Czechoslovakia: a socialist democracy; U.S.: an end to the Vietnam War and to racial discrimination; France: solidarity between workers and managers. Protests were successful in the United States.

Discussion

• When did World War II end?

1945

Discussion

• When did France explode its first atomic bomb?

1960

Discussion

• When did Richard Nixon resign from office?

1974

Discussion

• How many years separate Britain's National Insurance Act and the Equal Pay Act in the U.S.?

17 Years

Discussion

• How many years separate the end of World War II and Mao's Cultural Revolution in China?

21 years