African Independence

After the notable World War II, numerous African Nations disliked living under European Control. Europeans exploited African resources many times. As a way to depart from this torment from Europeans, Ghana gained independence in 1957. Though the people of Ghana were happy for finally being independent, they were very unprepared. Living under European Rules for over 20 years, many African Nations such as Ghana didn't have much knowledge about Government, hence the change. Some notable leaders who lead their nations were, Jomo Kenyatta of Kenya,  Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa.

Film Lesson: "The Right Stuff"

In the movie "The Right Stuff", United States and Russia competed against each other. Both countries competed to see which country was Advanced in Technology and Science. In the movie, there were many rocket scenes showing how both the USSR and USA competed against each other. It took time for the US to launch a rocket ship into space. Though USA took many time and worked so hard in trying to launch the rocket ship, Russia was far ahead. Russia beat USA every scene. Since the Cold War wasn't exactly a "war", meaning no violence was in effect, the competitive scenes between USA and USSR attempt to launch a rocket on the moon will help me remember the Cold War.  Both United States and Russia disliked each other, however rather than having a "hot war" (killing), they had a cold war.

NATO and The Warsaw Pact

NATO was an organization between North America and Europe formed during The Cold War. The "Big Idea" for the formation of NATO was so that countries involved, had the right of a mutual defense alliance. A Mutual Defense Alliance is very similar to a gang. If one country is attacked, the Mutual Defense Alliance allowed all the other counties in NATO to aid them. Very similar to NATO, Soviet Union decided to make the Warsaw Pact as a response. The Warsaw Pact gained control of many European countries. By gaining these countries, the Soviet Union attracted many foreign citizens to its strong military and political force. Though the Warsaw Pact gained control of many countries and attracted many, NATO's Technology was just too advanced. In the year 1991, the Warsaw Pact was labeled nonexistent.