Lesson Five: Promoting and Defending Against Ideologies
1. Introduction
Promoting and Defending Ideologies
Issue Question: Is resistance to liberalism justified?
- appreciate how citizens and citizenship are affected by the promotion of ideological principle
- appreciate that individuals and groups may adhere to various ideologies
- examine how ideological conflict shaped international relations after World War II
- evaluate the extent to which resistance to liberalism is justified
Duration: 2 blocks (80 mins each + homework)
In this lesson you will learn that competing ideologies produce conflict. This was particularly evident during the Cold War, ranging from 1947-1991. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the United States and its allies after World War II. The rivalry lasted for decades and resulted in international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war.
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In this lesson you will learn that competing ideologies produce conflict. This was particularly evident during the Cold War, ranging from 1947-1991. The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the Soviet Union and its satellite states, and the United States and its allies after World War II. The rivalry lasted for decades and resulted in international incidents that led the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear war.