COUNTRIES OF IMPORTANCE AFTER THE COLD WAR

Countries of Importance after the Cold War
USA – Mega Concerns
Today we look to the USA as the leading country in many fields, such as:
– industry
– commerce1
– information (computer technology, Internet etc.)
– weapons and space technology
Look at the following American companies and the products they produce. Use the numbers to connect
the product to its company. (Solution: see the answer page)
1 Mc Donald’s
A soft drinks
2 Ford
B potato chips/crisps
3 Boeing
C inline skates
4 Harley Davidson
D news
5 Coca Cola
E motor-bikes
6 Levi’s
F computer programmes
7 Kelly’s
G chewing gum
8 Microsoft
H whisky
9 K2
I
cars
10 Nike
J
aircraft
11 Jim Beam
K hamburgers
12 Wrigley’s
L jeans
13 CNN
M sport shoes
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Some Post-War Presidents of the USA
In the description of the presidents some sentences got mixed. Can you find them out?
Put the correct sentences next to the correct president. (Solution: see the answer page)
Franklin D. Roosevelt – in office from 1932-1945
1 He was a democrat.
2 In 1981 the “Space Shuttle” made the
first spaceflight.
3 He was a republican and a former movie
actor.
John F. Kennedy – in office from 1960-1963
1 He was a much loved president and a
democrat.
2 He was a republican and resigned1
after the Watergate scandal.
3 He is the only president who was elected three times.
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Richard Nixon – in office from 1968-1974
1 He was assassinated1 in Dallas, Texas in
1963.
2 Martin Luther King, African American
civil rights leader, was assassinated in
1968.
3Between 1933-1945 he introduced
“New Deal” policies to deal with the
Depression2.
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Ronald Reagan – in office from 1980-1988
1 He negotiated1 with Gorbachev and in
1988 the INF Treaty between USA and
USSR agreeing to reduce the production of nuclear weapons was signed.
2He negotiated with Kruschev and
avoided2 nuclear war because of the
Cuba Crisis in 1962.
3 He brought US soldiers home from the
Vietnam War in the early 1970’s.
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Russia After The Cold War – Mixed Sentences
The sentences about Russia have been mixed up. Please unscramble them and discuss them with your
classmates and your teacher.
USSR
no
the
was
in
1980’s
apart
The
longer
country one
Some to
into
become
The
.
united
wanted states
Many industries
democratic
fell
independent
private state-
restricted of
the
displeased government who
USSR
owned
Putin
rights
people
.
.
hands
the
went
.
President
persecuted Some
people .
the
were
.
Write down the correct sentences below:
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