5 facts about Italy

1. The capital of Italy is Rome. 

2. The language spoken is Italian. 

3. It's known for popular attractions like the Colosseum and Tower of Pisa.

4. The population is 58.99 million.

5. Italy is the country that's home to the Vatican. 

Here are 5 facts about dogs

1. Dogs are known as a man's best friend.

2. They have a strong sense of smell.

3. They have a lifespan of 10 to 15 years. 

4. They can learn all sorts of words such as "sit," "come," and "stay."

5. Dogs can be strong swimmers. 

American Revolution Links

These are some links where you can learn about The American Revolution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution

https://www.britannica.com/event/American-Revolution

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/american-revolution

https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/resource-library-american-revolution/

https://www.bostonteapartyship.com/american-revolution

https://www.uottawa.ca/about-us/official-languages-bilingualism-institute/clmc/linguistic-history/american-revolution

Here are 5 facts about Quebec City

1. It was founded by Samuel de Champlain on July 3rd 1608 and it was part of New France.

2. It is the capital city of Quebec.

3. The language spoken there is French.

4. It's population as of 2017 is 542,298

5. The word "Québec" comes from Kébec, a name the Algonquin people originally gave which means "where the river narrows." 

Here are 5 facts about the United States

1. Washington D.C. is its capital and the only city that's not in a state.

2. It gained independence on July 4th 1776. It only had 13 states. They were New Hampshire, Massachussetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virgina, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. 

3. Today there are 50 states. 

4. The flag has 50 stars, representing each state. Every time a new state joined, the flag was redesigned to add another star. The 13 stripes represent the 13 colonies.

5. The national anthem is The Star Spangled Banner which became official in 1931.

Here are 5 facts about autism

1. Autism is a neurological disorder that affects where individuals have social communication challenges as well as restricted and repetitive behaviours. 

2. It is diagnosed four to five times more often in boys than in girls.

3. Parents often notice signs in their child within the first three years of life. Some of these symptoms are; not making eye contact, showing little or no interest in other children, hand flapping, head banging and trouble with communication.

4. Autism Awareness Day is celebrated on April 2nd. People show their awareness by wesring blue. 

5. There is no cure for autism but with occupational, speech, behavioural or aba therapy, it can lessen symptoms. 

Cold War

The Cold War began after World War ll and continued until 1991 which was when the Soviet Union fell. It began it's control over the states of the Eastern Bloc while it began a strategy of  containment to challenge Soviet power. With the outbreak of the Chinese and Korean war in the 50s, the conflict expanded. It also suppressed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, Suez Crisis in 1956, Berlin Crisis of 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. 

From 1961 to 1989, the Berlin Wall stopoed East Germans from going to West Germany. If they tried to go they were shot. That was until on November 9th, 1989 they tore down the wall and East Germans had the freedom to go west. 

The Cuban project was devised under the Kennedy administration in 1961. Khrushchev learned about the project in February 1962 and preparations to install Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba were undertaken in response. It brought the world so close to nuclear war. The aftermath led to the first efforts of nuclear arms race at nuclear disarmament and improving relations. 

US troop levels in Vietnam grew under the Military Assistance Advisory Group program from just under a thousand in 1959 to 16,000 in 1963. The war escalated in 1964 following the Gulf of Tonkin incident where an American destroyer was alleged to have clashed with North Vietmanese fast attack craft. 

The Second Cold War that lasted from 1979 to 1985 refers to the period of intensive reawakening of Cold War tensions and conflicts in the late 70s and early 80s. 

The Fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized the collapse of European communist governments and ended the Iron Curtain divide of Europe. The 1989 revolutionary wave swept across Central and Eastern Europe and overthrew all the communist states. Romania was the only country to topple its communist regime violently and execute it's head of state. Two years later in December 1991, the Soviet Union fell.