Homework 30 - Chapter 26: Cold War Conflicts
Read pages 808-833. Answer the questions.
Section 1: Origins of the Cold War
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How was Joseph Polowsky’s visit with Soviet soldiers one of joy and sadness?
Why did the US and Soviets go from allies to rivals so quickly?
Why did the US oppose communist governments and economics?
To the US and Europe what were the benefits of democracy and capitalism?
What organization was a symbol of hope for world peace?
Why did so many Americans doubt the new President Truman?
What excellent qualities did he possess?
Who met at the Potsdam Conference?
What did Stalin reveal?
What are satellite nations?
Why did the Soviets establish satellite nations in Eastern Europe?
What is containment?
Who dreamed up this idea?
Why was it the best strategy for winning the cold war?
What famous speech did Churchill give?
What was happening in Greece and Turkey in 1947?
How did Truman help these nations?
How much did it cost?
Did it work?
Was it worth it?
What dangers threatened western Europe in the winter of 1946-47?
What was the Marshall Plan?
Where did George Marshall live?
How much did the plan cost?
Did it work?
Was it worth it?
What irritated Stalin and the Soviets about the situation in Berlin?
How did they plan to unify the city?
What was Truman’s response?
Why was the airlift effective?
What is NATO?
What was it’s primary purpose?
Section 2: The Cold War Heats Up
1. What kind of impossible odds did Philip Day face in battle during the Korean War?
2. Who was Chiang Kai Shek?
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How much money did we give him?
Why?
Who defeated Chiang Kai Shek?
Why was this a stunning blow to the US?
Why did the US fear Mao Zedong?
What was the 38th Parallell?
How did the Korean War start?
What actions did the United Nations take?
How many Americans fought in the Korean War?
Who was the US General?
How did this general plan to defeat the North Koreans?
Why is the battle of Inchon one of the all time greatest American victories?
What role did China play in the Korean War?
How did the Chinese almost win this war?
What suggestion did MacArthur make to President Truman?
Why did MacArthur criticize Truman?
What action did Truman take?
Was this the right thing to do? WhY?
How did the Korean War end?
How many Americans died?
How much money did we spend on this war?
Was it worth it?
Section 3: The Cold War At Home
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What courageous act did Tony Kahn make in 1947?
Why was the US in fear of communism taking over our country?
What was the point of the Federal Employee Loyalty Program?
What was the HUAC?
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
What is a blacklist?
What is heroic and tragic about the story of the Hollywood Ten?
Was the HUAC justified in their actions?
Why or why not?
Who were Whitaker Chambers and Alger Hiss?
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
What were they found guilty of ?
What was their punishment?
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
What is McCarthyism?
Why was McCarthy an unstoppable force in the early 1950s?
What led to McCarthy’s downfall?
Section 4: Two Nations Live On the Edge
1. What did Annie Dillard remember about nuclear attack drills at school?
2. What is the H Bomb?
3. When was it developed?
4. Who was John Foster Dulles?
5. What did Dulles believe was the only way to stop the spread of communism?
6. What is dangerous about brinksmanship?
7. How did the Soviets respond to the US nuclear build up?
8. What is the CIA?
9. Why was the agency needed?
10. How did the CIA create a pro American government in Iran?
11. Why was Iran a very important nation to the US in the 1950s?
12. What role did the CIA play in Guatemala?
13. Why did the Soviets create the Warsaw Pact?
14. Who were the leaders that gathered at the Geneva Summit?
15. How was it a step towards world peace?
16. What kind of relationship did Egypt have with the US and the Soviet Union?
17. What did Israel, Great Britain, and France do that threatened Egypt?
18. What role did the UN play in deescalating the conflict over the Suez Canal?
19. What is the Eisenhower Doctrine/
20. What happened in Hungary in the year 1956?
21. What did the Soviets do during the crisis in Hungary?
22. What did the US do?
23. Who was Nikita Khurshchev?
24. How did Krushcheve try to improve relations with the US?
25. What happened on Oct 4, 1957?
26. How was this a blow to the US?
27. What happened to the U2 spy plane?
28. What did Francis Gary Powers say about his captivity?
29. How did this incident ruin plans for peace between the Soviets and the US?
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