Cold War – Define these Key terms and Id these people
1. Demobilization
2. satellite nations
3. Cold War
4. Chinese Communist / Mao Zedong
5. Nationalist Chinese / Chaing Kai-Shek
6. Taiwan
7. Old soldiers never die; they just fade, fade,
fade away!
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Election of 1952
“I Like Ike”
Checkers speech
John Foster Dulles
John Glenn
Neal Armstrong
Sally Ride
Nikita Khrushchev
Comprehension
1. What is the purpose of the United Nations? Explain the basic structure of the United Nations, and
contrast its reception in the United States with that of the League of Nations.
2. What was the policy of "containment?" What were President Truman's goals in establishing this
foreign policy?
3. What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? / What did it provide? How did the Marshall Plan fit
into Truman’s policy of containment?
4. What benefits did GI’s receive under the Serviceman's Readjustment Act ["G.I. Bill"] (1944)?
5. Why were there so many strikes following WWII? / What restrictions did the Taft-Hartley Act
place on unions?
6. What movement pushed for the creation of a Jewish homeland? Why did war break out between
Israel and the Arab states?
7. Who were the Dixiecrats? How did they influence politics? Why did Truman win the election of
1948?
8. List three reforms included in the Fair Deal.
9. Explain how each of the following helped to contain communism: a) Churchill’s Iron Curtain
Speech b) Truman Doctrine c) establishment of NATO
10. What was Stalin’s attempt to take all of Berlin? What was Truman’s response? How effective was
his actions?
11. Why did the US send troops to Korea? What was General MacArthur's plan in 1951 to end the
stalemate in Korea? Why did President Truman object to it so strongly? On what grounds did
Truman fire MacArthur? Why did China enter on the side of North Korea? How did the armistice
that ended the Korean War affect Korea?
12. Explain Eisenhower's policy of "brinksmanship" and "massive retaliation" in terms of its impact
on American foreign relations during the 1950s. Describe Mutually Assured Destruction – M.A.D.
13. What factors combined to create the anti-communist paranoia that led to the national mood that
allowed the rise to prominence of Senator Joseph McCarthy? What sorts of tactics did he use in his
attacks on alleged subversion? Though anti-communist sentiment did not disappear, what led to
the demise of Senator Joseph McCarthy?
14. What was the appeal of Levittown and similar suburban developments? How did typical suburbs
transform family life and shape women's attitudes? What effect did suburban living have on the
use of the automobile?
15. What was the impact of the automobile and the super highway on metropolitan development
patterns, especially the traditional downtown? What impact did the automobile culture have on
railroads, energy consumption, air pollution, and retailing?
16. How did Americans react to the Soviet Sputnik? What was the response of the US government
(one in education, one in the space race) did the US take to close the missile gap after the
launching of Sputnik?
17. What was the Eisenhower Doctrine? What authority did Congress give the President when they
approved this policy?
18. What is the name of NATO’s Soviet counterpart? Why was it formed?
19. What was the "Beat" movement? How did the values of the beatniks differ from those of
mainstream America in the 1950s?
20. Describe the U-2 Spy plane incident. How did the incident dash hopes for world peace? What was
the political significance of the U-2 spy plan incident of 1960?
Locate the following places. Unless directed otherwise use a black star. MAKE
SURE YOU
points.
LABEL EVERYTHING!!! These Maps are 100
Cold War Map (Europe)
Label the division of Germany following WWII –use the following color
coding US (Yellow), GB (Blue), France (Pink), SU ( Orange)
Label and color the communist bloc countries (satellites) of the Eastern Europe - RED
Color (Green) and label the countries of the NATO
Color (Red) the countries of the Warsaw Pact.
Indicate the location of the Iron Curtain with a thick BLUE LINE.
Label Stettin
Draw a wall in Berlin
Color Baltic Sea Blue
Draw a Turkey on Turkey
Label Trieste
Draw a fry pan on Greece
Color the Adriatic Sea Blue
Korean War Map
North Korea (Color Red)
South Korea (Color Blue)
Seoul
Inchon
Yalu River
Pusan
38th parallel
Armistice Line
Taiwan (Color Purple)
China (Color RED)
Mongolia (Color Green)
Japan (Color Orange)
Soviet Union (Color RED)
United States Map
Draw an nuclear mushroom cloud on Alamogordo, NM
Draw an atomic symbol on Manhattan, NYC
Draw an olive Branch on the United Nations
Levittown
Shade the Sunbelt Yellow
Shade the Rust Belt Brown