III. Early Cold War Conflicts

Korean War

Cuban Missile Crisis

Berlin Wall

Exit Ticket 1) The Korean War is an example of which U.S. foreign policy doctrine? a. containment b. détente c. imperialism d. reparations

Exit Ticket 2) What did the Cuban Missile Crisis reveal about the Cold War? a. The Soviet Union was willing to confine the spread of communism to Europe. b. The threat of nuclear war was a constant danger. c. The U.S. was much more powerful than the USSR. d. There were scores of communist spies in the U.S. government.

Exit Ticket 3) “Batista Driven from Power” “Bay of Pigs Invasion Fails” “U-2 Planes Reveal Soviet Missiles” These headlines refer to the relationship between the United States and Canada Cuba Mexico Panama

IV. Cold War Back Home

A. Second Red Scare Great Fear of communist takeover in the U.S. Americans and the government reacted in many different ways. House Un-American Activities Committee – investigated people in the government and Hollywood they suspected of being communist. Result: Charged and convicted multiple people, including communists who were giving government secrets to the USSR.

B. McCarthyism Senator Joseph McCarthy – held hearings to investigate whether someone was a communist or not. “Badgered” his witnesses by verbally attacking them, saying they were communists without having many facts. Caused many people to lose their jobs since people thought they were communists. Eventually lost power in the Senate.

C. Preparing for Nuclear Warfare “Duck and Cover” drills: students would duck under their desks and cover their heads. Government produced video to teach this method in schools. Families built bomb shelters called “fallout shelters” stocked them with food and supplies in case a nuclear bomb was dropped. Federal-Aid Highway Act (1956) – President Eisenhower created the U.S. “interstate system” of roads. Created so the military could get to different parts of the country quickly if the U.S. was invaded. Not ever used for this, but mostly for everyday transportation purposes like today.

D. Space Race Which “space firsts” did the Soviets have? Which “space firsts” did the Americans have? Why were the military so interested in the Space Race? Who wins the Space Race?

Exit Ticket 1) Why did many in the U.S. build fallout shelters in the years following WWII? a. Economic times were good and they wanted to add space to their suburban homes. b. They feared the threat of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union. c. They were alarmed to learn that the Soviets had put missiles in Cuba. d. They wanted to be prepared in case Communists ever launched an invasion of the United States.

Exit Ticket 2) How did the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 have an immediate effect on Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union? a. It prompted the United States to accelerate its activity in the space race. b. It eased diplomatic and military tensions. c. It produced a team effort to build a Soviet-American space station. d. It prompted the United States to create a space defense system.

Exit Ticket 3) How did people change their actions/behaviors as a result of the Cold War? Why?

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