1. Unit VII: World War II and Its Aftermath Chapter 26: Cold War Conflicts

2. The Origins of the Cold War Former Allies Clash What wartime decisions of the United States inspired Soviet distrust? What wartime decisions of the U.S.S.R. inspired American distrust? The United Nations The Security Council Veto Power of Permanent Members Why these countries?

3. Tension Mounts Rewind: Truman’s Succession The Potsdam Conference What does Truman find out at Potsdam (about Stalin) that FDR did not know at Yalta? What were the differences between Truman’s and Stalin’s postwar goals? Define: satellite nations? What countries today might be thought of as “satellites?”

4. The Iron Curtain What is meant by the phrase “Iron Curtain?” Why does Stalin’s seizure of Eastern Europe appear acceptable to the Soviets? Why doesn’t the West fight him over the broken promises at Yalta? Define: Containment Policy

5. Cold War in Europe The Truman Doctrine How does this represent a radical change in American foreign policy? Why does Truman think it is important? What tactics does Truman use in Turkey and Greece? The Marshall Plan Why was this so important to the history of Western Europe? Where had the United States learned this lesson?

7. Superpower Struggle The Berlin Crisis Why does Berlin matter so much? What is Stalin trying to gain over and above the value of West Berlin? How does the United States solve its dilemma? Germany Divided Federal Republic of Germany German Democratic Republic What’s in a name?

8. NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1949) What major change takes place in U.S. foreign policy and why? What is the primary military objective of this alliance?

10. The Cold War Heats Up Chiang Kai-shek vs. Mao Zedong What can we learn from the differing views of average Americans and U.S. officials? Why are these views different? Why is Communism so popular in China? Renewed Civil War What effect does the Containment policy have on American aid to China? Taiwan (the Republic of China) American Reaction Who was in the right about China? Had the containment policy failed?

11. The Korean War Cold War in Korea Why is Korea divided? The Communist North The Democratic South? What do the Soviets have to do with the war? The UN’s First War The USSR’s diplomatic blunder Why a boycott? Why is this such a disastrous blunder for the Soviets?

13. War In Korea Douglas MacArthur MacArthur invades Inchon by surprise attack. Enter The (Chinese) Dragon Why can China fight America, and why is it willing to take the risk? A Nuclear Korea? Truman vs. MacArthur Insubordination Why do the generals of the Joint Chiefs disagree with MacArthur? Why does the public back him?

14. The Cold War At Home The Loyalty Review Board The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Pro-Soviet Films Were the HUAC hearings unconstitutional? The McCarran Act Why the controversy? Who was right?

15. Spies Alger Hiss and Richard Nixon Espionage results in political capital The Rosenbergs The Soviet Bomb What caused the Rosenbergs to spy for the Soviet Union? Should they (if guilty) have been executed?

16. The Witch-Hunt McCarthy’s Red Scare What tactics did McCarthy use to gain fame? Why does the public believe him? Why are Senators immune from slander charges? What danger exists in Joe McCarthy’s tactics? Why don’t the Republicans stop him? What mistake does McCarthy make in his accusations?

17. Living On The Edge Brinkmanship Fusion Weapons What is the purpose of the fusion weapon? Eisenhower and Dulles Massive Retaliation What is the theory behind America being willing to use nuclear weapons first? How is it supposed to ensure peace? Problems? What technologies develop?

18. The Cold War Spreads The Influence of the United States Iran (1951) Why is Mossadegh seen as pro-Soviet? How does this affect relations with Iran today? Was the CIA’s action defensible? Guatemala (1954) Why was the Guatemalan government seen as Communist- friendly? Was the CIA’s action defensible? The Warsaw Pact and Geneva (1955) What spurs this “alliance?” Why do it? Why do you think the Soviets rejected “open skies?”

19. The Middle East The Formation of Israel (1948) Why does Israel’s existence anger Arab nations? Colonization? Why does the United States support Israel so consistently? Nasser and the Suez (1955) Why does Nasser seize the Suez canal? Is this action defensible? Why are Great Britain and France involved?

20. Hungary Nagy the Communist? If Nagy is a Communist, why does he defy Moscow? Why can the Soviet Union invade Hungary, but the West cannot throw them out? Why can’t the UN do anything? Khrushschev Differences between Stalin and Khrushchev?

21. The High Front The Space Race Why is the space race important? What advantages does a country with a space program possess? The U-2 Incident Why did the United States launch this program? How did the Soviets find out? What is the effect of the incident?