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Ch. 27 Sect. 1
Peacetime Adjustments
and the Cold War
Page 844
Vocabulary: Fill in the correct term for each of the following
sentences:
1. A policy intended to stop the spread of communism
_____________________
2. _____________________ was the conflict between the U.S.
and the Soviet Union following World War II
3. _________________________ was the president of the United
States from 1945 to 1953.
4. A military alliance of the United States, Canada, and 10
European nations. __________________________________
5. President Truman’s promise of aid to countries fighting to
maintain democracy. ______________________________
Preview: Read the large red headings and fill in the blanks in the
following sentence:
In this section, I will learn about Peacetime _______________
and _______________, America fighting a ______________ War,
and the Cold War at _______________.
Peacetime Economics and Politics
1. What happened to thousands of workers as business changed to
making peacetime goods? __________________________
2. How did the change affect women workers? _____________
________________________________________________
3. Why did the economy boom instead of slowing down at the end of
the war? _________________________________________
__________________________________________________
4. What was one thing that President Truman did to help with civil
rights issues? ___________________________________
America Fights a Cold War
5. What was a major issue that divided the United States and the
Soviet Union that helped lead to the Cold War?
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
6. Who gave a speech where the term “Iron Curtain” was first used?
____________________________________________
__________________________________________________
What did he mean when he referred to an “Iron Curtain?
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
7. Why did Stalin blockade Berlin in 1948?__________________
__________________________________________________
8. How did the United States respond the blockade by the Soviet
Union? __________________________________________
________________________________________________
9. What was Truman’s policy of containment? _____________
________________________________________________
10. What are two things that resulted from the policy of
containment?
1. __________________________________________
2. __________________________________________
11. How did the Soviet Union and the nations of Eastern Europe
respond to the formation of NATO? ______________________
__________________________________________________
The Cold War at Home
12. What fear did many Americans have at the beginning of the
Cold War? ________________________________________
__________________________________________________
13. What are two people who were accused of spying for the
Soviet Union?
1) ____________________________________________
2) _____________________________________________
14. What was one other example of a government action resulting
from fear of communism? _____________________________
___________________________________________________
Review your reading guide and complete the chart below.
Effect
Effect
Cause
End of World War II
Effect