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American Cultures 5.0
Mrs. Jankowski
Chapter 18 Cold War Conflicts
Section 1: Origins of the Cold War (Pages 602-608)
Objectives:
 Explain the breakdown in relations between the United States and the Soviet Union after
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WWII
Summarize the steps taken to contain Soviet influence
Describe how the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan deepened Cold War tensions
Explain how conflicts over Germany increased fear of Soviet aggression
Former Allies Clash
1.) What caused suspicions between the United States and the Soviet Union during WWII?
2.) How did the United States and the USSR relate to each other at the United Nations?
3.) What happened at the Potsdam Conference?
Tensions Mount
4.) What was the essence of the disagreement between the US and the Soviet Union in Europe?
5.) How were the US and the USSR different? (Hint: Politically, Economically, Post –war goals of each
country)
6.) What action did the USSR take in Europe that was opposed by the US?
Cold War in Europe
7.) What was the Truman Doctrine?
8.) What was the Marshall Plan?
Superpowers Struggle over Germany
9.) What caused Stalin to close access to West Berlin?
10.) How did the Allies get supplies to West Berlin?
11.) Why was the NATO alliance formed?
Section 2: The Cold War Heats Up (Pages 609-615)
Objectives:
 Explain how Communists came to power in China and how the United States reacted
 Summarize the events of the Korean War
 Analyze the conflict between President Truman and General Douglas MacArthur
China Becomes a Communist Country
12.) What precipitated (caused) a renewed civil war in China?
13.) What was the outcome of the civil war in China?
14.) How did the outcome of the Chinese civil war affect American politics?
The Korean War
15.) How did Korea become divided into two countries?
16.) How did the Korean War start?
17.) Why did the United States with the approval of the United Nations go to the aid of South Korea?
The US Fights in Korea
18.) What did MacArthur’s counterattack at Inchon accomplish?
19.) What brought China into the war?
20.) What caused the disagreement between MacArthur and Truman?
21.) How did the Korean War end?
Section 3: The Cold War at Home (Pages 616-621)
Objectives:
 Describe government efforts to investigate the loyalty of US citizens
 Explain the spy cases of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
 Describe the efforts of Senator Joseph McCarthy to investigate alleged Communist influence in
the United States
Fear of Communist Influence
22.) Why were Americans worried about the security of the United States?
23.) What was the purpose of Truman’s Loyalty Review Board?
24.) What did the House Un-American Activities Committee do?
25.) Who were the Hollywood Ten?
Spy Cases Stun the Nation
26.) Why was State Dept. official Alger Hiss investigated?
27.) Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?
McCarthy Launches His “Witch Hunt”
28.) What was controversial about McCarthy’s tactics?
29.) Why did most Republicans remain silent about McCarthy’s “Witch Hunt”?
30.) What caused McCarthy’s downfall?
31.) What other anti-communist measures were enacted in the early 1950’s?
Section 4: Two Nations Live on the Edge (Pages 622-627)
Objectives:
 Explain the policy of brinkmanship
 Describe American and Soviet actions that caused the Cold War to spread around the world
 Summarize the impact of Sputnik and the U-2 incident on the United States
Brinkmanship Rules U.S. Policy
32.) How does the hydrogen bomb differ from the atomic bomb? (Hint: How did it change the Cold War?)
33.) What was the policy of brinksmanship?
The Cold War Spreads around the World
34.) What covert actions did the United States take in the Middle East and Latin America?
35.) What was the Warsaw Pact?
36.) What happened at the Geneva summit between Eisenhower and Khrushchev?
37.) How did the conflict over the Suez Canal start a war in the Middle East?
38.) What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
39.) What happened during the Hungarian uprising?
The Cold War Takes to the Skies
40.) How did the Soviet launch of Sputnik affect the United States?
41.) How did the U-2 flight of Francis Gary Powers influence U.S. - Soviet relations?