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Bell work 4-25-16
Read page 636-637 in the textbook “America: Pathways to
the Present”
 After reading rewrite and answer the following
questions:
1. When did conflict between the Soviet Union and the
U.S.A begin?
2. When did the U.S.A recognize the Soviet Union as an
official country?
3. What did the Soviet government do that upset the
U.S.A during WWII?
4. What did the American government do that upset the
Soviets during WWII?
Answers
1. 1917
2. 1933
3. The Soviets signed a nonaggression pact with
Nazi Germany.
4. The Allies waited until 1944 to invade Europe
Ch. 38 and 39 Quiz
• Once you have finished and turned in the quiz
you should be working on one of the following
two assignments:
Zinn Ch. 16 Reading and Questions
Six degrees of Separation Cold War
4-26-16
Using your Zinn reading and questions as well
as the assigned readings, correctly answer the
following questions:
1. What were the main causes of Cold War?
2. What were the main outcomes of the Yalta
Conference?
3. What was the main outcomes of the
Potsdam Conference?
Answers
1. The main causes of the Cold War were the
disagreements between the United States and
the Soviet Union over how to restructure
Germany and other European countries
2. The main outcomes of the Yalta Conference was
the formation of the United Nations
3. The main outcome of the Potsdam Conference
was the Soviet Union and the United States
disagreed over the development and testing of
nuclear weapons.
Bell work 4 -27-16
Read pg. 654 under the heading “The Korean
Conflict”
After reading, rewrite and answer the following
questions:
1. How did the Korean War begin?
2. Why did the start of this war alarm many
Americans?
3. Why did President Truman decide to get
involved with this war?
Answers
1. The Korean War began when North Korean
troops streamed across the 38th parallel
2. Many Americans assumed that the Soviet Union
encouraged the North Koreans to invade South
Korea
3. President Truman got involved because he did
not want another World War. He cited how
European nations failed to stand to Hitler at in
the 1930s which only encouraged him to keep
invading countries.
Cold War Rotations
Stay with your assigned group
Do not write on the Cartoon Analysis
Worksheet
On a separate sheet of paper you need to:
1. What do you see?
2. What are the symbols, phrases, or captions
used?
3. What is the overall message?
The Presidents (Truman and Eisenhower)
Write down the Presidents first and last name
Write down the party they belonged to
Write down the years they were in office
Write down and explain the major events that
occurred while the President was in office.
Six Degrees of Separation
Cold War
Finish ATSU: Superpower
Bell work 4-29-16
 Read pg. 624 under the heading “ Soldiers and
Segregation” and continue reading on pg. 625
until you get to the heading “Mexican Americans.
After reading, reword and answer the following
questions:
1. How were African American U.S. troops treated when they
came back to the United States after WWII?
2. What percentage of White Americans believed African
Americans were satisfied with the level of equality that
existed in the 1940’s?
3. What was the Double V campaign?
4. What does C.O.R.E. stand for and what did they accomplish?
The Presidents (Eisenhower)