The Cold War Study Guide / Guided Reading Chapter 12 (& parts of other chapters)

TheCold Waris the name given to the relationship that developed primarily between the USA and theUSSRafterWorld War Two. TheCold Warwas to dominate international affairs for decades and many major crises occurred - theCuban Missile Crisis,Vietnam,Hungaryand theBerlin Wallbeing just some. For many, the growth in weapons ofmass destructionwas the most worrying issue. A clash of very different beliefs and ideology - capitalism versus communism - each held with almost religious conviction, formed the basis of an international power struggle with both sides vying for dominance, exploiting every opportunity for expansion anywhere in the world.

  1. Why was the United Nations formed?
  1. What did the Allies do with Germany at the Yalta Conference after the war?
  1. What were the goals of the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II that led to the Cold War?
  1. What was the “hot issue” that worsened United States and Soviet Union relations?
  1. What are satellite nations/states?
  1. What was the United States foreign policy based on after WWII?
  1. What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
  1. What was the Marshall Plan and how did the Soviet Union respond to it?
  1. What was NATO? How did the Soviet Union respond to it?
  1. Why was the US involved in the Korean War?
  1. Why was the Korean War considered a stalemate?
  1. What similarity did the Red Scare after WWII have with the Red Scare during the Cold War?
  1. Who was Joseph McCarthy, what did he do, and what event caused his downfall?
  1. When President Eisenhower left office, he referred to the “military-industrial complex” in his farewell address. What was he referring to?
  1. What was the Cuban Missile Crisis and what did it almost cause?
  1. What did President Nixon’s creative dealing with the Soviet Union bring about?
  1. What was the main reason behind the US getting involved in the Vietnam War?
  1. What was détente and who was responsible for it?
  1. How did President Reagan prepare to defend American interests during the Cold War?
  1. What did President Reagan’s foreign policy call for?
  1. In the 1980s, anti-communist revolts began to occur where?
  1. How could the 50 years of the Cold War be described or characterized?