Monday/Tuesday October 5-6 Work

Table of Contents #1: Yalta

Today we took a pre-assessment, see me for makeup.

Yalta Notes

Iron Curtain DBQ

I handed out the exam for Cold War.  We will cover all topics listed in the bullet points.  Tape into your notebook and reference throughout the unit in preparation for the exam.

1.  Explain the historical roots of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

         support for anti-Bolshevik forces in 1917

·         US invasion of Russia 1917

·         Treaty of Brest Litovsk

·         Russia excluded from Treaty of Versailles

·         US refusal to recognize Russian government

·         Red Scare in the US

·         German-Soviet Non-aggression Pact

·         Delayed 2^nd Front / 20 M deaths in Soviet Union

·         Lack of aid during war

Exclusion from atomic bomb research

2.  Compare and contrast the different world views espoused by the Soviet Union and the United States

        Communism vs. Capitalism

·         State property vs. Private property

·         Atheistic vs. Judeo-Christian

·         Workers vs. Owners

·         Marxism, Communist Manifesto

·         World Revolution

Satellite Nations vs. Iron Curtain

3.  Analyze the US role in the reconstruction of Europe and contrast it to US policy following WWI.

        Isolationism vs. engagement

·         League of Nations vs. United Nations

·         Division of Europe / Germany after WWII

·         Reparations vs. Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift

4.  Analyze the development of the Truman Doctrine and its application in the Cold War.

Containment

NSC-68

George Kennan

Aid to nations fighting communism

Greece / Turkey

NATO