.Name: ______
Below is the plan for the unit on the beginning of the Cold War. Lessons/assignments are subject to change, but this should give every student an idea on what to expect in the coming days!

Unit: Beginning of the Cold War, Plan
Date / Lesson/Topic
Assignment / What is due?
Day one:
Tuesday /
  • Read – The Aftermath of WW2 and complete worksheet
  • Page one notes on origins of Cold War
  • Terms 1-4 + Go over Study Guide questions
  • Page two notes on “Cold War Heats Up”
  • Terms 5-12, 15

Day two:
Wednesday /
  • Review yesterday’s material
  • Notes on Korean War
  • Finish terms/finish study guide

Day three:
Thursday /
  • Cold War, Quiz 1 (25 questions)
  • Begin Cuban Missile Crisis/JFK’s Presidency
/ Quiz
Entire packet should be finished

Name: ______Cold War Vocabulary

1. Iron curtain

2. Cold War

3. Containment

4. Truman Doctrine

5. Marshall Plan

6. Berlin airlift

7. East vs. West Germany

8. United Nations

9. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg

10. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

11. Warsaw Pact

12. Blacklist

13. Mao Zedong

14. H-Bomb

15. McCarthyism

16. Arms race

17. Virginia (in regards to Cold War)

18. U-2 incident

19. Baby boom

20. GI Bill of Rights

21. Korean War

22. Stalemate

23. 38th Parallel

Part 1: Origins of the Cold War

I.The end of ______

  1. The ______occupies central and eastern Europe
  2. Germany is divided between the ______(East) and the rest of the ______(West)
  3. ______Germany ______government; achieved self-government
  4. ______Germany dominated by the Soviets; did not establish self-government
  5. ______was occupied by ______forces
  6. Adapted a ______form of government
  7. Resumed self-government
  8. Became a strong American ______
  1. The ______Nations
  2. Established at the Yalta Conference

1. ______wanted to charge Germany $20 billion

2. Stalin would join in the war against ______

3. Disagreements over Poland

4. Established the ______

  1. Replaced the League of Nations
  2. Goals:
  3. To prevent future ______wars
  4. Solve differences peacefully and promote justice
  1. The ______
  2. Lasted from the end of ______to the collapse of the ______(1989)
  3. Causes
  4. Economic and political differences between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
  5. U.S.: ______government and ______economy
  6. Soviet Union: ______government, ______economy, and satellite nations
  7. Cold War policies
  8. The Potsdam Conference

1. Meeting between Truman, Stalin, and Attlee (GB)

2. Stalin insisted on German war payments

3. Truman announced a secret American weapon

  1. The ______Doctrine
  2. Focused on the ______of communism
  3. Resist communist aggression into other countries
  4. Keep the ______from advancing

Part 2: The Cold War Heats Up

I. The ______Plan

A. The U.S. did not want to make the same mistakes as in WW1

B. George C. ______writes a plan for European economic recovery

1. Allowing Europe to recover on their own might cause countries to turn to communism

2. ______up other countries would provide us with allies and ______partners

3. European Recovery Plan; over $13 million in aid to Europe

II. The ______Airlift

A. ______attempted to cut off West Berlin from Allied access

B. Truman did not want to give up ______or risk going to war

C. British and American Air Forces deliver supplies into Berlin

1. 13,000 tons of supplies arrived daily; 2. The Soviets had to give up the Berlin blockade

III. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (______)

A. Alliance between the U.S. and western European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion of Western Europe

B. The Soviets join with allies in Eastern Europe and form the ______in response

IV. Communist advances

A. The Soviet atomic threat

1. Evidence of a Soviet nuclear explosion; the race for the hydrogen bomb

B. ______falls to the Communists

1. ______establishes the People’s Republic of China

2. Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists are forced to retreat to Taiwan

V. The Cold War at home

A. Continuation of the ______

1. The world seemed to be divided between ______and ______countries

2. The communists develop ______weapons

3. Both sides participate in a nuclear buildup that threatens the safety of the entire world

a. Schools have bomb drills; b. People build bomb ______

B. Fearing the growth of communism

1. Communists Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel ______are convicted of spying for the Soviet Union

2. Senator Joseph ______recklessly accuses people of being communist

a. Accusations are based on little or no evidence

b. ______: the making of false accusations based on rumor or guilt by association

C. The Cold War and ______

1. Heavy military expenditures benefit ______

a. Hampton Roads; naval and air bases

b. Northern Virginia; the ______and companies contracting with the government

Part three: The Korean War

  1. The growth of ______

A.The ______Civil War

  1. Communist takeover 1948
  2. Small democratic section of China is exiled to ______
  1. Dividing up Korea
  2. Korea was divided at the ______parallel
  3. Soviets controlled ______Korea
  4. U.S. controlled ______Korea
  1. The war begins (______)
  2. ______Korea invades the ______in an attempt to unify Korea
  3. President ______sees the attack as an act of Communist aggression
  4. Truman is dedicated to the ______of communism and attacks North Korea
  5. Fighting the war
  6. Douglas ______leads U.S. forces deep into North Korea
  7. ______comes to North Korea’s aid
  8. The U.S. fears the ______. will get involved and start WW3
  9. The war ends (1953)
  10. Both armies fought to a ______
  11. President ______negotiates peace with China and North Korea
  12. The war ends with Korea still divided at the 38th parallel

*** Truman ______the military in 1948; this was the first war fought with an integrated military

  1. ______Incident (1960)

A.U.S. had a spy plane flying over the USSR

B.USSR shoots it down; U.S. denies any of this

C.USSR has body of pilot as evidence; great embarrassment to US

  1. GI Bill (nothing to do with Korea War)
    A. During WW2, FDR wanted to ensure returning veterans would be given great opportunities; GI Bill passed
    B. Gives returning soldiers – payment for college tuition; low-interest home loan; unemployment pay up to six months
    C. Meant to satisfy soldiers after Bonus Army incident of 1931
  2. Baby Boom –
    A. Following WW2, US economy was strong and it was a great time to start a family
    B. 1945-1965 – about 75 million babies born!!!!

The Aftermath of World War II

Postwar outcomes

Following World War II, Europe was in ruins. The continent was devastated—it had been through two World Wars in just over 20 years! Countries were destroyed, governments were shut down, and the economy of many countries became very unstable. The question following World War II was simple—what should be done with the lands that were unstable and destroyed? More specifically, what should be done with Germany, the country that started this war? And then in Asia, what should be done with Japan?

A Communist Takeover

In Eastern and Central Europe, that question was soon answered by the Soviet Union, a communist country that suffered enormous casualties during the war, but ended up victorious. It’s leader, Joseph Stalin, wanted to ensure that he could take back any land they had lost following World War I, but also wanted to ensure that Germany would not rise to power again. Soviet forces began to occupy most of Eastern and Central Europe, but they also wanted control over Germany. They felt that if they occupied Germany, Germany would never be a threat to them again. In occupying these territories of Eastern Europe, Stalin spread his type of government—Communism.

In Communism, people are provided the basic necessities—shelter, food, clothing, work, for example. However, because the government provides and controls everything, people have no say in what they have. People don’t vote for their leaders in communism. People don’t have freedom of expression, freedom of speech, freedom of anything! You basically do what the government says.

Democratic Beliefs

DEMOCRACY is different. In democracy, people do vote; we have a society based off CAPITALISM, in which people can buy and sell whatever they want; they can work where they want, they can live where they want. When the Soviets began to expand into other areas in the world, communism spread with it. This worried democratic nations, because as communism spread, people in those countries began to lose rights. DEMOCRATIC countries, such as the U.S., France, and Britain (U.S. was the most powerful of these after WW2) also wanted to occupy Germany—they felt that if people were given rights and freedoms (via democracy), they would be more likely to become a future ally, not a future enemy again.

The Occupation of Germany

Eventually, the decision was made to divide Germany into East and West Germany. West Germany became democratic and resumed self-government after a few years of American, British, and French occupation. East Germany remained under the domination of the Soviet Union and did not adopt democratic institutions.

The Occupation of Japan

Following her defeat, Japan was occupied by American forces. American forces helped Japan to rebuild, and also helped to create a new type of government (before, they were a military dictatorship). Japan soon adopted a democratic form of government, resumed self-government (allowing the US troops to leave), and became a strong ally of the United States. Can you believe that after two atomic bombs, they became allies with the U.S.?

The Spread of Communism and the Marshall Plan

Now, back to Europe. Europe lay in ruins, and there was a huge fear that with it being in ruins, the Soviets would take over and spread…..COMMUNISM! The U.S. and other democratic nations feared this greatly. In response to the possible threat of communism spreading, the United States launched the Marshall Plan, which provided massive financial aid (aka money) to rebuild European economies and prevent the spread of communism. The U.S. felt that if they gave European countries enough money to rebuild and get back on their feet, they would not need the help of communist countries to get by again.

The United Nations

Also, remember the League of Nations? And how the U.S. did not join? Well, the United Nations was formed near the end of World War II to create a body for the nations of the world to try to prevent future global wars. And the U.S. DID join. But the Soviets did not.

Name: ______The Aftermath of World War II, Questions

  1. The future of what country was really debated following World War II? ______
  2. What area did the Soviets take over after WWII? ______
  3. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during and after WWII? ______
  4. Why did the Soviets want to take over Germany? ______
  5. What type of government was in the Soviet Union? ______
  6. Describe communism? ______
  7. What is democracy? ______
  8. List three democratic nations? ______
  9. Why did these democracies want to occupy Germany? ______
  10. What happened to West Germany? ______
  11. What happened to East Germany? ______
  12. What happened to Japan? ______
  13. Can you believe that? ______
  14. What was the purpose of the Marshal Plan? ______
  15. What was formed after WWII? ______Did the U.S. join? ______
    Write two things for each of the following:

Marshall Plan / West Germany / East Germany
Berlin / Japan after WWII / Communism
Democracy / United Nations / Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin / Nice fact about someone / Nice fact about Mr. Bayne

Cold War Part One, Study Guide

1.All of the following were true of Germany following World War II -

A

B

C

2.All of the following were true of Japan following its defeat -

A

B

C

3.Following World War II, the Soviet Union viewed what organization as a threat?

4.Near the end of World War II, the United Nations was formed to –

5.The best way to describe the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO) and the Warsaw Pact are –

6.The Cold War can best be described as a –

7.The Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact in response to this military alliance -

8.The United States launched the Marshall Plan to –

9.Two nations that emerged as dominant world powers immediately following the conclusion of World War II were –

10.Which nations occupied West Germany for a few years after World War II?

11."Alger Hiss Convicted;" "Rosenberg Indicted" "McCarthy Hearings Begin" The events depicted in the headlines are associated with the –

12.A principle common to the Truman Doctrine, the Korean War, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is –

13. What were the results of the Korean War?

14. Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

15.What is this cartoon attempting to illustrate?

16.The outcome of the Korean War was –

17.The term most associated with the U.S.S.R. is –

18.The United States did not attempt to enforce the Truman Doctrine during what event?

19.The United States distrusted the Soviet Union after World War II because –

20. Winston Churchill coined the term “Iron Curtain” to describe:

21. List three examples of our Containment Policy being put into effect?

A

B

C

22. The Cold War convinced Americans that:

24. In the early years, the United Nations was largely ineffective because:

25. What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society?

26. What state’s economy benefitted the most from the Cold War?

Cold War: Foreign Policy in the Early 1960s

I. The election of 1960

A. First presidential debate to be broadcast on ______

1. ______was young and good looking; 2. ______was older and sick

B. Kennedy wins by a narrow margin

1. ______president ever elected; 2. First Roman Catholic president

C. “______. . .”

II. The ______invasion

A. Fidel ______establishes a communist dictatorship in ______(1959)

B. The U.S. wanted to eliminate Castro

1. The CIA trains Cuban rebels 2. The U.S. supports an insurrection designed to take Cuba back from Communists

C. The Bay of Pigs invasion ______

1. JFK fails to give the invasion ______support

2. The U.S. is criticized for supporting the overthrow of Cuba’s government

III. The ______Crisis

A. Germany and Berlin are divided into east and west sectors

B. The Soviets want to stop people from escaping from East Germany through West Berlin

1. The Soviets build the ______(1961); 2. War is temporarily avoided

IV. The ______Crisis

A. American spy planes find evidence of the ______placing nuclear missile ______in Cuba

B. Kennedy weighs his options

1. Negotiate with ______; 2. ______Cuba

3. ______/Quarantine Cuba 4. ______the missile sites

C. Kennedy decides on a ______not a blockade

D. Khrushchev backs down and nuclear was is avoided

1. A “______” is established between Moscow and Washington

V. Kennedy establishes the ______

A. Established in 1961 to send ______around the world to help developing ______

B. Successful program designed to raise the ______in poor countries

VI. Kennedy’s ______programs

A. Kennedy’s ______

1. Improve the ______; 2. Assist the ______

3. Speed up the ______program

a. Promised to put a man on the moon

b. Increased financial support to ______

c. ______; first American in space

d. ______; first man to walk on the moon

e. “______. . .”

VII. Kennedy is ______

A. Nov. 22, 1963; Lee Harvey ______shoots JFK in Dallas, TX.

B. Jack ______kills Oswald before he can go to trial

C. The ______, secret conspiracy???

The Cold War: Vietnam

  1. Initial involvement in ______
  2. Communist N. Vietnam attempts to establish a communist government in S. Vietnam (late 1950’s)
  3. The ______Effect; We must contain ______
  4. ______sends in military advisors to South Vietnam
  5. ______continues JFK’s policy of containment
  6. The North Vietnamese allegedly torpedo a U.S. boat in the Gulf of ______
  7. Congress unanimously approves the Gulf of Tonkin ______
  8. LBJ is allowed to: “take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the U.S. and to prevent further aggression.”
  9. The war intensifies
  10. American involvement in Vietnam grew throughout the 1960s
  11. Reinstitution of the ______
  12. Fighting tactics
  13. Land mines; ______bombing (carpet bombing); Agent ______; Napalm
  14. The ______Offensive; the turning point of the war (North invades South during New Year celebration)
  15. We continually won the battles, but could not win the war due to fighting a limited war
  16. The war at home
  17. The country is divided over the war
  18. ______vs. ______; Student led protests; The ______ (hippies)
  19. The death counts
  20. Johnson decides not to run for reelection
  21. Richard ______is elected because of his promise to bring the war to an honorable end (1968)
  22. Institutes ______– train S. Vietnamese to fight their own war while we exit
  23. Replace U.S. forces with South Vietnamese
  24. Massive withdrawal of troops
  25. Vietnamization ______due to the South Vietnamese inability to fight off the North Vietnamese
  26. The end of the war
  27. Soldiers returning home
  28. Soldiers returning home from Vietnam were treated differently than those who came home from WW2
  29. Soldiers were treated with indifference and even ______
  30. It would be years before the U.S. would truly honor the Vietnam veterans (Vietnam War Memorial 1982)
  31. Shortly after removing the last of the American troops in 1975, South Vietnam was ______by North Vietnamese communists

Lyndon Johnson (1963-1968); Richard Nixon (1968-1974); Gerald Ford (1974-1977); Jimmy Carter (1977-1981); Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

Lyndon Johnson / What was the “Great Society?”
Why did Johnson not have enough money to support the Great Society?
Who ran instead of Lyndon Johnson in 1968 and what happened to him?
Who won the 1968 election?
Richard Nixon / What did he promise to do in his 1968 presidential campaign?
What is “Vietnamization?”
Which country supported the North Vietnamese?
Once Nixon pulled troops out of Vietnam, what happened?
What country had fallen to Communism in 1949?
Why did Nixon want to open up talks with China?
What was “Détente”?
What sporting event helped break the silence between the U.S. and China?
Besides China, what other foreign power did Nixon use détente on?
What was the purpose of the SALT with them?
As far as foreign policy goes, do you think Nixon was an effective leader?
Why did Nixon have his campaign workers break into the Watergate hotel in 1972?
As a result of the Watergate scandal, what did Nixon do in 1974?
Gerald Ford / After Nixon, why did Vice President Spiro Agnew not take over?
What special fact can Gerald Ford say about his presidency that no other president can?
What was one of the first things that Ford did as President?
Who did he lose to in the 1976 election?
Jimmy Carter / Why was Carter elected in 1976?
-He gave ______to those who avoided the draft
-Affirmative Action: ______
Why do you think Jews demanded a homeland after WWII?
Why did Egypt and Israel meet in the Camp-David Accords?
What happened to the Egyptian leader when he returned to his country?
Why did Iran dislike Jimmy Carter?
Why did Iranian college students take 52 American citizens hostage?
What effect did the Iranian Hostage crisis have on Carter’s election?
Why did they choose January 20, 1981 to let the hostages go?
Ronald Reagan / As far as foreign policy, who did Reagan have the most dealings with:
The Soviet Union collapsed because of economic and political pressures. What were they--
Economic:
Political:
Whose was the leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s?
What did Reagan order him to do that became a symbol of the Cold War ending?
Glassnost:
Perestroika:
The Cold War ended in 1991 when what happened:
Who did the U.S. support in the Iran-Iraq War?
Why did the U.S. sell Iran weapons?
Why did the U.S. support the rebel contras in Nicaragua?

Lyndon Johnson