The Cold War Review Sheet
Name ________________________________________________ Core _______ Use your notes from lectures, sections 17.1, 17.2, 17.4, 17.5, and 19.2 in your textbook, and handouts/worksheets to help you study.
Definitions: Be able to define each and explain its significance to the Cold War period.
Capitalism Communism Containment Policy Cold War Iron Curtain Blacklisted McCarthyism George C. Marshall Harry S Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Joseph Stalin Senator Joseph McCarthy Hollywood 10 Alger Hiss Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Fidel Castro John F. Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev
People: Explain who each person was and his or her role in the Cold War.
Cold War Events: Know the purpose of each and how they affected relationships between the
U.S. and the Soviet Union. Describe the main beliefs of the United States. Describe the main beliefs of the Soviet Union. Explain why these two systems might clash. Yalta Meeting Potsdam Conference Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Name things that helped to increase Americans fear of communist and/or U.S.S.R.
Berlin Airlift NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Warsaw Pact Nuclear Arms Race Korean War Berlin Wall Explain how the Berlin Wall was a symbol for the Cold War. Bay of Pigs Cuban Missile Crisis The compromise after the crisis (know all parts)
Cold War at Home: Be able to explain what each did and how it affected Americans.
Second Red Scare Name some things that increased the paranoia of communists in the United States. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Loyalty Review Board Federal Civil Defense Administration Describe some of the ways the FCDA tried to prepare Americans for a possible nuclear attack. What do you think the main goal of the FCDA was? How were children taught about nuclear fall out and safety during a nuclear attack? Bomb Shelters Do you think bomb shelters would be effective or important to have? What events led to Senator McCarthy’s downfall or loss of political power?
Essay Questions: Be sure to answer in proper essay form with an introduction, at least three
reasons with supporting evidence and examples, and a conclusion. Do not start with the words "yes, no, or well." 1. Do you believe the United States should have followed a policy of containment during the Cold War? Explain. 2. During the Second Red Scare, the U.S. government created policies and programs to stop the spread of communism at home. Were these programs justified and necessary? Give specific examples in your answer. 3. Were President Kennedy’s actions in foreign affairs good for the United States? Explain.