Monday, December 15, 2008

Students were to have read chapter 10, The Cold War (170-193) for today. They will be working on chapter questions today (which will be due tomorrow). They are then to read Chapter 11 (Superpower Endente)
additionally, there is a reading on the Post War Period that will prove useful for studying purposes. If they are not here, it will be in their portfolio.

Chapter Questions for Chapter 10


Name two results of the Second World War that led to the Cold War. (value: 2)
Name the three issues that defied resolution at Potsdam in 1945. Compare the positions of the USA and the USSR on these issues. (value: 3)
Explain the disagreement that erupted over Germany. (value: 2)
What was the “Polish question”? (value: 1)
What caused the Soviet-American confrontation in Iran? How was the issue resolved? (value:2)
Why was Turkey considered of strategic importance to the Soviet Union? (value: 1)
What was the Truman Doctrine? What was its significance for American foreign policy? (value: 2)
Explain George Kennan’s role in shaping American foreign policy. (value: 2)
What was the Marshall Plan? Explain why the United States implemented the Marshall Plan. (value: 3)
What were the results of the Marshall Plan for Western Europe? What were the results for the United States? (value: 3)
What was the significance of the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia in 1948? (value: 2)
What were the causes and results of the Berlin Blockade? (value: 3)
Describe the NATO agreement. How is it significant in international power politics? (value: 3)
What was the Cominform? What was its significance? (value: 4)
Explain how Tito was able to remove Yugoslavia from Stalin’s grip without suffering the fate of Czechoslovakia. (value: 4)
Explain the significance of NSC 68 to American foreign policy. (value: 2)
How did the Korean War affect the foreign policy of the USSR? How did the war affect the situation in Europe in the 1950s? (value: 3)
Explain the role played by China in Cold War politics from 1949 to 1960. (value: 2)
Identify the three primary features of Khrushchev’s speech to the Twentieth Party Congress. (value: 3)
What did Khrushchev mean by peaceful co-existence? (value: 2)
Name and explain three consequences of Khrushchev’s speech to the Twentieth Party Congress. (value: 3)
How did the Soviet Union and Poland resolve the unrest that occurred in Poland in June 1956? (value: 2)
Explain how events in Hungary in October 1956 differed from those in Poland in June 1956. (value: 2)
How did the Soviet Union deal with the Hungarians in the 1956 uprising? (value: 2)
Explain what the resolution of the Hungarian Revolution revealed about the Soviet Union’s relationship to Eastern Europe. (value: 1)
Why did the United Nations fail to help Hungary in 1956? Why did the United States not help? (value: 1)
Explain why tension developed once again in Berlin from 1958 to 1961. How was it resolved? (value: 2)
What was the significance of the shooting down of Gary Powers’ U-2 spy plane? (value: 2)
Why did Khrushchev order the installation of missiles in Cuba? (value: 2)
What options did the United States consider when trying to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis? (value: 2)
Explain how the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved. (value: 1)
What lessons did the United States learn from the Cuban Missile Crisis? What did the Soviet Union learn? (value: 1)
What were two results of the Cuban Missile Crisis? (value: 2)