A.P. U.S. History
Mrs. Sanchez
Chapter 39-The Cold War Begins
Chapter 39 Due by Thursday, April 19, 2001

I. Postwar Economic Anxieties
a. What fears gripped the nation as the war came to an end?
b. What was the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
c. What other problems contributed to the slow-down of union growth in the period after WWII?
d. What did the government do to try and stall the economic post-war downturn?
e. What was contained in the GI Bill of Rights?
II. The Long Economic Boom 1950-1970
a. What changes in the American economy occur between 1950 and1970?
b. What changes occurred in the life of women during the period?
c. What fueled the growth of the period for the US in contrast with other nations of the world?
d. What factors contributed to the economic boom of the period?
e. What changes occurred in agriculture?
III. The Smiling Sunbelt
a. What changes occurred in family life in the post-war period?
b. What was the significance of Benjamin Spock's book?
c. Why did people relocate to the sunbelt?
IV. The Rush to the Suburbs
a. What government policies encouraged the move to the suburbs?
b. What was Levittown and what was its significance?
c. What was "white flight" and how did effect the cities?
V. The Postwar Baby Boom
a. What was the baby boom?  Give specifics.
b. What was the effect of the baby boom on the American economy?
VI. Truman:  the "Gutty" Man from Missouri
VII. Yalta:  Bargain or Betrayal?
a. What were the promises of Yalta?
b. What were the criticisms of the involvement of the Soviet Union in the war?
VIII. The United States and the Soviet Union
a. What problems and divisions existed between the US and the USSR?
IX. Shaping the Postwar World
a. What were the IMF and the World Bank and what were their purposes?
b. What were early successes met by the UN?
c. What was an early failure of the UN?
X. The Problem of Germany
a. What took place at the Nuremberg Trials?
b. What decisions were made regarding the status of the post-war Germany?
c. How did the division of Germany occur?
d. What events led to the Berlin Airlift and what was the outcome?
XI. Crystallizing the Cold War
a. What led to Truman issuing his "containment doctrine" and what was the content?
b. What was the Truman Doctrine and who was it targeted at protecting?
c. What were the criticisms of the Truman Doctrine?
d. What was the purpose and content of the Marshall Plan?
e. Why did Truman choose to recognize Israel?
XII. America Begins to Rearm
a. What was contained in the National Security Act of 1947?
b. What were the events that led to the founding of NATO and what was its purpose?
XIII. Reconstruction and Revolution in Asia
a. Who led the reconstruction of Japan and what occurred?
b. What events led to the rise of communism in China and what was the role of the US?
c. When did the Soviets explode their first atomic bomb and what was the US reaction?
d. Contrast the A-bomb with the H-bomb.
XIV. Ferreting Out Alleged Communists
a. What events led to the creation of the activities to ferret out the communist?
b. What occurred during the trial of Alger Hiss?
c. Who was Joseph McCarthy and what was his contribution to the red-hunt?
d. Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and what was their crime?
XV. Democratic Divisions in 1948
a. What splits occurred in the election of 1948?
b. Who were the different candidates of the election?
c. How did Dewey lose the election?
d. How did Truman win the election?
e. What was contained in the Fair Deal?
XVI. The Korean Volcano Erupts (1950)
a. What was the situation in Korea that led to war?
b. What was the importance of NSC-68?
c. What was the US participation in Korea through?
XVII. Military Seesaw in Korea
a. Who was the commander of the forces in Korea?
b. How did McArthur encourage Chinese and Soviet involvement in Korea?
c. What was the situation behind the removal of McArthur?