Bell-RingerHow do you think the relationship between the

United States and the Soviet Union (Russia) changes after WWII? What do you know about the

Cold War?

Constructed Response Re-Write• Again, we need to work on our constructed

responses. I expect you to be able to write at LEAST two paragraphs. These are easy points you can get on your EOC

• Make sure you incorporate the documents as well! Just one or two quotes are all that you need.

Describe how the U.S. foreign policy changed from 1930-1941.

Key Terms for Unit 8!• Write the definition

and/or significance of each term:

• containment• deterrence• domino theory• Truman Doctrine• Marshall Plan• Berlin airlift• North Atlantic Treaty

Organization• Warsaw Pact• Korean War

•Suez Crisis•Sputnik•the Second Red Scare•House Un-American Activities Committee•Hollywood Ten•Taft-Hartley Act of 1947•Fair Deal•McCarthyism•military-industrial complex

Quote of the Day!

Bell-Ringer 1 of 51.) Which of the following is a method that unions use

to allow mass numbers of workers to negotiate as one body?

A.) lockouts

B.) strikes

C.) boycotts

D.) collective bargaining

Bell-Ringer 2 of 52.) Who of the following would have been most likely

to write articles exposing corruption during the Progressive Period?

A.) Ida Wells-Barnett

B.) Eugene V. Debs

C.) A member of the AFL

D.) a muckraker

Bell-Ringer 3 of 53.) A group of farmers gather together and demand

that the government pay money to help cover losses they have suffered due to overproduction. Which of the following presidents would have been most likely to agree to their demands?

A.) Warren G. HardingB.) Calvin CoolidgeC.) Herbert HooverD.) Franklin D. Roosevelt

Bell-Ringer 4 of 54.) Which of the following contributed to booming

economic times in the 1920s?

A.) many people investing in the stock market.

B.) Roosevelt’s New Deal

C.) the Tennessee Valley Authority

D.) the overproduction of farm products

Bell-Ringer 5 of 55.) Which of the following also contributed to

booming economic times in the 1920s?

A.) mechanization and the installment plan

B.) breadlines and soup kitchens

C.) overproduction and the recalling of loans

D.) Roosevelt’s rugged individualism

The Cold War• Containment = the goal the U.S. had to keep

communism in Russia and prevent it from spreading to other areas.

• Deterrence = the practice of preventing countries from acting a certain way, by “flexing” a nuclear weapon.

• Domino Theory = the belief that if one country became communist then all the countries around it would follow, and become communist as well.

The Cold War• “Iron Curtain” speech = Britain and the U.S. had been very

thankful for the USSR’s help in WWII. However, Churchill gave this speech in Missouri after the war ended, and basically called out the Soviets. He said that an “iron curtain” was moving across Europe. – After this speech, people began to be afraid of communism and the

USSR.

• Truman Doctrine = In 1947, Harry S. Truman said the U.S. would provide help to any country that fell victim to authoritarian regimes.

• Marshall Plan = the U.S. gave 13 billion dollars to help rebuild Europe after WWII.

The Cold War• North Atlantic Treaty Organization = A group of 28

countries who formed a political and military alliance after WWII.

• They are “committed to democracy and peaceful resolutions to disputes”. They also trade with each other.

• Warsaw Pact = Similar to NATO, but this was an alliance of the communist countries across the world.

Key Terms for Unit 8!• Write the definition

and/or significance of each term:

• containment• deterrence• domino theory• Truman Doctrine• Marshall Plan• Berlin airlift• North Atlantic Treaty

Organization• Warsaw Pact• Korean War

•Suez Crisis•Sputnik•the Second Red Scare•House Un-American Activities Committee•Hollywood Ten•Taft-Hartley Act of 1947•Fair Deal•McCarthyism•military-industrial complex

Quote of the Day!

Bell-Ringer 1 of 51.) A belief in “rugged individualism” is most evident

in which of the following?

A.) support for direct relief.

B.) support for laissez-faire economics.

C.) support for the court-packing scheme.

D.) support for the New Deal.

Bell-Ringer 2 of 52.) Which of the following people were forced to

relocate to government land known as reservations?

A.) Chinese immigrants

B.) African Americans

C.) Mexicans

D.) Native Americans

Bell-Ringer 3 of 53.) Who of the following played the greatest role in

helping to build western railroads?

A.) Mexicans

B.) Chinese immigrants

C.) Native Americans

D.) Women

Bell-Ringer 4 of 54.) Susan B. Anthony is most identified with the:

A.) Women’s suffrage movement.

B.) Temperance movement.

C.) Muckrakers.

D.) Anti-trust movement.

Bell-Ringer 5 of 55.) Who led the “back to Africa” movement?

A.) Ida Wells-Barnett

B.) Booker T. Washington

C.) Marcus Garvey

D.) W.E.B. DuBois

The Cold War• Military-industrial complex: Basically when

politicians, companies, and the military have an alliance that allows them to make a lot of money off of each other.

• Fair Deal: Truman’s version of the New Deal. He tried to get more programs passed, but he had a Republican majority in Congress.

• He was only able to pass a few small programs and reforms.

The Cold War• After WWII the Allies divided Germany up between them.

They had a different “zone” for every country.

• Berlin, the capital, was in the Soviet “zone” but they also divided the city between the four Allies.

• In 1948 the USSR decided they wanted all of Berlin and cut off all paths into the city.

• The U.S. spent the next year flying supplies into the city so the people would not starve.

• This was called the Berlin Airlift.

The Cold War• Suez Crisis: Happened on October 29, 1956.

• Egypt’s leader nationalized the Suez Canal.

• This made Israel extremely angry, so they sent troops to the area. Britain and France sent troops to back them up, and the Soviets were ready to fight on Egypt’s side.

• The U.S. was angry with both sides, and eventually the conflict ended in 1957.

Reading Activity• You are going to read a selection about the different

communist leaders that the Soviet Union helped put into power during the Cold War.

• Answer the questions that I put up on the screen.

• Please turn in your answers to these questions by the end of the hour.

• You should be working individually on this assignment.

Reading Questions1.) Explain, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, who Mao Zedong

was and what beliefs he had. Describe two key events that he was involved in.

2.) Explain, IN YOUR OWN WORDS, who Fidel Castro is, and what he did in Cuba. Describe three key events he was involved in.

3.) Compare and contrast these two leaders and write your thoughts about each man.

Quote of the Day!