Unit XI: Leader of the Free World: 1945-1975
Question/Problem 1: In what ways did the United States and the Soviet Union conduct a "cold war" beginning in 1946?
Directions: Using American history textbooks, fill in the chart below. In the left column, describe the actions of the Soviet Union and/or other communist nations that led to the reaction of the United States listed in the right column. Describe the re-actions using textbooks and primary resources.
Truman Doctrine (1947)
Marshall Plan (1948)
Berlin Airlift (1948-49)
Creation of NATO (1949)
U.S. enters Korean War (1950)
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)