Name: ____________________________________________________________ Date: ___________ Period: ________

Chapter 26: Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952

The GI Bill Define Effects

1. 2.

The Baby Boom Define Effects

1. 2.

Suburban Growth Causes Explain- Effects

Rise of the Sunbelt Define Illustrate the Region

Color the “sunbelt” locatons yellow

Levittown-

Causes

Circle the 2 Correct Synonyms for Each Word Complete the sentences using the terms below. Prosperity

Wealth Fame Success Respect

The growth of the suburbs could be used as evidence of an improvement in the _______________________________.

Standard of Living

Comfort Expectations Lifestyle

The baby boom was a result of and a contributor to _____________________ as the large baby boomer population contributed to the economy.

Consumerism

Spending Trading Position Shopping

After a nearly 15 years of economic recession and war rationing, post war prosperity led to higher than average rates of ______________________.

Instructions: Read the section titles “Postwar Politics” and describe what you think were some of the top political issues of the late 1940’s (the ones listed are required, you may choose the rest)

The Election of 1948

Results Winner:

� Democrat � Republican

Select the Policies He Supported

� Aggressive Foreign Policy � Health Insurance

� Civil Rights � Increased Minimum Wage

� The New Deal � Unions

Civil Rights & the US Military

What Happened?

Why is it important? (Circle one & explain) It led to It represented It changed

Passage of the 22nd

Amendment

What Happened?

Why is it important? (Circle one & explain) It led to It represented It changed

What Happened?

Why is it important? (Circle one & explain) It led to It represented It changed

What Happened?

Why is it important? (Circle one & explain) It led to It represented It changed

U.S. Soviet Relations to 1945 The Bolshevik Revolution & The First Red Scare

Allies in WWII

Explain how this illustrates continuity (similarities/sameness) over time:

Label the Person Roosevelt Truman Roosevelt Truman

President Vice President President Vice President

Republican Democrat Republican Democrat

What Happened?

Postwar Cooperation & the UN

Historical Perspectives: Who Started the Cold War? (page 572) Read the section & match the answers of each question to the perspective it best fits.

The Traditional Perspective (T) The Revisionist Perspective (R) John Gladdis’s Perspective (G) They believe the Cold War started because...

_____ Aggressive Soviet behavior and takeovers in Europe _____ The U.S. provoked the Soviet Union by instituting an arms race and vying for more trade power _____ The failure to resolve matters using diplomacy

Truman’s role was...

_____ Inciting conflict through power plays _____ To protect democracy by blocking the Soviet expansion of power _____ The successful prevention of nuclear destruction

Overall, the Cold War was the fault of:

_____ The Soviet Union

_____ Unilateral thinking

_____ President Truman

Which do you most agree with? Why?

U.S. Soviet Relations to 1945 Together with ________________, ______________, and ______________, the United States and the Soviet

Union helped to found the

à __________________________________ ß

With the purpose of...

Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Hungary, and

Czechoslovakia all... (because...)

Where & how did the US/ Soviet relationship begin to fracture?

At the end of the war, the country of Germany ________

___________________________________________.

The U.S. and Soviet Union disagreed on...

The Iron Curtain -

1.

2.

3.

4.

Color the communist countries RED & democratic BLUE. Outline the boundary between them (“Iron Curtain”) BLACK.

Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan

When:

The Doctrine was intended to help the countries of...

_____________________ & _____________________

In order to... U.S. help came in the form of...

When: Developed by:

It was intended to help all of the countries in...

________________________________________

By providing _____________________________

In order to...

Effects

Berlin Airlift

Date:

________

The Soviet Union __________________________________________

which caused U.S president Harry Truman to ____________________

____________________________________. This continued for

_________________ until the Soviet Union _____________________

______________________. Ultimately, the Berlin Airlift resulted in...

NATO and National Security

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Soviet Union formed ....

National Security Agencies

Atomic Weapons

Evaluating U.S Policy

How did these events contribute to the

Cold War?

Reconst-ruction of Japan

Japanese reconstruction was overseen by ________________________________

What Happene à

à

What Happene à

What Happene à

Effects à

Effects à The U.S. and Japan become very closely tied, and eventually allies

China’s Descent into

Communism

What happened? How did the US try to prevent China’s fall to communism?

à Label Japan, China, N. Korea, S. Korea, & the 38th Parallel on the map

Dates: Countries & Groups Involved

Causes of Conflict

Truman vs. MacArthur

Armistice & Political Consequences

What Happened?

Effects of the Cold War on the Homefront The Second Red Scare

The Red Scare was a (noun) ______________________ located in (location) ____________________________

during (time frame) _________________. It occurred because ______________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________.

Security and Civil Rights Loyalty Review Board Smith Act International Security Act

In what ways is the U.S. response to the communists similar to the U.S. response to international terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda & ISIS?

**House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC):

The Hollywood 10 (choose: refused, agreed) to testify, and as a result...

Cultural Impact:

Espionage (Spy) Cases Alger Hiss Case:

Rosenberg Case:

Joseph McCarthy

**Very Important**

McCarthy’s Tactics & Hearings