Ch. 18: Cold War Conflicts (1945-1960)
At the end of World War II, Americans begin to be haunted by a new fear. The Soviets have embraced a tightly controlled political system called communism. Many believe it threatens the American way of life. Throughout the nation, suspected communists are called before a House subcommittee for questioning. Anyone accused of un-American activity faces public humiliation and professional ruin.
High School Social Studies Content Expectations
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8.1 Global and Cross-temporal Expectations
Analyze the global reconfigurations and restructuring of political and economic relationships in the Post-World War II era.
8.1.1 Origins of the Cold War –
Michigan Department of Education
8.1 Global and Cross-temporal Expectations
Analyze the global reconfigurations and restructuring of political and economic relationships in the Post-World War II era.
8.1.1 Origins of the Cold War –
- Describe the factors that contributed to the Cold War including the differences in ideologies and policies of the Soviet bloc and the West; political, economic, and military struggles in the 1940s and 1950s; and development of Communism in China.
- Describe the major arenas of conflict, including the ways the Soviet Union and the United States attempted to expand power and influence in Korea and Vietnam
- Ideological and military competition in THREE of the following areas: Congo, Cuba, Mozambique, Angola, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia, Chile, Indonesia, and Berlin
- The arms and space race
- Compare the independence movements and formation of new nations in the Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia during and after the Cold War.
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