Chapter 28: The Cold War Era

Essential Questions & Focus modified

Essential Questions
Ch27 The Cold War Era
1. What caused distrust between the USSR & the US after WWII? (sec.1)
2. Why did the US get ino!ed in "rotecting South #orea in 1$%&? (sec.2)
'. (ow did the US & USSR inf!uence the wor!d during the )o!d War? (sec.')
*. Why did the war in +ietnam diide ,merica? (sec.*)
%. (ow did the US & USSR bring the )o!d War to an end? (sec.%)
Section 1- .he )o!d War /egins
Focus- 0efine the )o!d War.
(ow was 1uro"e diided during the )o!d War? (Iron )urtain?)
Why did the US conduct the /er!in ,ir!ift?
Why did the communists "ut u" a wa!! around W. /er!in?
What does the U2 do?
Vocabulary-
)o!d War Iron )urtain containment U2
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Section 2- .he #orean War 4eriod
Focus- (ow was #orea diided after WWII?
What started the #orean War?
What was accom"!ished by fighting the #orean War?
Who were the Rosenbergs and what did they do?

Vocabulary-
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Section '- Regiona! )onf!ict
Focus- What did many co!onies around the wor!d want after WWII was oer?
What was the US & USSR doing with these new countries after WWII?
What is a su"er"ower?
(ow did )uba react to the /ay of 4igs Inasion?
(ow did the 4eace )or"s try to inf!uence countries?
Why did the US & USSR bui!d u" their nuc!ear wea"ons (the ,rms Race)?
Who rea!!y won the S"ace Race?
Vocabulary-
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Section *- .he War in +ietnam
Focus-
Why was the US getting more ino!ed in +ietnam?
(ow does the domino theory 9ustify US ino!ement in +ietnam?
Why was the war in +ietnam difficu!t to fight?
(ow did some ,mericans react to the war?
(ow does the US end the war?
Vocabulary-
+ietnam domino theory esca!ate draft
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Section %- .he )o!d War 1nds
Focus- What is detente?
What does 2i;on do in the USSR & )hina?
What was Reagan<s attitude & action toward the USSR?
(ow did 4o!and begin the reo!t against the USSR?
What did /er!iners do to their Wa!! in 1$5$?
What became of the USSR?
Vocabulary-
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