U.S. History Assignment Sheet 18
Teacher: Michael V. Macijeski
Student: ________________________
Unit: The Cold War, part 2
February 6-9, 2017
This Week’s Homework
1. Read Chap. 25, The Cold War, Sections 2-4, pp. 854-879 in
your etext, answer the Essential Questions below, and be ready for a
QUIZ on it!
Assigned: Monday, February 5
Due: Thursday, February 9
This Week’s Essential Questions:
a. How did the Korean War begin? Why is it considered part of the Cold War?
b. How did the United Nations respond to the Korean War?
c. Why did President Truman fire General MacArthur?
d. How did China entering the Korean War affect the war’s outcome?
e. Explain the Cold War concepts of:
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
Nuclear Deterrence
f. Why were Senator Joseph McCarthy’s methods of finding Communists in America
improper?
g. How was McCarthyism stopped?