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Vocabulary Activity
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The Cold War Begins, 1945–1960
Content Vocabulary
1.
Directions: Use this graphic organizer to explain the difference between
Truman’s policy of containment and Eisenhower’s policy of massive retaliation.
Truman’s Policy
Containment
Limited War
Eisenhower’s Policy
Massive Retaliation
Brinkmanship
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Directions: Answer each of the following questions about the chapter with
a complete sentence. Include the listed vocabulary words in your answer.
2.
What connection did the Red Scare have to Truman’s Loyalty Review Program?
(subversion, loyalty review program, satellite nations, Iron Curtain)
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3.
How did McCarthyism eventually lead to the senator’s downfall?
(censure, perjury)
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4.
How did some Americans in the 1950s prepare for nuclear war? (fallout)
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United States History and Geography: Modern Times
NAME _______________________________________ DATE _______________ CLASS _________
Vocabulary Activity
Cont.
netw rks
The Cold War Begins, 1945–1960
Academic Vocabulary
Directions: Use your textbook to find these academic vocabulary words for the
chapter. Write the sentence in which each word is found (context). Then, write a
definition of each term in your own words.
5.
liberate
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Definition _________________________________________
6.
convince
Context __________________________________________
Definition _________________________________________
7.
response
Context __________________________________________
Definition _________________________________________
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United States History and Geography: Modern Times