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Reading Guide: The Cold War and
Post WWII United States
Directions: Complete the pre-read portion prior to reading each textbook
chapter. Use the textbook to help you find the answers to the following
questions. You must cite the page where you located each answer. When
you finish reading return to the beginning of each reading guide to identify
the main idea of the textbook lesson and create 2 hashtags about it.
Due: 4/10
Roots of the Cold War
Chapter 28: Lesson 1 (784-790)
Pre-Read: What do you think the terms cold war and Iron curtain might
mean? What type of feelings do these words evoke?
Questions
6. What did the Truman Doctrine pledge?
7. How did the Marshall Plan aid Europe after
WWII?
8. What did the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall
Plan work toward?
9. Summarize the Berlin Airlift.
10. Describe the differences between West Germany
and East Germany.
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*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
Where?
1. What nations made up the “Big Three?”
2. What did Stalin want out of Eastern Europe?
3. What did the Allies agree to do with regard to
Germany?
11. How did Communists come to power in China?
12. How did the spread of communism in China affect
the Soviet Union?
13. What was a slang term for communists?
14. Give an example of espionage during the Cold
War.
15. What did the word McCarthyism come to
describe?
4. What was the purpose of the United Nations?
16. How did the goals of the Soviet Union and the
United States differ after WWII?
5. Name one promise Stalin had made at Yalta that
he later broke.
Where?
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Due: 4/13
The Korean War
Chapter 28: Lesson 3 (796-799)
Pre-Read: Review the map of Korea on page 797. Write down 3 things you
can infer about the Korean War from the map.
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Questions
6. Why do you think Truman sought UN approval for
invading North Korea?
7. Describe Chinese response to the movement of
South Korean and US forces almost to the
northern border of North Korea.
8. Using your own knowledge and context clues,
describe what stalemate means.
Main Idea:
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*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
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1. Which countries controlled Korea at the end of
WWII?
9. Do you think Truman was justified in removing
MacArthur from command? Why?
10. Why do you think MacArthur was so popular?
2. How where the two Koreas different?
11. When was a ceasefire agreement reached?
3. Where were the two Koreas originally divided?
12. After the cease-fire, where was the border of the
two Koreas located?
4. Why did North Korea invade South Korea on June
25, 1950?
13. Who won the Korean War?
5. What was the outcome of Douglas MacArthur’s
early actions?
14. How was MacArthur’s approach to fighting in
Korea different from the approach of President
Truman?
Where?
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Due: 4/21
Life in the 1950’s
Chapter 28: Lesson 4 (800-807)
Pre-Read: Before reading, what do you already know about life in the
1950’s? If you don’t know anything write down 3 questions
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Questions
7. Describe one event that threatened the fragile
cold war peace after that meeting.
8. How did women’s roles change from the 1940’s
and 1950’s?
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9. Name 2 factors that led to a buying spree in the
US.
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10. How did television change American life?
*after reading the lesson please create 2 hashtags about it
Questions
Where?
1. Who was elected president in 1952?
11. How did the rise of rock ‘n’ roll contribute to the
generation gap?
2. What does “middle of the road” mean and how
does this apply to Eisenhower’s presidency?
12. What major contribution did Jonas Salk make to
medicine?
3. What was the Federal Highway Act of 1956?
13. Where and why were planned communities like
Levittown constructed?
4. How did the Federal Highway Act of 1956 help the
economy in the United States?
5. Why did both sides of the Cold War engage in a
nuclear arms race?
6. When and where did Cold War powers meet to
ease tensions?
14. What are some examples of Americans who did
not share the prosperity of the 1950’s?
15. Why would individuals criticize American
materialism?
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