Cold War: Brinkmanship 1951-1963
1. By 1951 what were the main features of the Cold War that were in place? (55)
2. Why didn't the US attempt to free the countries behind the Iron Curtain? (56)
3. In Eisenhower's estimation, what was the basis of US hopes? (57)
4. Discuss strategic moves used by both sides in the Cold War to out flank and compete with the other side. What resources were used? Discuss at least five strategies used. (59)
5. Define "Sovietization." How did East Germany's people respond to it in 1953? (61)
6. According to the map on page 62, where and when were there challenges or uprisings against Soviet rule in the Eastern Bloc?
7. What was the Warsaw Pact (1955)? Why did the Soviet Union need it? (63)
8. Discuss the causes and the results of the twin crisis in Poland and Hungary.
How did the US react? What was the US rationale/justification for their position? (63/64)
9. What was Sputnik? How did the Gaither Committee respond? (66)
10. What was the reality of the "Missile Gap"? How was the information manipulated by the Pentagon, Eisenhower, then Kennedy? What was their motivation? (66)
11. Diem (68/69)
12. Bao Dai (68)
13. Dien Bien Phu (1954) 68
14. Discuss the escalation of American involvement in Vietnam from the late 1950's throught Kennedy's administration. (68/69)
15. How did the U-2 Affair effect USA/USSR relations? (73-74)
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