Salami and Curtains Homework - Due Wednesday

Soviet Aggression and the "Iron Curtain"

The Soviet Union's "Salami" Tactic

Homework Directions: The following is due by 8:20 a. Wednesday.

At the bottom of your Cold War Notes document you will find 11 new questions. Please complete the associated readings, which are listed under the following headings and answer the questions.

• Harry S. Truman and the Potsdam Conference
• Soviet Salami Tactics
• Soviet Pressure on Iran, et. al.
• The "Iron Curtain" Speech

Cold War: Origins: Step 1 Half-Test Study Guide

Cold War: Origins: Step 1

Half-Test Study Guide

Harry S. Truman and James Brynes, Truman's Sec. of State and anti-communist

First, you have a digital copy of the reading we did in class today, "Hiroshima - Last military act of World War II or first act of the Cold War." I it is your Shared Reading folder. Period A - I suggest you read this to help with Monday's exam.

Second:

• On Monday, I am giving your a "half-test," which means it is half the value of a regular test :)
• This will NOT be an essay test.
• It will consist of short answers, much like your quizzes have been so far this month.

The focus of the quiz in on Step 1 of the Eight Steps to the Division of Europe by 1949.

You should know:

• Western military stragegy in Europe vs. Stalin's desire for Allied intervention
• The main focuses of the three conferences (T / Y / P)
• Priorities of each leader heading into Yalta/Potsdam
• The Polish Question
• Significance of events between Yalta and Potsdam (Death of FDR; Truman becomes U.S. president; Germany surrenders; Trinity Successful)
• Attlee Replacing Churchill
• Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Stalin blocked?; Truman aggressive?)

Be able to identify the following people: (Hint: Remember the "Key Players" slide?)

• Franklin D. Roosevelt
• Harry S. Truman
• Winston Churchill
• Clement Attlee
• Josef Stalin
• V. Molotov
• Henry Stimson
• James L. Byrnes
• Robert Oppenheimer

Hiroshima and the Cold War Homework

Hiroshima and the Origins of the Cold War

Please find the reading "Hiroshima and the Cold War" in your shared reading folder. Read it and answer the following questions about the atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War. Please put your answers on your Cold War NOTES shared document. (I've already put the questions on your document.) 

These questions are to be completed by 8:20 a. Friday, Sept. 19.

1.  Do Sources A and B prove that Truman dropped the bomb to save American soldiers' lives? Why or why not?

2.  Do you trust Source D? Explain.

3. Point No. 2 under the heading "Possibility TWO" lists three of Truman's advisors: Davies, Stimson and Byrnes. Please provide a brief one to two sentences as to who they were in relation to Truman's administration in 1945.

4.  Did Hiroshima start the Cold War ... and if so, how?  Discuss which of the two possibilities you think most closely fits the facts.

No Homework This Weekend!

No Homework! Enjoy Your Weekend!

A & G Blocks Only: Quiz Friday!

Periods A & G: Quiz Friday!

Period A and G: There is a quiz tomorrow. See below for study guide. (Period C had their quiz Thursday!) The quiz will be short answer and will be brief.

• Know at least TWO major decisions at the Tehran Conference.
• Have a general understanding about Stalin's concerns about Gr. Britain's and U.S. efforts during World War II.
• Know a few examples of how the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. emerged as superpowers following World War II.
• Be able to explain why Stalin's efforts toward Poland during World War II might have caused the Allies to distrust him later. 
• Know which countries comprise the "Big Three." Who were the leaders at Yalta?

Cold War Begins Homework

The Cold War Begins

And they look so happy together. What could possibly go wrong?

DIRECTIONS: Read pages 14-21 in the shared reading “Cold War - Ch. 2.”
Answer QUESTIONS 1 - 8 under the COLD WAR BEGINS section on your Cold War NOTES document. I've already put the questions on the document for you. You're welcome :)

DUE THURSDAY at 8:20 a.

Cold War Origins Preview: Wartime Conferences

Wartime Conferences Can Be Fun!

The Yalta Conference - February 1945. FDR soon dies from heart failure.

Phases of the Cold War Quiz Tomorrow

Quiz Friday on Phases of the Cold War

Don't worry. Both are only going through a phase.

 Here's what you need to know:

Phases of the Cold War

1917 - 1945: Lingering Animosities

1943 - 1949: Origins (8 Steps to the Division of Europe)

1950 - 1953: Shift to Asia & Beyond

1953 - 1957: The Thaw

1958 - 1962: Crisis & Nuclear Confrontation

1963 - 1978: The Era of Détente: Sino-U.S. Develop Cordial Relations

1979 - 1984: Second Cold War

1976 - 1989 - China After Mao (Communism in Crisis)

1985 - 1991: Gorbachev Era: Glasnost & Perestroika (Communism in Crisis)

Phases of the Cold War Quiz

Quiz Friday on Phases of the Cold War

On Friday you will have a quiz on the phases of the Cold War. Please know:

Phases of the Cold War

1917 - 1945: Lingering Animosities

1943 - 1949: Origins (8 Steps to the Division of Europe)

1950 - 1953: Shift to Asia & Beyond

1953 - 1957: The Thaw

1958 - 1962: Crisis & Nuclear Confrontation

1963 - 1978: The Era of Détente: Sino-U.S. Develop Cordial Relations

1979 - 1984: Second Cold War

1976 - 1989 - China After Mao (Communism in Crisis)

1985 - 1991: Gorbachev Era: Glasnost & Perestroika (Communism in Crisis)

There is no other homework tonight. Enjoy!