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