HIST 102: Chapter 23 Reading Guide

Give Me Liberty! An American History Vol 2 Brief Edition

Instructions

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Review Question 1

On Page 714, (Under the "The Roots of Containment" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "In retrospect, it seems..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What major ideological conflicts, security interests, and events brought about the Cold War?

Review Question 2

On Page 715, (Just before the "The Truman Doctrine" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "But not until..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

President Truman referred to the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan as "two halves of the same walnut." Explain the similarities and differences between these two aspects of containment.

Review Question 3

On Page 722, (Under the "Imperialism and Decolonization" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "But as the..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Why did the United States not support movements for colonial independence around the world?

Review Question 4

On Page 723, (Under the "THE COLD WAR AND THE IDEA OF FREEDOM" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "To counteract the..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the government attempt to shape public opinion during the Cold War?

Review Question 5

On Page 724, (Under the "Ambiguities of Human Rights" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Neither the United..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

Explain the differences between the United States' and the Soviet Union's application of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Review Question 6

On Page 725, (Under the "The Fair Deal" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "He called on..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What were the major components of Truman's Fair Deal? Which ones were implemented, and which ones were not?

Review Question 7

On Page 725-726, (Under the "The Republican Resurgence" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "In the congressional..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

What accounts for the Republican resurgence in these years?

Review Question 8

On Page 730, (Under the "Loyalty, Disloyalty, and American Identity" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "The relationship between..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the McCarran-Walter Act codify the relationship between communism and citizenship? Why did the clampdown on communism fall disproportionately on those regarded as outside the American mainstream?

Review Question 9

On Page 738 (Under the "Purging militant union leaders" section), find the sentence beginning with the words: "Organized labor emerged..."

Type the entire sentence verbatim here to identify the evidence:

How did the anticommunist crusade affect organized labor in the postwar period?