Chapter 29 Section 1: The Soviet Union
1. Identify and explain the major confrontations between the United
States and Soviet Union.
2. What was the domino theory? Do you think it was a realistic problem?
Chapter 29 Section 2: Eastern Europe
1. Describe the changes that took place in the Soviet Union under
Khrushchev's leadership.
2. How did the Soviet Union exert its power over the states of Eastern Europe?
Chapter 30 Section 1: The Fall of the Soviet Union
1. Why do you think Soviet leaders failed to recognize the depth
and extent of their problems earlier?
2. What were the main causes for the fall of the Soviet Union?
Chapter 33 Section 2: China
1. What changes did the Chinese Communist Party bring to daily
life in China?
2. Describe China's role in the Cold War and the Korean War.
Chapter 33 Section 4: Southeast Asia
1. Why do you think it was easier for the United Nations and United
States to achieve a lasting division of Korea but not of Vietnam?
2. Although the United States did not win the war in Southeast Asia, some people believe that capitalism did. Do you agree with this assessment?
Making Connections
Chapter 29.1-29.2
Chapter 33.2, 33.4
Outside Reading/Sources
The American Perspective and The Soviet Perspective
The U-2 Incident 1960
Communism in the Americas
CIA Plot against Allende
"Tiananmen's Shadow"by Craig S. Smith
Video on the Fall of Communism
What Do We Do Now With the Bombs?
Major Questions How did the confrontation between the US and USSR change with each generation? How important were individual countries, other than the US and USSR in determining the course of the Cold War? Was the Cold War a result of two "empires" clashing? How did the Cold War affect average people? Why was there no World War III?
Test Format (100 Points)
10 Multiple Choice (2 Points Each)
1 Document Based Question (30 Points)
1 Essay (50 Points)