What Challenges Did President Truman Face at Home in the Postwar Years? LESSON 2 SECTION 29.2 Text pp. 527 531 Read What Challenges Did President Truman Face at Home in the Postwar Years? (pp. 527-531). Study Exercises Complete the chart. In the inner circles, name the legislation. In the corresponding outer circles, describe the legislation. 2. 4. 1. 3. Laws and Measures Passed during Truman s Completion of Roosevelt s Last Presidential Term 5. 7. 6. 8. 3
Lesson 2 Complete the sentences. 9. became President after Roosevelt died in 1945. 10. Truman began to lose supporters in the Democratic Party because he supported. 11. Collecting information on governments was the main purpose of the Central Intelligence Agency. Do these exercises. 12. List the two provisions of the National Security Act. 13. a. What was the Servicemen s Readjustment Act commonly called? b. What was its purpose? 14. List three problems Truman overcame to reach his surprise victory in the Presidential election of 1948. 15. Refer to page 463 of the textbook to help answer this question: In what two ways did WWII demobilization have the same negative economic effects as WWI demobilization? Number these events in the correct order. 16. Employees began to strike. Prices rose. Employers did not increase wages for their employees. Many types of business and commerce were forced to shut down. Wartime price controls were removed. 4
Lesson 2 Review Answer the questions. 17. How many countries occupied Germany after WWII? 18. Who controlled the area around Germany s capital after WWII? 19. What kind of government did Japan form under MacArthur s leadership? 20. What country lost the most men during WWII? Do these exercises. 21. List the two main goals of the United Nations. 22. Write the names of the countries of the Big Three beside their leaders. a. Franklin Roosevelt b. Joseph Stalin c. Winston Churchill 5
What Steps Did the United States Take to Restrict the Spread of Communism? LESSON 3 SECTION 30.1 Text pp. 532 537 Read What Steps Did the United States Take to Restrict the Spread of Communism? (pp. 532-537). Study Exercises Use the maps on pages 506 and 534 of the textbook to answer the questions. 1. Which member of the Warsaw Pact is separated from the other countries? 2. Name the countries that remained neutral during and after World War II. 3. Which NATO members were neutral during the war? 4. Which member of the Warsaw Pact did not have a border along the Iron Curtain? Match each item with its description. 5. provided money to help rebuild the European economy after the war 6. gave money to help countries remain free of communism 7. formed by the United States, Canada, and European nations; NATO 8. an agreement between the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries 9. intended to improve the Soviet Union s standard of living a. Five-Year Plan b. Marshall Plan c. North Atlantic Treaty Organization d. Truman Doctrine e. Warsaw Pact 6
Write true if the sentence is true and false if the sentence is false. 10. To create a buffer zone between the Soviet Union and Germany, Stalin took control of countries along the Soviet Union s western border. 11. The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO are examples of actions taken by the West to control the spread of capitalism. 12. The Five-Year Plan of 1946 repressed the Soviet economy. Write the correct term beside its description. 13. the rivalry between the world s two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union 14. its members agreed to protect each other from an attack by the Soviet Union 15. opposing groups during the Cold War 16. an economic system that permits people to own property and businesses 17. the bloc that included the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries; also known as the East 18. the period when supplies were flown into West Berlin because Stalin had blockaded it 19. the bloc that included the United States and Western European countries 20. a government system where the government owns all property and controls all business 21. an alliance set up in opposition to NATO Do these exercises. 22. Who was the first commander of NATO forces? 23. Soviet control of Eastern Europe was known as the. 24. Give two reasons the Five-Year Plan of 1946 failed. Lesson 3 25. What two opposing treaty organizations fueled the tensions of the Cold War? 7
Lesson 3 Review Write the correct term beside its description. 26. desegregated the military 27. reorganized the structure of the military 28. helped soldiers after they returned home 29. limited the President to two terms 30. prevented labor unions from striking quickly Answer the questions. 31. What United States agency collects information about foreign governments? 32. What was another name for the Servicemen s Readjustment Act? 33. Who became President after Roosevelt died? 8
What Steps Did the United States Take to Stop Communism in Asia? LESSON 4 SECTION 30.2 Text pp. 538 541 Read What Steps Did the United States Take to Stop Communism in Asia? (pp. 538-541). Study Exercises Use the map on page 539 of the textbook to do this exercise. 1. The map shows four boundary lines as they occurred throughout the Korean War. In chronological order, write the dates, then the descriptions of the boundary lines as given on the map. a. b. c. d. Number these events in the correct order. 2. A truce is called after Stalin dies and Eisenhower replaces Truman. 1 Korea is divided along the thirty-eighth parallel. North Korea invades South Korea. UN forces control nearly all of Korea. A Chinese attack forces the UN forces to retreat. MacArthur s surprise landing begins to force North Korea north of the 38th parallel. MacArthur is fired for publicly criticizing the President and refusing to obey orders. The United Nations sends troops into South Korea. 9 North and South Korea remain separated near the original divide at the 38th parallel. Answer the questions. 3. a. What happened to China s Nationalist government after World War II? b. Why? 4. What were Truman and MacArthur s opposing views during the Korean War? a. Truman b. MacArthur 9
Lesson 4 5. What is a demilitarized zone? 6. How was the Korean War a fight between the United States and the Soviet Union even though the two nations never declared war on each other? Review Match each item with its description. 7. opposing sides during the Cold War 8. the postwar competition between the United States and the Soviet Union 9. system that allows private ownership of property and businesses 10. when planes flew supplies to West Berlin because the Soviet Union had blockaded it 11. government owns property and controls business a. blocs b. Cold War c. Berlin airlift d. communism e. free enterprise Write Marshall Plan or Five-Year Plan beside the correct description. 12. provided money to help European nations rebuild their economies 13. tried to raise living standards in the Soviet Union Complete the sentences. 14. control of Eastern Europe is known as the Iron Curtain. 15. The bloc included Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union. 16. The United States, Canada, and nations formed NATO and agreed to protect each other from the Soviet Union. 17. The and European countries formed the Warsaw Pact in reaction to NATO. 10