Communist Containment Policy

Directions: Answer these questions after you read the passage. Remember to begin your answer by restating part of the question, use direct evidence from the text, and explain your thinking.

KEY IDEAS & DETAILS
1. What changed between the Allies, specifically the United States and Russia, after the end
of World War II? Cite evidence from the text. RI.1

2. Explain the connection that is made between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin in this article.
RI.3

3. Explain the motives or goals of the United States during the Cold War. RI.3

4. In one sentence, summarize the main idea of the actions that President Truman took
towards containment. RI.3

5. Summarize the main idea of the Marshall Plan in one sentence. RI.2

CRAFT & STRUCTURE
6. According to the text, what is a cold war? RI.4

7. How is the passage organized? (Chronological, cause/effect, comparison/contrast,
description, problem/solution). Use evidence from the text to explain your answer. RI.5

INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE & IDEAS

8. What is the author’s message about the importance of the communist containment policy?
Use evidence from the text to support your reasoning. RI.8

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question 1

the reasons for the global discontent in the early 1900s were the following:

desire for independence   was the main fight of many territories which were still under the control of colonial powers. dissatisfaction with peace terms of wwi . the best example is the case of germany, that was forced by the peace treaties to pay very expensive war reparations to the winners of wwi. some time later, german leaders broke relations and stopped recognizing the authority of those who imposed sanctions on their country, counting with the support of the population that was suffering the important economic consequences of the payment of reparations. overproduction of consumer goods which led to hyperinflation scenarios and very week currencies and economies.

question 2

the reasons for the great depression were the following, and these led to wall street crash in october 1929 and caused the subsequent great recession period.

high personal debt, that ended up with many bankrupt investors. falling stock price as everybody was getting rid of the stocks, many because they could not meet the amounts of money required by the margins that backed their investments.

question 3

italy: led by the fascists and benito mussolini   and promised to restore the greatness of the roman empire. germany: led by adolph hitler and the nazi party and conducted anti-jewish riots in austriajapan: was controlled by aggressive military leaders and invaded countries for their resources

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