SSUSH20
The student will analyze the domestic and international impact of the Cold War on the United States. Describe the creation of the Marshall Plan, UK commitment to Europe, the Truman Doctrine, and the origins and implications of the containment policy. Explain the impact of the new communist regime in China and the outbreak of the Korean War and how these events contributed to the rise of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Describe the Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban missile crisis. Describe the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive, and growing opposition to the war. Explain the role of geography on the US containment policy, the Korean War, the Bay of Pigs, the Cuban missile crisis, and the Vietnam War.