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Cold War SAQ Set (with scoring key)

The document outlines examples of U.S. policies during the Cold War aimed at containing communism, such as the Truman Doctrine, which supported countries resisting communism and strengthened U.S. alliances. It also discusses events like the Cuban Missile Crisis that heightened tensions with the Soviet Union and the domestic impact of the Cold War, including the Red Scare and government responses like loyalty oaths. Criticisms of these policies include concerns over interventionism and violations of civil liberties.

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Cold War SAQ Set (with scoring key)

The document outlines examples of U.S. policies during the Cold War aimed at containing communism, such as the Truman Doctrine, which supported countries resisting communism and strengthened U.S. alliances. It also discusses events like the Cuban Missile Crisis that heightened tensions with the Soviet Union and the domestic impact of the Cold War, including the Red Scare and government responses like loyalty oaths. Criticisms of these policies include concerns over interventionism and violations of civil liberties.

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SAQ 1: Cold War Policies

Question:​
Briefly describe ONE example of a U.S. policy that aimed to contain communism during the
early Cold War period.​
Briefly explain ONE way that policy impacted U.S. foreign relations.​
Briefly explain ONE criticism or challenge to that policy.

High-Scoring Response (3/3):

●​ One example is the Truman Doctrine, which promised U.S. support to countries
resisting communism, starting with Greece and Turkey in 1947.​

●​ This policy led to increased U.S. involvement in global affairs, strengthening alliances
with Western European nations and laying the groundwork for NATO.​

●​ Critics argued it promoted U.S. interventionism and risked unnecessary military


entanglements, increasing Cold War tensions.​

Medium-Scoring Response (2/3):

●​ The U.S. had the Truman Doctrine to stop communism.​

●​ It helped America support countries like Greece and Turkey.​

●​ It didn’t always work and some people didn’t like how much the U.S. was interfering.​

SAQ 2: Cold War Tensions

Question:​
Briefly describe ONE specific event that increased tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet
Union during the Cold War.​
Briefly explain ONE American reaction to that event.​
Briefly explain ONE Soviet response or action that furthered the conflict.

High-Scoring Response (3/3):


●​ The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 increased tensions when the Soviets installed
nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S.​

●​ The U.S. reacted by initiating a naval blockade around Cuba and demanding the
removal of the missiles.​

●​ The Soviet Union eventually agreed to withdraw the missiles in exchange for a U.S.
promise not to invade Cuba and a secret agreement to remove missiles from Turkey, but
the crisis intensified the arms race.​

Low-Scoring Response (1/3):

●​ The Cold War got worse when Cuba got missiles.​

●​ The U.S. got mad.​

●​ The Soviets were angry too, and it was bad.​

SAQ 3: Domestic Impact of the Cold War

Question:​
Briefly describe ONE way the Cold War affected American society at home.​
Briefly explain ONE government response to this societal impact.​
Briefly explain ONE criticism of that response.

High-Scoring Response (3/3):

●​ The Cold War led to widespread fear of communist infiltration, known as the Red Scare.​

●​ The U.S. government responded with loyalty oaths and investigations by the House
Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC).​

●​ Critics argued these actions violated civil liberties and led to unjust persecution, as seen
in the Hollywood Ten trials and McCarthyism.​

Medium-Scoring Response (2/3):

●​ People in the U.S. were scared of communists.​


●​ The government made people prove they weren’t communists.​

●​ Some people thought this wasn’t fair, but others didn’t care.​

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