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The Cold War Expands

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Were the methods used by the United States to contain communism justified?

P R E V I E W

The men and women who served in the CIA during the Cold War developed a language unique to their profession. Match each term used by CIA agents below with its description. Write each term and its correct description in your notebook.

Spy Terms

1. legend 6. mole

2. validator 7. Moscow rules

3. dead drop 8. prober

4. compromised 9. flaps and seals

5. brush pass 10. rolled up

Descriptions

A. a brief meeting in which something is passed between two agents

B. when an operation or agent is uncovered and cannot remain secret

C. someone who has penetrated an enemy intelligence organization

D. the complete cover story for an agent

E. an operative who is sent to test border controls before an agent infiltrates them

F. the ultimate spying methods, developed for use in the most hostile environments

G. a secret location where materials can be left in a concealed location for another party to retrieve

H. methods used to make the opening of envelopes undetectable

I. when an operation goes bad and an agent is arrested

J. an artist trained to forge documents, passports, tickets, certificates, money, and the like

K e y C o n t e n t T e r m s

As you complete the Reading Notes, use these Key Content Terms in your answers:

Berlin Blockade

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO)

Warsaw Pact

Korean War

Third World

H-bomb

Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)

R E A D I N G N O T E S

Section 2

After you have read this section, do the following:

1. Examine the questions on Notebook Handout A. For each question, fill in the exact answer as indicated by the dashed lines.

2. Annotate the map on Notebook Handout A by following the directions on the handout and the model below.

Sections 3 to 5

Repeat the steps above.

Section 3: Use Notebook Handout B.

Section 4: Use Notebook Handout C.

Section 5: Use Notebook Handout D.

P R O C E S S I N G

You have examined various methods that the United States used to fight the Cold War around the world. Some of those methods were more successful in containing communism than others.

Read this statement: The methods used by the United States to contain communism were justified.

Now write a clear thesis statement arguing for or against this statement, and at least two paragraphs to support your thesis.

Each supporting paragraph must have these things:

• oneargumentthatsupportsyourthesis

• afewsentencesthatexplainhow your argument supports your thesis and that include information from this lesson

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A T L A N T I CO C E A N

NorthSea

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

CaspianSea

BalticSea

BalticSeaNorth

Sea

WESTGERMANY

EASTGERMANY

Berlin○

EastBerlinWest

Berlin

West Berlin: In 1948 and 1949, during the BerlinBlockade and Airlift, planes fly in food andsupplies to help West Berliners survive theSoviet blockade.

Cold War Events in Europe

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N O T E B O O K H A N D O U T A

Fill in the answers to these questions:

1. The Soviet Union imposed a blockade on this section of the German capital and kept it from receiving fuel, food, and other supplies:

2. In what country did communists stage a coup d’état because the government there contained noncommunists?

3. What two military alliances, formed to provide common defense for their members, effectively divided Europe in two?

4. In what country did an uprising of anticommunist protesters result in thousands of deaths?

Each question above refers to a specific alliance or place. Label each one on the map. If a place already has a label, circle it. Write a short description of what occurred during this time period in that location. Each description must include the date(s) and one of these terms: blockade, coup d’état, collective security, or protesters.

Questions and Map Annotations for Section 2

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A T L A N T I CO C E A N

NorthSea

Mediterranean Sea

Black Sea

CaspianSea

BalticSea

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BalticSea

NorthSea

WESTGERMANY

EASTGERMANY

Berlin �

EastBerlinWest

Berlin

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1. What communist leader took control of China in 1949 after a four-year civil war?

2. Instead of recognizing the People’s Republic of China, the United States recognized the Nationalist leadership that had fled to what island?

3. The United States supported which side in the Korean War?

4. What line served as the border between North and South Korea both before and after the war?

Each question refers or relates to a specific country or place. Label each one on the map. If a place already has a label, circle it. Write a short description of what occurred during this time period in that location. Each description must include the date(s) and one of these terms: Chiang Kai-shek, legitimate, unification, or demilitarized zone.


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I N D I A N O C E A N

Bay ofBengal

Sea ofJapan

(East Sea)

Sea ofOkhotsk

YellowSea

EastChinaSea

SouthChina

Sea

PAC I F I C O C E A N

38thParallel

YellowSea

Sea ofJapan

(East Sea)

NORTHKOREA

SOUTHKOREA

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Cold War Events in Asia


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Questions and Map Annotations for Section 4Fill in the answers to these questions:

1. What U.S. agency used radio broadcasts to send anticommunist propaganda throughout countries in Eastern Europe?

2. In 1956, the United States withdrew financial support for the building of this structure after Egypt began to establish trade ties with communist nations:

3. What president in Central America was overthrown when the CIA used covert actions to install a U.S.-friendly government?

4. In 1965, to what Latin American nation were U.S. troops sent to prevent a communist regime from overthrowing a U.S.-backed leadership?

Each question refers or relates to a region or country. Label each region or country on the map. Write a short wdescription of what occurred during this time period in that location. Each description must include the date(s) and one of these terms: propaganda, aid, covert, or troops.

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PACIFICOCEAN

ATLANTICOCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN

PACIFICOCEAN

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Cold War Events Around the World


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ATLANTICOCEAN

INDIANOCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN

PACIFICOCEAN

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1. What policy, used to protect Taiwan in 1954, was based on the assumption that the United States must be prepared to threaten war in order to contain communism?

2. What was the official name of the policy under which either the United States or the Soviet Union would respond to a nuclear attack by launching its own missiles?

3. What strategy did the United States use against the Soviet Union to ensure brinkmanship?

Label the United States and Taiwan on the map. Write a short description of what occurred during this time period in that location. Each description must include the date or time period and one of these terms: threaten or arms race.


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