Reference no: EM133259154

1. At the end of WWII, the Atlantic Charter defended "the right of all peoples to choose the form of government under which they will live." The U.S., the U.K., and the U.S.S.R. all agreed to that. Do you think the U.S. lived up to its part of the agreement? Explain. Keep in mind that the question is asking whether the USA has interfered with the governments of other countries since WWII.

-Likewise, do you feel that the USSR lived up to its part of the agreement?

2. What affect do you think the secret creation of the atomic bomb by the U.S. had on the cold war?

-MAD was a term commonly used during the cold war, when referring to nuclear warfare. What did it mean?

3. In what ways was Fidel Castro a better leader for Cuba than the previous leaders? In what ways was he worse?

-How could it be argued that the U.S. forced Cuba to become Communist?

4. What was the Alliance for Progress?

-Why did the United States oppose Salvador Allende in Chile?

5. During the Chinese conflict between nationalists and communists, what did the U.S. do? Include the following in your answer:

The side the USA supported during the conflict between the nationalist/communist.
Which side the USA refused to recognize after the conflict was over.

6. Compare the Vietnamese and American Declarations of Independence. What similarities do you see?

Here's a link to our American Declaration of Independence

-Why does Ho Chi Minh directly reference the American Declaration of Independence and the French Rights of Man and the Citizen? Is this an effective technique?

Here's a link to the French Rights of Man and the Citizen

7. What are the worst three offenses Ho Chi Minh raises against the French?

8. How did the cold war in Afghanistan lead to the Taliban taking control?

9. Why did the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have no opportunities to resolve until after the cold war? (Note that it has not resolved, but why would it have been impossible before?)

10. How did the U.S. turn a "blind-eye" to other problems in the world because of its fear and hatred of communism? Give at least two examples.

11. List two countries that have been split into Communist and Anti-Communist sides. Are these countries still split? (May require Internet research.)

12. Do you think the Cold War was really between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.? Why or why not? Be sure to include the following in your answer:

Information involving the economic competition that went on between the USA/USSR during this time period.

What two differing economic systems did the USA/USSR have?

Which economic system proved the stronger?

13. Why do you think the U.S. population tended to like Mikhail Gorbachev?