HIST405N Week 7 Discussion Latest 2020 September

HIST405N United States History

Week 7 Discussion

American Foreign Policy during the Cold War

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Sections 28.2, 29.1, 30.3, 31.3

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

Pick three (3) of the following American Foreign policies:

Marshall Plan

Berlin Airlift

Containment

Anti-Communist Freedom Fighters

Vietnam (conflict) War

Détente'

SALT I & SALT II

Camp David Accords

Strategic Defense Initiative (nicknamed "Star Wars")

Then, address the following for your selections:

Explain how each of your choices was an effective policy to thwart international communist expansion.

Based on your selections, analyze if the United States should have feared international communist subversion during the Cold War era (1945-1991).

Follow-Up Posts

Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different groups, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same groups, build on their posts by providing additional information about the groups that you have not already noted in your own post.