Objectives
Students will:
- Explain U.S.-USSR relations under Truman/Stalin and Eisenhower/Khrushchev.
- Examine "Maoism" in China.
- Explain Eisenhower's Open Skies proposal and the Soviet response to it.
- Discuss the rise of McCarthyism and its effect on the U.S.
Skills Needed
Students must be able to:
- Describe communism and Stalin's leadership in the USSR.
- Explain how capitalism and communism are conflicting economic systems.
- Discuss the philosophical roots of communism and capitalism.
- Explain the Truman Doctrine.
