US History SOL Review

US Since WWII

Foreign Policy after WWII• Compare the 2

main groups of the Cold War (ideologies, alliances, territories, policies)

• What was America’s main foreign policy objective during the Cold War era?

• Why did we get involved in the Korean & Vietnam Wars?

• What was the UN’s role in the war?

• Which group came to N. Korea’s aid that threatened to broaden the war?

• Which military leader was fired by Truman?

• How did it end?

• Which President’s were in office during the Vietnam War (role of each)?

• What were reasons for US failure in Vietnam?

• Describe reaction to the war in US.• Why did we lose the Tet Offensive?

• What events are depicted in the pictorial flow chart?

Cold War @ Home• How did Americans adapt to

the fears of nuclear attack?• What do Alger Hiss & the

Rosenbergs have in common?

• What affect did their convictions have on US citizens?

• Explain the role of Joseph McCarthy during the Cold War era.

• How did the Cold War affect Presidential politics?

• How did the Cold War benefit VA?

• “Ask not what your country can do for you…”

• Where was he assassinated?• Describe the treatment of

Vietnam veterans.

Cold War Ending• How did the arms race lead to the

decline of the USSR?• List other problems that contributed

to its collapse.• What policy reforms did Gorbachev

initiate?

• List ways in which Ronald Reagan helped to end the Cold War.

Reagan Revolution• List aspects of Reagan & Republican/Conservative beliefs

• How did the “Reagan Revolution” extend beyond his presidency?

• How did US foreign policy change w/ the end of the Cold War?

• List major events during the Presidency of George H. W. Bush

• List major events of President Clinton

• List Major events of George W. Bush

• What legislation was passed as a result of the terrorist attacks & what did it do?

Civil Rights

• What roles did Thurgood Marshall & Oliver Hill play in the demise of segregated schools?

• How did Virginia respond to Brown v. Board of Education?

• List major events of the Civil Rights Era & their impact.