8.7a - Foreign Policy: - Practices A through E

Based on the evidence in Document A, which Cold War goal is the memo most clearly supporting?

Which phrase from Document A is the best evidence that the memo is responding to a Cold War rivalry?

How does Document A best connect to the idea that the Cold War reshaped political alliances around the world?

Using two specific pieces of evidence from Document A, explain how Cold War tensions influenced U.S. decisions about supporting other countries. Write one well-formed paragraph.

What is one reasonable inference about how documents like this could affect political alliances during the early Cold War?

Support your inference with evidence from Document A. Write one well-formed paragraph.

Which development most likely happened after the event described as “last summer’s blockade of Berlin” in Document B?

Which sequence best matches the chronological order implied by Document B?

Which detail from Document B is most useful for determining that the document was written after the Berlin Airlift began?

Using two specific pieces of evidence from Document B, explain how earlier Cold War events mentioned in the cable helped lead to later political alliances. Write one well-formed paragraph.

Place Document B into a brief Cold War timeline.

In one paragraph, explain what happened before this cable and what development it suggests is happening during the time it was written.

Support your timeline with evidence from the document.

Which statement best compares the viewpoint in Document C to a U.S. Cold War document that supports containment?

Which historical context best helps explain why the authors of Document C might emphasize independence from “great powers” in 1955?

Which phrase from Document C is the best evidence that the authors were concerned about being pulled into a Cold War rivalry?

Using two pieces of evidence from Document C, explain how Cold War rivalry shaped different choices about alliances (joining a bloc vs non-alignment).

Include at least one comparison in your paragraph.

According to the map key in Document D, which country is shown as non-aligned?

Which geographic factor best helps explain why the United States might view Turkey as strategically important during the early Cold War?

Which inference about Cold War alliances is best supported by the geographic pattern shown in Document D?

Using two specific pieces of geographic evidence from Document D (map key + locations), explain how geography could influence political alliances during the Cold War. Write one well-formed paragraph.

Choose two countries shown on Document D—one labeled U.S.-aligned and one labeled Soviet-aligned or non-aligned.

In one well-formed paragraph, compare their geographic situations and explain how geography could contribute to different alliance decisions.

Use evidence from the map.

Which conclusion about U.S. Cold War goals is best supported by Document E?

Which detail from Document E is the best evidence that U.S. economic aid was connected to Cold War political rivalry?

Based on Document E, which comparison best explains how economic assistance could influence Cold War alliances?

Using two specific pieces of evidence from Document E (one number from the table and one memo note), explain how economic policies could shape political alliances during the early Cold War.

Write one well-formed paragraph.

Explain one way competition between different economic systems during the Cold War could influence which countries joined U.S.-aligned or Soviet-aligned blocs.

Support your answer with evidence from Document E.

Write one well-formed paragraph.