Identify Cause and Effect

Describe the factors that led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine, as well as how the doctrine affected U.S. foreign policy.

Summarize

the effects of the Marshall Plan on the United States and Western European countries.

Evaluate Arguments

Describe George $F$. Kennan's argument in favor of the containment policy, and explain why he thought it would be successful.

Describe the factors that led to the creation of the Truman Doctrine, as well as how the doctrine affected U.S. foreign policy.

Summarize the plot of the story by listing its string of major causes and effects. Start by identifying the man's mission. Then, review your reading notes, and explain why the man builds two fires, what happens to each fire, and what results from each of these events. Be sure to include what happens to the man and to the dog by the end of the story.

Distinguish between the political systems of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Identify Central Issues

Describe the impact that the migration of middle-class families to suburbs had on the economic stability of the nation's cities.

Support Ideas with Examples

Describe the causes for the feelings of discontent that came to the surface during the 1950s.

Draw Conclusions

Explain the significance of Alan Freed renaming race music as rock-and-roll music.

What roles did Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata play in the Mexican Revolution?

Generate Explanations

Why did the televising of the Senate hearings help end McCarthyism?

Many Americans believed that the strong postwar economy and technological innovations were proof of the success of the American free enterprise system. How would this have made these Americans feel about the spread of communism? Why?

Identify Patterns

How did World War II impact the American economy? Did the war have the same impact on the British economy?

How did the United States and its allies respond to Soviet aggression in Europe?