25.1

Question 1

The Warsaw uprising of 1944 is believed to be one of the major causes of the cold war. It occurred during the Second World War which was organized by the Polish underground resistance. This later led to a war of words between the conflicting parties hence, leading to a cold war.

Question 2

The strategy of containment was able to address America’s fear about Soviet influence as it advocated for a middle ground position between rollback and détente.

25.2

Question 1

NSC 68 led to an increase of the military budget of America and the development of the hydrogen bomb and increased aid to the army. It changed the country’s domestic policy by rejecting the containment of the Soviet Union. This was contrary to America’s approach to using diplomacy to solve problems.

Question 2

Korea was called a proxy war because its allies supported both North and South Korea during the war. America and UK supported South Korea while China and the Soviet Union supported North Korea.

25.3

Question 1

GI Bill provided vocational, educational and housing assistance to people who served in the army during World War II. This made it easier to transit to the cold war.

Question 2

GI Bill expansion was a new deal that sought to utilize government programs to improve the welfare of people. Some of them comprised of better housing and education for the citizens. The intention was to increase the population of middle-class people.

25.4

Question 1

The US immigration policy was greatly influenced by the cold war between 1947 and 1991. Several migrants from communist nations used to receive allowances.

Question 2

The west and south gained after the war because people were able to secure land and become prosperous.

25.5

Question 1

During the cold war, nations competed with each other based on ideologies. They were similar to the civil rights activists that were fighting to improve the living standards of people.

Question 2

Jackie Robinson rose to national prominence because of his efforts to fight for racial equality that changed baseball sport in the US to date.