DP History Questionbank
16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945–1981)
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- Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its effects on domestic and foreign policies of the United States; social and cultural impact of the Cold War
- Korean War, the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military developments; diplomatic and political outcomes
- Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the policy; repercussions for the region
- United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at different stages; domestic effects and the end of the war; Canadian non-support of the war; Latin American protest against the war
- United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons for, policies; implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert operations and Chile; Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty (1977)
- Cold War in either Canada or one Latin American country: reasons for foreign and domestic policies and their implementation
Directly related questions
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17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the impact of the Korean War on two countries of the Americas.
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17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the reaction of either Canada or Latin America towards US involvement in the Vietnam War.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: “President Carter’s foreign policy improved US relations with Latin America.” Discuss.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Compare and contrast the policies of Kennedy and Johnson regarding US involvement in Vietnam.
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17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the reasons for the changing nature of US involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: Discuss the reasons for, and the impact of, the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Compare and contrast the foreign policies of John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson.
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
“The diplomatic and political impact of the Korean War was limited.” Discuss with reference to two countries.
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: “Fear of communist expansion was the main reason for US involvement in Vietnam.” To what extent...
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: “President Carter was successful in his attempt to advance human rights in the Americas.” To what...
- 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: Discuss the reasons for, and characteristics of, Eisenhower’s New Look foreign policy.
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21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the social and cultural impact of the Cold War on the Americas up to 1953.
- 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the rise of McCarthyism and its effects in the US.
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the effect on Chile of Nixon’s covert operations.
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22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
“President Truman’s containment policy damaged relations between the United States and other countries in the region.” Discuss.
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22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
“The Vietnam War ended as a result of the domestic effects that it caused in the United States.” Discuss.
- 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Examine the social and cultural impact of the Cold War on the US during Truman’s presidency.
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19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the reasons for, and characteristics of, Eisenhower’s New Look policy.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Evaluate the reasons for US participation in the Korean War.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: Examine the impact of the Cold War on the foreign policy of either Canada or one Latin American...
Sub sections and their related questions
Truman: containment and its implications for the Americas; the rise of McCarthyism and its effects on domestic and foreign policies of the United States; social and cultural impact of the Cold War
- 18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Discuss the rise of McCarthyism and its effects in the US.
- 19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Examine the social and cultural impact of the Cold War on the US during Truman’s presidency.
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21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the social and cultural impact of the Cold War on the Americas up to 1953.
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22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
“President Truman’s containment policy damaged relations between the United States and other countries in the region.” Discuss.
Korean War, the United States and the Americas: reasons for participation; military developments; diplomatic and political outcomes
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17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the impact of the Korean War on two countries of the Americas.
- 19N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Evaluate the reasons for US participation in the Korean War.
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
“The diplomatic and political impact of the Korean War was limited.” Discuss with reference to two countries.
Eisenhower and Dulles: New Look and its application; characteristics and reasons for the policy; repercussions for the region
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19M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the reasons for, and characteristics of, Eisenhower’s New Look policy.
- 21N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: Discuss the reasons for, and characteristics of, Eisenhower’s New Look foreign policy.
United States’ involvement in Vietnam: the reasons for, and nature of, the involvement at different stages; domestic effects and the end of the war; Canadian non-support of the war; Latin American protest against the war
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17M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the reaction of either Canada or Latin America towards US involvement in the Vietnam War.
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17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31:
Discuss the reasons for the changing nature of US involvement in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975.
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: “Fear of communist expansion was the main reason for US involvement in Vietnam.” To what extent...
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.31: Compare and contrast the policies of Kennedy and Johnson regarding US involvement in Vietnam.
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22M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
“The Vietnam War ended as a result of the domestic effects that it caused in the United States.” Discuss.
United States’ foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter: the characteristics of, and reasons for, policies; implications for the region: Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress; Nixon’s covert operations and Chile; Carter’s quest for human rights and the Panama Canal Treaty (1977)
- 17N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: Discuss the reasons for, and the impact of, the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977.
- 18M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: “President Carter was successful in his attempt to advance human rights in the Americas.” To what...
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18N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Discuss the effect on Chile of Nixon’s covert operations.
- 20N.3op2.HL.TZ0.32: “President Carter’s foreign policy improved US relations with Latin America.” Discuss.
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21M.3op2.HL.TZ0.32:
Compare and contrast the foreign policies of John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson.
