v MTX Format: Bring SCRANTRON NCS Test Sheet 100/W & #2 pencil:

Ø Section 1: Short essay question(s);

Ø Section 2: 30 objective choice questions;

Ø Total value: 20 points;

v Section 1: Short essay question(s):

Ø see Syllabus list of potential essay test questions(1-6);

v Section 2: general preparation for objective multi-choice:

Ø Review Syllabus Part I Chapter Objectives (CW: 1 – 5);

§ Emphasis on terms highlighted in italics & Bold;

Ø Review Text, class notes, & discussion points;

v Detailed Preparation- Be prepared to identify & assess:

Ø Major Cold War Historical Events (given brief description):

§ Major Doctrines, Policies, & National Security Strategy;

§ Key ideological, political & geo-strategic objectives:

· Know how they contrasted between administrations;

§ All political leaders & their key cabinet policy makers:

· All key policy advisors:

¨ Associated policies & the key role played;

· Outstanding Individuals playing key policy role;

§ Major results & impact of doctrines, policies, & strategy:

· Effect of success or failure (US-USSR rapprochement);

Ø Given brief description, be able to identify & assess:

§ Key Conferences, Charters, Summits, & Alliances:

· Goals & objectives;

· Participants, roles, & locations;

· Results & impact:

¨ Key issues resolved & left unresolved (& why);

¨ Major policy or strategy changes made as result;

§ Key NSC studies & resulting directives, plans, & policies:

· Goals & objectives;

· Participants, roles, & locations;

· Results & impact:

¨ Key issues resolved & left unresolved (& why);

¨ Major policy or strategy changes made as result;

§ Vietnam War (part I):

· Origins & causes and major historical events;

· Contrasting polices & strategies used to deal with it;

· Key political & military leaders & their roles;

· Major results, impact, & outcomes;

v Hint – special attention to key details associated with:

Ø Class notes as outlined during class lectures & discussions;

Ø Key Terms presented & discussed in class:

§ Given a brief description, can you identify?

· Major historical events & their impact on CW policies;

· Political leaders & advisors & their key roles;

· Policies, doctrines, strategies & their aim & impact;

¨ associated policy makers & role in its formulation;;

· National Security Council Studies (NSC) & their effect:

¨ associated Policies & National Security Strategies;

· Key Conferences, Summits, etc. & associated issues;

Ø Review short essay question list (potential use for Section 2);

v Review short essay question list (potential use for Section 2);

1. Analyze W. Wilson’s motives for intervening in Russia’s civil war, and assess this intervention’s impact on future US-Soviet relations.

2. Examine the pros and cons of US non-recognition of USSR during the 1920s.

3. Analyze FDR’s dealings with Stalin during WW2, and assess whether FDR was naive or a shrewd statesman.

4. Describe the major issues discussed by the “Big 3” during the their 3 major summits.

5. Of the three interpretations of the Cold War’s origins, analyze the one that you agree with, and explain why.

6. Explain the relationship among containment, the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO.

7. Examine the major obstacles to improved US-Soviet relations evident during the Eisenhower Administration, and assess Eisenhower’s efforts to overcome them.

8. Explain the role of the National Security Council in formulating US National Security Strategy.

9. Examine the key aspects and significance of NSC-68.

10. Contrast “massive retaliation” with Flexible Response.

11. Contrast the effectiveness “Roll Back” with that of US containment policy during the Kennedy administration.

12. Contrast how JFK handled the Bay of Pigs with that of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and contrast how they affected the president’s approach to US-USSR relations.

13. Assess the political (diplomatic) & military strategies of the Johnson Administration during the Vietnam War.

14. Explain why the US supported Bao Dai over Ho Chi Minh.

15. Examine the role of the Gulf of Tonkin incident in the “Americanization” of Vietnam War, and the role of the 1968 Tet Offensive in eventually reversing it.

16. Assess the effectiveness of “Rolling Thunder,” Strategy of Attrition and gradual escalation in prosecuting the Vietnam War.

17. Contrast America’s ideological values with its geo-strategic interests, and explain why they were usually in conflict during the Cold War. (Use historical examples).