11.9.3 - The Cold War and Containment Policy

Trace the origins and geopolitical consequences (foreign and domestic) of the Cold War and containment policy, including the following:

• The era of McCarthyism, instances of domestic Communism (e.g., Alger Hiss) and blacklisting
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Berlin Blockade
• The Korean War
• The Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis
• Atomic testing in the American West, the "mutual assured destruction" doctrine, and disarmament policies
• The Vietnam War
• Latin American policy