Week 04

Containment Tested

Read: Rise to Glory Chapter 6

Was NATO a threat to the Soviet Union?

Suggested Assignment:

Using the political cartoons, write an essay describing the impact of Joseph McCarthy's search for communists in America on American society? Were any constitutional rights affected by this fear generated by Joseph McCarthy? Why were people so willing to believe Joseph McCarthy’s accusations?

In-Class Readings:

- Candy Bombers

- Butter Battle Book

- Sources of Soviet Conduct

- Report on the International Situation to the Cominform - Andrei Zhdanov