VUS.13+Cold+War


 * VUS.13 The student will demonstrate knowledge of United States foreign policy since World War II by**


 * a) describing outcomes of World War II, including political boundary changes, the formation of the United Nations, and the Marshall Plan;**
 * b) explaining the origins of the Cold War, and describing the Truman Doctrine and the policy of containment of communism, the American role in wars in Korea and Vietnam, and the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe; **
 * c) explaining the role of America’s military and veterans in defending freedom during the Cold War; **
 * d) explaining the collapse of communism and the end of the Cold War, including the role of Ronald Reagan in making foreign policy; **
 * e) explaining the impact of presidents of the United States since 1988 on foreign policy. **

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