What interests did American and Soviet policymakers think were at stake in Eastern Europe? How did events in the region contribute to the growing Cold War?

What was the policy of containment? What assumptions about Soviet power and intentions were at the heart of the policy of containment?

How did the policy of containment lead to American involvement in Korea?

What impact did the Korean War have on American domestic policies?

How did Truman propose to expand the New Deal? In what areas did he succeed? In what areas did he fail?

What explains the rise of McCarthyism? Why did so many Americans belief the country faced a grave internal threat to its security