SOL Prep

The Cold War

Virginia SOL USII.7

Understand the transformation of U.S. foreign policy between the end of World War II and the new millennium.

Study USII.7 with SOL PrepBack to Grade 6 - United States History: 1865 to the Present

What students need to be able to do

  • Explain how key decisions and agreements, such as the Atlantic Charter and NATO, established international allies.
  • Describe the Marshall Plan's objectives for rebuilding Europe and the emergence of the U.S. and Soviet Union as superpowers.
  • Describe the differences between communist and democratic nations, including self-governance and economic philosophy.
  • Examine the role of the United States in fighting communism during the Cold War, including conflicts in Korea and Vietnam.
  • Explain the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and the end of the Cold War.