Question

containment minihook exercise: containmentdirections: after world war ii, most of the countries in the northern part of the world divided themselves into two large groups or blocs. one bloc was communist and was dominated by russia, the largest republic in the huge country called the soviet union. the other bloc was largely democratic and was led by the united states. examine the map below and answer the questions that follow.map: two worldscirca 1960questions1. including the soviet union, list two european countries in the communist bloc.2. excluding the soviet union, list the asian countries in the communist bloc.3. list five north american and european countries in the non-communist bloc.4. list three asian countries in the non-communist bloc.5. with a partner, discuss why looking at this map would would make both a russian and american of 1960 very nervous. write down your ideas.russian fears american fears

Explanation:

1. Identified European communist states from the 1960 map.
2. Identified Asian communist states (excluding USSR) from the 1960 map.
3. Selected non-communist North American and European states from the map.
4. Selected non-communist Asian states from the 1960 map.
5. Analyzed Cold War geopolitical tensions reflected in the 1960 bloc map for both sides' fears.

Answer:

1. Soviet Union, Poland
2. China, North Korea
3. United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, West Germany
4. Japan, South Korea, India
5. ## Russian fears

• Surrounded by non-communist allies of the U.S. in Europe and Asia, creating encirclement concerns.
• The U.S. and its bloc had strong economic and military power, threatening Soviet influence.

American fears

• The communist bloc covered a large landmass across Europe and Asia, spreading communist ideology close to U.S. allies.
• The Soviet Union had nuclear capabilities, and the large communist presence raised fears of global communist expansion.