1. What sorts of things did the US and USSR do in order to try to win the Cold War? Evaluate each country's strategies. Did the US do a good job? Did the USSR? What did each side do well, and what could each side have done better? Illustrate your points with specific examples.

2. In what ways was life on the east side of the Iron Curtain different from life on the west side? Illustrate your points with specific examples.

3. How did China and Japan differ in their paths to industrialization? Illustrate your points with specific examples.

4. Between 1947 and 1950, wars broke out in India, Israel, and Korea. Why do you think the US and USSR got involved in the war in Korea but not in the other two?

5. Did you mention nationalism, communism, and technological change in one or more of your answers above? If so, you can skip this question. If not, how did those forces affect people's lives in the decade after 1945? Illustrate your points by using specific countries as examples.

All you have to do is answer the questions, do not write a paper.