Foreign Policy During the Cold War – compare the causes and consequences of the American policy of containment including:

• the development and growth of a U.S. national security establishment and intelligence community.
• the direct and/or armed conflicts with Communism (for example, but not limited to: Berlin, Korea, Cuba).
• U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and the foreign and domestic consequences of the war.
• indirect (or proxy) confrontations within specific world regions.
• the arms race and its implications on science, technology, and education.