nsc-68

Alternatives:
  1. Isolation from European affairs
  2. Forming a mutually beneficial relationship with the USSR

Description:
Research both of the following alternatives that were considered by the US in the early stages of the Cold War, and answer the questions at the bottom: (Complete your work on as a PowerPoint presentation)

​Inquiry Questions: 
  • Why was this alternative considered?
  • What were some of the benefits if this alternative was chosen?
  • What were some of the repercussions if this alternative was chosen?
  • Do you think that the alternative you chose was really ever going to work? Why/Why not?
  • Make an estimate on how long you think this alternative would have been successful?
  • Do you think there was really a viable alternative other than to challenge the Soviet Union?