the causes for post-World War II prosperity and its effects on American society how post-World War II prosperity differed by ethnic group and social class how the Nuremberg Trials promoted justice post World War II the reasons for and the goals of the United Nations the reasons for and the effectiveness of Truman's foreign policy during the early years of the Cold War the political, social, and economic consequences of the Red Scare the effects of improved nuclear technology on the citizens and government of the United States the concerns related to nuclear proliferation the causes, course and consequences of the Korean War the significant foreign policy events surrounding the Korean War the events that led to the intensification of the cold war the Cold War affected American foreign policy the relationship between the U. S. and Cuba during the 1960s the causes, course, and consequences of the Vietnam War the significant foreign policy events surrounding the Vietnam War how the presidents of the 1960s influenced policy on Vietnam