What is the cold war? what factors caused the us and the ussr to become antagonists? (e. g. think about what happens at the end of world war ii, what differing views do they have? ) give at least 3 examples. how did kennan explain soviet behavior? how did truman respond to kennan's explanation? define containment and its significance to the cold war. what was the marshall plan? what do you believe were the 2 most defining "events" or moments of the cold war? explain what each event was, and then your justification for why it is a defining moment of the cold war?

in february 1787, congress decided that a convention should be convened to revise the articles of confederation, the nation’s first constitution. in may, 55 delegates came to philadelphia, and the constitutional convention began. debates erupted over representation in congress, over slavery, and over the new executive branch. the debates continued through four hot and muggy months. but eventually the delegates reached compromises, and on september 17, they produced the u.s. constitution, replacing the articles with the governing document that has functioned effectively for more than 200 years.

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