NCES.CW.H.5 - Analyze leadership in terms of its influence on the events and outcome of the Cold War.
- NCES.CW.H.5.1 - Analyze the beliefs and decisions of United States Presidents, from Truman to George H.W. Bush, and their administrations in terms of their influence on Cold War events.
- NCES.CW.H.5.2 - Analyze the beliefs and decisions of General Secretaries of the Soviet Union, from Stalin to Gorbachev, and the Communist Party in terms of their influence on Cold War events.
- NCES.CW.H.5.3 - Analyze the beliefs and actions of anti-Communist leaders such as Syngman Rhee, Ngo Dinh Diem, Chiang Kai-Shek, Fulgencio Batista and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, in terms of their influence on the events of the Cold War.
- NCES.CW.H.5.4 - Analyze the beliefs and actions of anti-Capitalist leaders, such as Kim Il Sung, Ho Chi Minh and Fidel Castro in terms of their influence on the events of the Cold War.
- NCES.CW.H.5.5 - Evaluate the effectiveness of third world leaders, such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Josip Broz Tito in using the strategy of non-alignment during the Cold War.
- NCES.CW.H.5.6 - Evaluate the outcome of the Cold War in terms of the roles played by various leaders such as Ronald Reagan, Lech Walesa, Vaclav Havel, Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev.