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29 Cards in this Set
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how are the US and USSR different?
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USSR: communist, more restrictions, more population, bigger army
US: capitalist, not as many restrictions, bombs |
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anger/resentment b/c..
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USSR allied with Hitler and US developed A bomb
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Potsdam Conference. Big 3
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Truman, Klement Atley, Stalin
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Potsdam Conference. US goals and USSR goals
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US goals: trade, democracy "pay forward"
USSR: reparations "pay back" |
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containment
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keep communism where it is
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how was containment used?
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iron curtain: W.E.-democracy, E.E.- communism
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Truman Doctrine
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US will give aid to any country resisting armed takeover from outside or within
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Marshall Plan (western europe)
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1st change to get influence in world... aid to european countries
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why does Stalin blockade Berlin? result?
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control capital, control country..makes others look weak
result: berlin airlift, 327 days around clock |
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NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
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defensive military alliance, no more isolationism
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*look at notes on China Falls
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Korean War
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similar to Germany, 38th parallel, China vs America, MacArthur calls for a nuclear attack, Truman says no
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M.A. vs Truman
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M.A- appeals to media and GOP (republicans)
Truman fires him citizens mad, truman correct |
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Stalemate
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demilitarized zone on 38th parallel, 1953 armistice, Lil Kim today
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Red Fear (maybe an essay??)
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Loyalty Review Board- investigate gov employees
House Un-American activities Committee-regular citizens Hollywood Ten- blacklisting (cant get anything) * ALL ILLEGAL * |
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Spy Cases
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Alger Hiss- Richard Nixon becomes a prominent political figure
Rosenbergs- 1st people to be executed for espionage |
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McCarthyism
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unsupported accusations against hundreds
accused state dept and den. party only in senate- immunity eventually act wears thin dies in 1957 |
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The H Bomb
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67x Fat Man
Moral: world ending |
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-brinksmanship
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John Foster Dulles- willingness to end the world, push to brink of war (US+USSR)
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-Army and Navy down, _____ up. Why?
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airforce up b/c planes to drop bombs
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-formed,______, and _____
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covert opps and Bonds
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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US will defend Middle East against an attack from communists
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result:
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israel (jews)- land from palestine- US support
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Skies and Space
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Nikita Khruschev- coexistence
Sputnik- 1st earth to space satellite space race why matter? better rockets, hit anywhere in America |
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*look at notes on U2 incident..
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Postwar America (maybe an essay??)
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GI Bill of Rights- education, loans, unemployment benefits
Suburbs- mass produced homes Economic worries? inflation (no OPA) and no resources (WPB) Boom |
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Truman
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personality
1946 midterm elections-reps take cong civil rights (42) executive order 1948 election Fair Deal |
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Truman calls republicans to congress for...
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1. housing- families
2. minimum wage-workers 3. education- kids/ families 4. social security- elderly, poor *takes to people * reps= do nothing congress *chicago daily tribune |
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conglomerates
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-a major corporation that includes a number of smaller companies in unrelated industries
-protect themselves, win- win situation |
