Truman Administration Name:

A- Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Name: A- Bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki Germany and Japan surrender ending WWII Potsdam Conference Truman, Churchill and Stalin meet in Germany to set up zones

Kennan containment- prevent the spread of communism 1946 Kennan containment- prevent the spread of communism Employment Act- goal to have full employment Atomic Energy Act- establish Atomic Energy Commission- develop better bombs Name:

Advocate of civil rights movement Philippines gains independence Name: Advocate of civil rights movement Philippines gains independence Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech draws attention to the division of free Europe in the West and Communist Europe in the East

Name:

Marshall Plan- supplies economic aid to European nations after WWII Name: 1947 Marshall Plan- supplies economic aid to European nations after WWII $13 billion from 1948 to 1952 Taft-Hartley Act- labor unions must sign Non-Communist oath Truman Doctrine- financial commitment to nations fighting communism

Federal Employee Loyalty Program- anti-communistic oaths Name: Federal Employee Loyalty Program- anti-communistic oaths National Security Act- created the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in Major League Baseball

Truman defeats Dewey besides election predictions 1948 Truman defeats Dewey besides election predictions Desegregates armed forces Berlin Blockade- Soviets attempt to block Western forces supplying Western Berlin They wanted to be the only area to supply them with materials (this would mean that the Soviets would have control over the area) Name:

Name:

Regarded as a huge success for Allies Name: Berlin Airlift- Western Allies counteract the Soviets by supplying Western Berlin with tons of food and supplies daily Regarded as a huge success for Allies

Name:

NATO formed (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 1949 NATO formed (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Military Alliance of nations Pledged support if an outside country should attack a member East and West Germany created Fair Deal- attempts to continue policies similar to FDR’s New Deal Most acts don’t pass Housing Act increases construction Raises minimum wage Name:

Members Nations of NATO Name: Members Nations of NATO

Named after Senator Joseph McCarthy who led such practices 1950 Korean War begins United States enters due to the policy of containment (stop the spread of communism) McCarthyism- the use of indiscriminate accusations and sensationalist investigative methods to suppress political opponents Named after Senator Joseph McCarthy who led such practices Accuses numerous politicians and officials of being communist

Name: General MacArthur

McCarren International Security Act Name: McCarren International Security Act Made it illegal to contribute to communism or any government that could be considered a threat to the US Rosenberg Case Ethel and Julius Rosenberg accused of giving atomic secrets to Soviets Controversial trial leads to their conviction of espionage Sentenced to death

Name:

22nd Amendment- president can only serve two terms or ten years Name: 1951 22nd Amendment- president can only serve two terms or ten years General MacArthur fired by Truman 1952 Eisenhower elected President Vows to end war in Korea