Victory Without Peace: The Cold War Abroad and at Home, 1945-1960
Origins of the Conflict The Soviets—communism & sphere of influence The U.S.---universalism (the Atlantic Charter) & domestic politics Events immediately after World War II
The Cold War Map
Truman’s Leadership The Truman Doctrine The Marshall Plan The National Security Act of 1947 The Berlin Airlift North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) NSC Paper 68
Occupied Germany, 1945
A Series of Shocks 1949—Soviet atomic bomb The “White Paper on China” 1950---The Korean War, a police action The 38th parallel & China 1951---Stalemate Truman fires MacArthur
Americans’ Reaction at Home The Red Scare--- HUAC Investigations Federal Loyalty Security Program Alger Hiss Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Senator Joe McCarthy
Eisenhower’s Leadership 1953 Korean Truce Foreign Policy---the New Look Massive retaliation & brinkmanship Covert action Collective security The domino theory
1956---The Hungarian revolution The Suez Canal Crisis 1957---Sputnik 1959---Cuban revolution 1960---The U-2 incident Eisenhower’s warning--- “the military-industrial complex”
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