The Cold War Era 1945-1952
President Harry S. Truman
Changes in the life of the Avg. American Rise of the Middle Class T.V. Homes-own Highways and Automobiles Women and Work Baby Boom
G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS 8 MILL TO SCHOOL 2 MILL HIGHER LEARNING
COMMUNISM VS. CAPITALISM Post War Germany USSR vs. America Containment The “Domino Theory”
A New Form of Foreign Policy Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan NATO
The Cold War Definition… Escalation of weapons 1949 Soviets have the A-Bomb 1952 U.S. have the H-Bomb 1953 Soviets have the H-Bomb
The Red Scare in America The Smith Act 1940 Committee of Un- American Activities Senator Joseph McCarthy McCarthyism The Rosenberg's