2. Truman and the Crisis of Peace Postwar adjustment and onset of Cold War, 1945-1952

3. H S T (1884-1972) “Availability” put him on ticket in ’44 election Had to make decision to use A-bomb Never really acceptable to establishment Democrats, but then and now, something of a hero to “common” folk.

4. From War to Peace Rapid demobilization (12 million to 1.5 million between 1945 and 1947) Onset of babyboom Postwar inflation—beginning of wage/price spiral Vetoed Taft Hartley Fair Deal in 1948 Beginnings of Civil Rights Movement “To Secure these Rights”

5. Thomas E. Dewey lost to Truman in ‘48

6. Cold War Tense, bipolar world, with conflict by proxy Crowther’s 4 zany points on why the cold war happened. 1.Historical Antagonisms 2.Ideological Differences 3.Fractures in the Great Alliance 4.Problem of Perception

7. Yalta Conference—Feb. 1945 U. S. strongly desired getting Soviets to go to war versus Japan Churchill and Stalin agree on practical Soviet Domination of Eastern Europe U. S. focuses on Free elections that were to be held by 1946 “Trimming” results in communist regimes in Eastern Europe Myth of F. D. R.’s selling out

8. Containment George Kennan, “The Sources of Soviet Conduct” Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift Does Containment apply to Asia

9. Domestic Red Scare Loyalty Oaths “Who lost China?” Alger Hiss Case Joe McCarthy Julius and Ethel Rosenberg Beliefs about “Reds” correlated with one’s politics and ideology. (subsequent research shows that almost everyone was wrong about some important particular.)

11. Does Containment apply to Asia? Korean War (1950-1953) MacArthur and Inchon Landing Truman vs. MacArthur Ultimately 38 th Parallel Restored but U. S. had moved toward a Domino Theory approach to viewing nationalism/communism in Asia

13. Truman and MacArthur

14. Guarding the 38 th Parallel