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I. Post-WWII outcomes? 1) United Nations- formed near end of WWII as a body of nations to prevent future global wars. What organization had been formed at the end of WWII to prevent global war?
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2) Japan: -Occupied by American forces -Adopts democratic form of government (MacArthur Constitution) -Resumed self-gov’t -Ally of U.S. Look on the bottom of your grandparent’s figurines to see if they were made in “occupied Japan.” I. Post-WWII outcomes?
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3) Europe: -Lay in ruins -Soviet controlled East Europe -Germany divided into East (Communist) and West (Democratic) Divided Berlin I. Post-WWII outcomes?
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Cold War- 45 year competition about values. (end of WWII-collapse of Soviet Union in 1991 — 8 presidents) OR COLD WAR U.S. and West Soviet Union and East -Democracy -Individual Freedom -Market economy -Totalitarianism -Socialism: state centered -Communist II. Cold War: Defined
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1949 Soviet Union successfully explodes an atomic bomb 1952 1 st Hydrogen Bomb tested *Much more powerful than the Atomic Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki *Precision Missile Launch THE STAKES ARE HIGH (BOTH U.S. and Soviet Union hold capability to destroy each other) II. Cold War: Defined
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NATO- North Atlantic Treaty Organization Defensive alliance between U.S. and Western Europe (1 st time U.S. entered into peacetime military alliance) II. Cold War: Defined
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Warsaw Pact, 1950- Defensive alliance between Soviet Union and Eastern European Countries. II. Cold War: Defined
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***CONTAINMENT- do not let Communism spread, resist it! (Truman Doctrine- help “free peoples” resist Communism) III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy Harry Truman (1945- 1953) Marshall Plan- massive financial aid to rebuild Europe. George Marshall www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/georgecmarshall.html
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III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy Berlin Airlift (1948-49)- Soviets block access to west Berlin. Truman orders supplies airlifted. *2.3 million tons of supplies
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(1949)- Mao Zedong leads Communist takeover in China (rival to Soviet Union) REACTION: Increased fears of communist domination U.S. spent $3 million in support of Nationalist, Chiang Kai-shek, only to have failed! III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy
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NSC-68: U.S. National Security Report, 1950 *emphasizes Soviet aggression *calls for massive U.S. military buildup (Virginia economy benefits more than any other— Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia) How is NSC-68 different from the Marshall Plan? How is NSC-68 the same as the Marshall Plan? III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy “The U.S.S.R.’s desire for World Domination requires not only to this Republic but civilization itself take a stand”
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(June, 1950) Communist North Korea invades across the 38 th parallel, attacking democratic South Korea III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy Apply Cold War policy: What should be the main objective in the Korean War? Korean War (1950-1953):
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U.N. troops (made up of 90% Americans) defend South Korea Led by Douglas MacArthur III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy
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300,000 Communist Chinese troops come into war on side of North Korea III. Cold War: Harry Truman --- Foreign Policy Results of Korean War: Stalemate at 38 th parallel 54,000 Americans die Billions of Dollars spent THINK: Was the objective of the Korean War achieved? Should more have been done?
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V. COLD WAR: HOMEFRONT **A. Fear of Nuclear War. Americans were urged to build bomb shelters in their own basements.
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Federal Civil Defense Administration (1950) -Educate people how to survive Atomic blast -Mobilize people in event of Atomic warfare What was the purpose of the “Bert the Turtle” campaign? School children practice “duck and cover” drills http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=294181
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Senator Joseph McCarthy- (1950s) recklessly accused many government officials and citizens of being communist. (McCarthyism- making false accusations based on rumor or guilt by association.) B. Fear of Communist- “Red Scare” Conviction of Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg for spying for the Soviet Union and the construction of nuclear weapons by Soviets using secrets obtained through spying increased fears.
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QUIZ TODAY ON COLD WAR!
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Cold War 1945-1950’s QUIZ 1.What were 3 post-WWII outcomes? 2.What was the Cold War? (why cold?) 3.How long did the Cold War last? 4.What was the Truman Doctrine? (foreign policy) 5.Why were the stakes so high in the Cold War? 6.What was NATO? 7.What was the Warsaw Pact? 8.What happen in 1949 to increase fears during the Cold War? 9.What influence did the Cold War have on the Virginia economy? 10.What started the Korean War? 11.What country sent 300,000 troops to help the North Koreans? 12.What was the result of the Korean War? 13.What approach did Eisenhower use to “contain” communism? (Dulles) 14.How did the Soviet launch of Sputnik impact the U.S.? 15.What was the U-2 incident?
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1. a. United Nations- formed near end of WWII as a body of nations to prevent future global wars. b. Japan adopts democratic form of government -Resumed self-gov’t-Ally of U.S. c. Europe lay in ruins, Soviet controlled East Europe, Germany divided into East (Communist) and West (Democratic) 2. 45 year competition about values, never battled but both superpowers had the large atomic/nuclear warfare capacity. 3. 45 4. help “free peoples” resist Communism 5. BOTH U.S. and Soviet Union hold capability to destroy each other 6. North Atlantic Treaty Organization- Defensive alliance between U.S. and Western Europe 7. Defensive alliance between Soviet Union and Eastern European Countries 8. Mao Zedong leads Communist takeover in China or USSR/Soviet explodes an atomic bomb ANSWER KEY
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9. massive U.S. military buildup 10. Communist North Korea invades across the 38 th parallel, attacking democratic South Korea 11. China 12. Stalemate. No Victory 13. To emphasize the United States’ commitment to the “New Look”, Eisenhower and his Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, introduced the doctrine of “massive retaliation.” Under this doctrine, the Eisenhower administration implied that it would use nuclear force to protect U.S. security and interests anywhere in the world. Through this approach, the United States sought to discourage the Soviet Union from staging an offensive attack on U.S. interests for fear of a massive retaliatory strike. 14. US as a nation becomes Competitive…SPACE RACE 15. during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union ANSWER KEY CONTINUED
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