1. WWII + the Cold War

2. WWII in Europe + Asia Germany: led by Hitler,demands territory
Italy: led by Mussolini, demands territory
Japan: led by Hirohito, demands territory

3. Appeasement
The leaders of Europe, specifically Chamberlain of England gave into Hitler’s demands.
Hitler then demanded more land then what was given to him
Invades Poland in 1939
WWII is on

4. The Allies
Britain
France
USSR

5. U.S. Policy
NEUTRALITY

6. U.S. gets sucked in…
Neutrality acts were designed to keep us out of the war
Cash-Carry-Britain is our ally, they are getting beaten badly…we agree to sell them weapons
Lend-Lease(Destroyers for Bases)-we give weapons to Britain
Pearl Harbor-Japan bombs us…we are in WWII
These steps show us getting further involved in the war

7. The Holocaust
Concentration Camps
Genocide
10 million killed
Auschwitz

8. Japanese Americans Were forced from their homes and put into camps
This did not happen to Germans or Italians
Another example of discrimination
Korematsu v U.S.

9. Korematsu v U.S.
Supreme Court ruled that it was ok for the government to put Japanese Americans in camps
This and other cases show that civil liberties have been denied to minority groups

10. War Crimes Trials
Nuremburg: These trials showed that individuals would be help responsible for war crimes

11. Women in the War

18. Manhattan Project The U.S. was working secretly on the atomic bomb
We did not include the USSR in this
From this point on their was growing distrust and hatred between the U.S. and the USSR

19. The Bomb

25. Our Reason The Government believed that Japan would not surrender
We would have to fight for several more years
The idea was that we would save American lives by using the bomb

26. Demobilization GI Bill: veterans benefits
Baby Boom: huge population explosin following the end of the war
FDR dies: Is replaced by Harry Truman

27. The United Nations Similar to the League of Nations
Is an international peacekeeping organization
Unlike the League, we actually join

28. WWII Ends The U.S. and the U.S.S.R. emerge as the two SUPERPOWERS
The USSR demands a buffer zone in Europe to protect them from further aggression
They are mad at the US because they did most of the fighting in Europe while we took the glory

29. Germany is divided East Germany: controlled by the USSR
West Germany: controlled by the US

30. Berlin is also divided
The Berlin Wall

32. The Iron Curtain

33. The Iron Curtain Also called the Soviet Bloc
Eastern and Central Europe would be controlled by the USSR until 1989
Warsaw Pact: common defense system set up by the USSR for itself and its allies

34. NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization: common defense system for the U.S. and its allies

35. Containment This is our foreign policy after WWII
The idea is to keep Communism where it is and not let it expand
Marshall Plan: economic aid to European nations
Truman Doctrine: US said that it would help any nation to resist Communism; esp Greece & Turkey
Berlin Airlift: supplies shipped over the Berlin Wall to W. Berlin

36. Containment in Asia
Domino Theory: the idea that if one nation fell to Communism that others would follow
Korean War: N Korea was Communist, South Korea was not; 4 years of fighting…Korea is still divided
Vietnam: North was Communist, south was not…more later on this

37. MacArthur vs. Truman

38. HUAC House Un-American Affairs Committee
Investigated all kinds of people, especially film makers. accused many of being communist and blacklisted

40. Truman’s Loyalty Oath
All government employees must sign an oath saying that they are not and have never been Communist
This oath is still in effect in many areas including the US
I signed one 4 years ago

41. McCarythism Joseph McCarthy Senator From Wisconsin
Accused many people of being Communist
Had no real proof
His accusations ruined careers and lives
Was later proved to be a fraud

44. The 50’s & 60’s
Eisenhower
The automobile leads to the growth of suburbs