1. From Korea to IKE US History Objectives: **Explain American
Involvement in the Korean War
**Detail the Eisenhower
Administration
SOL – VUS.13
Timeline –
US History
From Korea to IKE

2. The Split Koreas Divided after WWII
N. Korea controlled by USSR becomes communist
S. Korea controlled by U.S. becomes democratic

3. North Korea attacks South Korea (June 25, 1950)
USA pledges to help S. Korea

4. General Douglas MacArthur returns (October 1950)
Leads US counterattack
Pushes N. Korea to China border
China, feeling threatened, joins war on N. Korea side

5. General MacArthur vs. President Truman
MacArthur urges use of A-bomb on China
Truman refuses and fires MacArthur

6. Settling for a Stalemate (1951-1953)
Fighting settles back at N/S Korean border
War becomes a stalemate
Both sides agree to a truce – never sign a peace treaty - technically still at war

7. President Dwight Eisenhower (1953-1961)
Promise to keep USA safe from USSR / communism

8. IKE For President
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9. Massive Retaliation Military Doctrine/Policy
USA should build up its nuclear arsenal to threaten + scare the USSR preserving peace

10. Fear of World War 3 “Duck and Cover”
Schools drill in case of nuke attack
Bomb shelters w/ homes

11. The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)
Created to investigated Communist activity in USA
Led by Nixon (Richard Nixon)

12. The Alger Hiss Case (1949) Sensational trial
Gov’t official who was tried and convicted as a USSR spy
Proved to some the threat of communists in govt.

13. Ethel and Julius Rosenburg Case (1951)
Assisted USSR in getting secrets of the atomic bomb
Found guilty and executed

14. Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) US Senator (from Wisconsin)
Claimed he could find the Communists that were infiltrating the US Gov’t

15. The McCarthyism Era (1951-1954)
Hearings in Congress to root out communists
**never presents solid proof
**played to USA fears of communists in U.S.

16. McCarthy vs. The US Army (March to June 1954)
Claim that US army was full of communists
Used TV as medium for propaganda
The Army command fought back
People saw McCarthy bully witnesses
(McCarthy) Lost support of US public

17. Central Intelligence Agency (established 1947)
Spy on USSR
Overthrow weaker, pro-communist govts.

18. Virginia + the Cold War Increase in military spending benefits VA
**Hampton Roads – naval + air bases
**Northern Virginia – private companies that contract with the military

19. Sputnik I & Sputnik II (Oct 4, 1957) (Nov 3, 1957)
USSR get first satellites in space
USA panics – Fear Russians outsmarting US
Response – US creates NASA
**pour $$$ into education
Sputnik II had a dog