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Double V Campaign
Double V Campaign • V is for Victory over fascism in Europe • V is for Victory over racism at home • Civil Rights philosophy of the troops in WWII Cold War Intro.Vocab See Page 436 or dictionary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Satellite nations Iron curtain Cold War Containment Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan Berlin Airlift NATO 9. Collective security 10. Warsaw Pact 11. HUAC 12. McCarthyism 13. Blacklist 14. Conformity—doing what others do 15. Inflation—high prices Cold War: Issues and Images Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush 1945-1991 U.S. Attitudes After the World Wars WWI—1917-1918 • • • • Back to isolationism Roaring 20s Recognized USSR Women gained the vote and other rights WWII—1941-1945 • League of Nations—rejected by U.S. Focus on foreign affairs Conservative 50s Cold War against USSR Women left the work place and went home for a baby boom • United Nations—led by U.S. • Great Depression—30s • Prosperity with inflation • Reluctant for treaties—no allies • Avoided military conflict until Pearl Harbor • Eager for treaties—alliance with Western Europe (NATO) • On constant military alert— Korean War, Vietnam War • • • • Film: The Cold War Write a fact for each topic 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Containment Berlin Crisis NATO and Warsaw Pact Nuclear Arms Race Berlin Wall Fidel Castro and Cuba Domino Theory Détente From Détente to Evil Empire Film: Post-War U.S.A.—write one fact for each topic 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Post War Boom Fair Deal for Americans Crabgrass Frontier Cold War Cold War at Home McCarthyism: the Second Red Scare Civil Rights Movement The Wild Ones Post-war Legacy Common experience of Cold War Presidents U.S. Elections • 1948: Truman (DEM) defeated Dewey • 1952: Eisenhower (“Ike”—REPUB) defeated Stevenson • 1956: Eisenhower won re-election (over Stevenson) • 1960: Senator John Kennedy (DEM) defeated Vice-President Richard Nixon • 1964: Vice-President Johnson (DEM) defeated Goldwater • 1968: Vice-President Nixon (REPUB) defeated Vice-President Humphrey • 1972: President Nixon won re-election (over McGovern) • 1974: Vice-President Ford assumed presidency after Nixon’s resignation • 1976: Governor Carter (DEM) defeated Ford • 1980: Governor Reagan (REPUB) defeated President Carter • 1984: President Reagan re-elected over VP Mondale • 1988: Vice-President Bush (REPUB) defeated Governor Dukakis What do we do about Germany? Berlin (located in East Germany) The United Nations • http://www.un.org/en/ • Located in NYC— midtown Manhattan • Current Secretary General is Ban Ki-Moon of South Korea • Peace-keeping organization Parts of the UN • General Assembly: 5 delegates from each nation—one vote per nation 1. Secretary General 2. Trusteeship Council 3. Economic and Social Council 4. International Court of Justice (15 justices)— meets in The Hague, Netherlands 5. Security Council—5 permanent members (US, UK,France,China,Russia) and 10 rotating members • Evaluate efforts by global organizations to undermine U.S. sovereignty through the use of treaties • Consider the Iraq War in 2003 Truman and Post War Tensions— Can he handle Stalin? Competition of words, weapons, and influence U.S.A. USSR • Capitalism • Democracy • Influence in Western Europe • Atomic weapons—1945 • NATO (military alliance) • Pro-Democratic influences over rest of world • CIA • Communism • Dictatorship • Influence in Eastern Europe • Atomic Weapons—1949 • Warsaw Pact (military alliance) • Pro-Communist influences over rest of the world • KGB Other Ideological Differences U.S.A. USSR • “freedom of religion”— first amendment • Separation of church and state • First amendment • “In God we trust” on currency • “Under God” added to the pledge in 1950s • “Religion is the opium of the masses.” –Karl Marx • All religious practices were officially illegal • Exception: could not be enforced in Poland • Elevation of Karol Wojtyla was very embarrassing (Pope John Paul II who survived an assassination attempt and plot) The Iron Curtain Soviet Blockade led to the Berlin Airlift The Marshall Plan--aid to Europe Containment—keep communism from spreading NATO Map Activity • Russia is considered landlocked because their access to warm water is limited • Their ports ice over for most of the year • This makes them more aggressive in the area near the Black Sea or Caspian Sea • Eastern European satellite nations become Russian’s “buffer” from invasion from the West Film: 1946-1952, The Best Years https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VdXTw4q6y8 GOOD—Security BAD--Fear List 10 examples List 10 examples 1. G.I. Bill 2. … 1. Unemployment 2. … The Rosenbergs Nixon exposes Alger Hiss, a state department employee, as a communist spy FYI • Alger Hiss actually was in the group that accompanied FDR to Yalta! McCarthyism—Red Scare HUAC: ‘‘Are you a member of the Communist Party?’’ ‘‘When a great democracy is destroyed, it will not be because of enemies from without, but rather because of enemies from within.’’ Senator Joseph McCarthy,1950 “Have you no sense of decency, sir?” Response to McCarthy by a U.S. Army officer accused of communist sympathies Edward R. Murrow • WWII European war correspondent • Anchor on the CBS Evening News (radio and later TV) • Publicly challenged McCarthy and was accused of communist sympathies • Helped end the “Witch Hunt” investigations The Venona Papers • Confirmed existence of some spies working in the federal government • Papers made public in 1995 under Freedom of Information Act Early Cold Warriors • Dean Acheson—Truman’s secretary of state (NATO) • George Marshall—Truman’s secretary of state and later secretary of defense • George Kennan—U.S. diplomat in USSR (father of ‘‘containment’’) • Allen Dulles—Ike’s head of CIA • John Foster Dulles—Ike’s secretary of state • Richard Nixon—Senator who exposed Alger Hiss (communist spy) and Ike’s vice-president China became Communist in 1949—Red China U.S. Recognized Taiwan as the True Democratic China Chinese Communist Revolution Mainland China (Communist) Leader: Mao Zedong Taiwan (Democratic) Leader: Chiang Kai-Shek The Korean War (1950-53) • UN Police Action • North Korea vs. South Korea • Pyongyang vs. Seoul MacArthur Removed for Insubordination Truman Doctrine Eisenhower Doctrine Cold War Strategies • • • • • • • • • • • • Collective security Brinksmanship Massive retaliation Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) Flexible Response Military Industrial Complex Deterrent CIA NORAD Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Space race Detente “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed…” President Dwight David Eisenhower ‘‘ In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.’’ President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, 1961 ‘‘Duck and Cover!’’ • http://www.you tube.com/watc h?v=C0K_LZD Xp0I End of Part 1—Review Terms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Cold War Yalta Satellite Containment Iron Curtain Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine West Germany/East Germany West Berlin/East Berlin Berlin Airlift North Atlantic Treaty Organization Warsaw Pact Atomic Bombs Eisenhower • • • • • • • • • • • • • • United Nations Security Council Chiang Kai-Shek vs. Mao Zedong in China Taiwan Red Scare and HUAC Senator McCarthy Conformity Nixon and Alger Hiss Rosenbergs Korean War (police action) North Korea vs. South Korea Pyongyang vs. Seoul General MacArthur Communism Sputnik—1957—Space Race Sputnik: Cause and Effect “This is our Sputnik moment.” • “a technological Pearl Harbor” • U.S. beginning a “space race” • U.S. beginning NASA • U.S. increasing requirements for math and science in schools ‘‘Satellite’’ Eastern Europe A nation dominated politically and economically by another nation Sputnik An object launched to orbit Earth U2 Incident--1960 Domino Theory--countries will fall to communism (President Eisenhower) JFK— ‘‘Ich bin ein Berliner’’ JFK--Berlin Wall--1961 Cuba became Communist in 1959— Castro was supported by The USSR • The Bay of Pigs Invasion was unsuccessful • The U.S. promised not to invade Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis NASA Cold War and The Arts Van Cliburn Bobby Fischer Vietnam Many Americans did not support fighting communism in Vietnam President Johnson did not run for re-election in 1968—President Nixon began withdrawing troops in 1971-73. War Powers Act Nixon and Mao in China Detente Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty Nixon and Ford--SALT I Carter—SALT II Reagan and Gorbachev—START Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty Bush and the Fall of the Wall Soviet Leaders • Lenin—1917-24 • Stalin—1924-53 • Malenkov—1953-55 • Khruschev—1955-64 • Brezhnev—1964-82 • Andropov—1982-84 • Chernenko—1984-85 • Gorbachev—1984-91 Yeltsin became president of Russia upon the break up of the USSR (1991-2000) Current leader of Russia is Vladimir Putin Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe Cold War Favorites Books • • • • • Alas Babylon The Right Stuff Joy Luck Club Pontiff Biography of Ethel Rosenberg Movies • • • • • • • • • • • War Games James Bond films 13 Days Good Night and Good Luck Blast from the Past Top Gun Rocky Movies Miracle *Monster films * Sci-fi films * “Film Noir” End of Part 2—Review Terms Domino theory Berlin Wall Sputnik Space race NASA President Kennedy vs. Khruschev • Cuba and Castro • Cuban Missile Crisis • The Vietnam War • • • • • • President Johnson President Nixon Nixon’s visit to China Détente Nuclear weapons/arms race/arms limitations • President Reagan • President G.H.W.Bush • Gorbachev • • • • •