IB HOTA cold war - Truman

Kept communism within the present territory through diplomatic, economic, and military actions

• Proposed by George Kennan

• The idea to keep communism for expanding to other countries.

• Proposed by George C. Marshall

• American aid toward Europe to rebuild their cities and industries

• $17 billion

• US gave billions in supplies, machinery, and food to western EU

• Opened markets for US industry and society

• Lessened the appeal of communism

• Aimed to promote technological, scientific, managerial, and economic self help programs for Latin America

• Grouped Asia, LA, and Africa together wehn sending aid

• Caused more tensions

• LA received $79 million

• Compared to $18 billion to the rest

Created to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of citizens, employees, or organizations with ties to communist ideas.

Targeted advocates or revolution and communists

Program aimed to investigating all federal employees’ loyalty to the government

Made members of the communist party register with the federal government. Those on the list could be denied passports or departed. Truman failed to veto the act.

• Alleged spies working for the Soviets

• They were tried and executed.

• Senator Joseph McCarthy leads investigates communists subversives.

• Many state and local governments, school teachers, and university professors lost their jobs

• Attacked many organizations and governments

• Stifled freedom and censored books

• Terrorized Americans with untrue accusations

Refers to the secrecy and isolation of the Soviet Union and its satellite states, East Germany, Hungary, and Poland, after World War II.

• June 1948 Soviets stopped all traffic into east Berlin from the west

• Hoping the west would give up their section of the city

• Orchestrated by Truman

• US aircraft carried supplies into West Berlin

• The blockades and airlift ended on May 12 1949

• A mutual alliance of the west and US.

• Initially 12 countries joined.

• The members agreed to come to the aid of any other member attacked.

• Created in response to NATO

• Eastern Europe and USSR’s mutual defensive alliance

• End of ww2 US and Soviets divide the country at the 38th parallel

• North controlled by communists, south controlled by democrats

• June 25 1950 NK troops invade SK

• US, UN, and SK push back communists

• China drove US forces back

• Truman used limited war to push communists over the 38th

• July 1953 armistice was signed

• Korean War was impactful as it was a turning point of the cold war

• Outlwaed the closed shop, or the practice of forcing business owners to hire only union members

• States could pass right to work laws outlawing union shops

• Truman tried vetoing it, Congress passed in 1947

• Truman’s idea that Americans should expect a fair deal from their government

• Congress refused to pass national health insurance or to enact civil rights legislation

• Fair Deal faded and his approval rating lowered