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    During the Cold War period following World War II, tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union as they emerged as the two dominant superpowers. The Soviets expanded their influence over Eastern Europe as the U.S. sought to contain the spread of communism through policies like the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. Conflicts in Korea and Vietnam further divided the two sides, while an arms race led to advances in nuclear weapons technology. Domestically, fears over communism led to persecutions like the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. Space also became a new frontier as the Soviets launched Sputnik, kicking off the Space Race.

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    During the Cold War period following World War II, tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union as they emerged as the two dominant superpowers. The Soviets expanded their influence over Eastern Europe as the U.S. sought to contain the spread of communism through policies like the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. Conflicts in Korea and Vietnam further divided the two sides, while an arms race led to advances in nuclear weapons technology. Domestically, fears over communism led to persecutions like the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. Space also became a new frontier as the Soviets launched Sputnik, kicking off the Space Race.

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    During the Cold War period following World War II, tensions escalated between the United States and the Soviet Union as they emerged as the two dominant superpowers. The Soviets expanded their influence over Eastern Europe as the U.S. sought to contain the spread of communism through policies like the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan. Conflicts in Korea and Vietnam further divided the two sides, while an arms race led to advances in nuclear weapons technology. Domestically, fears over communism led to persecutions like the McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. Space also became a new frontier as the Soviets launched Sputnik, kicking off the Space Race.

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    Cold War Conflicts

    Chapter 18
    Tensions During War
    • Stalin was Hitler’s allie
    • Allies took too long to
    attack Europe
    • U.S. kept A-Bomb a
    secret
    • U.N. becomes a tug-of-
    war
    Potsdam Conference
    • U.S. & Soviets lone
    world powers
    • Stalin is only leader left
    from Yalta
    • Stalin & Truman both
    change policy
    • Containment policy
    Truman Doctrine
    • March 12, 1947
    • U.S. must help people
    resist takeovers from
    minorities or outside
    groups
    • $400 million to Greece &
    Turkey
    The Marshall Plan
    • Massive economic aid to
    Europe ($13 billion)
    • Help rebuild Europe
    • Side effect: contain
    communism
    • Ensure the health of the
    economy
    George C. Marshall
    Berlin Airlift (6/48)
    11 months of Airplane supplies
    N.A.T.O.
    • North Atlantic Treaty
    Org.
    • Military support to 12
    member countries
    • Standing military of
    500,000
    • First ever alliance in
    peacetime for U.S.
    Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan
    Chinese government in exile
    Mao Zedong-Communist leader –won civil war
    in China-became leader of all China
    Korea Prior to 1945 Division
    Beginnings
    • U.S. and Soviets both
    fought there in WWII.
    • Divide Korea in two.
    • Kim Il-Sung in North
    • Syngman Rhee in South
    Kim ll Sung
    Syngman Rhee
    Korean War
    The War
    • North invades June 25, 1950
    • U.S. intervenes with U.N.
    support.
    • By end of July, Northern
    forces near the Southern
    coast. (Pusan)
    • McArthur attacks behind
    them-cuts off Northern
    forces.
    American Soldiers July, 1950
    War Continues
    • From Inchon regain Seoul
    very quickly
    • North Koreans flee
    • Truman decides to invade
    Northern Korea.
    • McArthur promises to have
    the soldiers home by
    Christmas
    • Bombed bridges on the
    Yalu River.
    • China now enters the war.
    • March 1951 troops back
    at the 38th Parallel.
    • McArthur gets ticked
    McArthur Fired
    • Wanted to use the atomic
    bomb
    • Go after China
    • Blames Truman for
    stalemate.
    • Would not follow orders-
    -----So Truman fired him
    • McArthur gets a hero’s
    welcome
    Aftermath of McArthur Problem
    • Truman looks bad
    • Loses support
    • None of his domestic
    policies seemed to work
    • Nation looks for a new
    leader
    Korean War Monument, near
    Demilitarized Zone
    End of Korean War
    • Ike goes to Korea
    • Sees there is a stalemate
    • Peace talks were also at a
    stalemate
    • Increases bombing
    • Warns of atomic bomb
    Cont’d
    • July 27, 1953 Armistice is
    signed.
    • 54,000 Americans, over 1
    million Koreans died.
    • War seemed like a waste of
    time, money, and people.
    • Border of North and South
    where it had started(pg613)
    C.W. In the U.S.
    • Loyalty Review Board
    (3/47)
    • Investigate suspicious
    employees
    • House Un-American
    Activities Committee
    • Check Communism in
    Hollywood
    Alger
    Hiss—
    Soviet
    Spy
    McCarthyism
    • Accuses 205 people from the
    State Department.
    • Blames them for China being
    Communist
    • Focused on wealth and
    privilege
    • No accusations were based
    on facts!—NO PROOF
    Joseph McCarthy
    Senator Wisconsin
    McCarthy Hearings
    End of McCarthyism
    • Charges got worse,
    accused the army of being
    full of communists.
    • The Army-McCarthy
    Hearings
    • McCarthy gets his due
    thanks to the army lawyer:
    Joseph Welch
    McCarthy accuses Welch
    The Nuclear Age
    • America was afraid of a
    nuclear war
    • Creates Hydrogen Bomb.
    • 67 times more destructive
    than Little Boy
    • U.S. gets ahead of Soviets
    again.
    Nevada Test Site, 1951-1962
    (I guess this is the one in Indiana Jones)
    Other Entanglements
    • Iran and oil
    • Hungarian Revolt v.s. Soviets
    • Suez Canal Crisis
    • Eisenhower Doctrine-US will
    defend the Middle East
    against any Communist
    country
    • U-2 Incident-Francis Gary
    Powers
    Gamal Abdel Nasser
    Egypt’s head of government
    Nikita Khrushchev
    leader of Soviet Union
    • SPACE RACE
    TAKES OFF!!!!!!
    • Sputnik-
    • Soviets 1st in space

    beep,beep,beep
    Sputnik 1
    (October 4, 1957)
    Orson Welles
    Humphrey Bogart
    John Wayne
    Josh Gibson
    Satchel Paige
    Jackie Robinson
    Joe Louis
    Death of Bugsy

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