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Korean War
a. June 1950
b. North Korean Communist forces invaded past the 38th parallel into South Korea
c. United Nations came to the aid of South Korea with U.S. leading the way.
d. General Douglas MacArthur led the U.N. troops
i. Was able to push the Communist to the Chinese border.
ii. Chinese government sent troops which led to a stalemate.
e. OUTCOME:
i. Truce was signed in 1953
ii. Country divided at almost the same point as when the conflict started.
b. North Korean Communist forces invaded past the 38th parallel into South Korea
c. United Nations came to the aid of South Korea with U.S. leading the way.
d. General Douglas MacArthur led the U.N. troops
i. Was able to push the Communist to the Chinese border.
ii. Chinese government sent troops which led to a stalemate.
e. OUTCOME:
i. Truce was signed in 1953
ii. Country divided at almost the same point as when the conflict started.
Harry S. Truman
a. U.S. President after FDR died and after WWII.
b. Led U.S. negotiations after WWII and into the Early Cold War.
b. Led U.S. negotiations after WWII and into the Early Cold War.
Integration of the US Military:
a. Supported by President Truman, 1948
b. He signed an Executive Order: All U.S. Military branches were to be fully integrated
i. Achieved by 1954
b. He signed an Executive Order: All U.S. Military branches were to be fully integrated
i. Achieved by 1954
Containment Policy.
a. Plan presented by U.S. Diplomat, George Kennan that recommended the US and its allies focus on a foreign policy of containing or stopping the spread of Communism.
Truman Doctrine
a. Presented by President Truman that stated the US could not hesitate to intervene and aid nations overseas to resist Communism. Also featured an economic plan, called the Marshall Plan.
Marshall Plan
a. Financial aid given to nations in war-torn Europe.
b. Used to spark economic revival and prosperity---alleviate peoples suffering
c. Helped to prevent Soviet advances into Western Europe.
d. Crowning achievement of containment policy.
b. Used to spark economic revival and prosperity---alleviate peoples suffering
c. Helped to prevent Soviet advances into Western Europe.
d. Crowning achievement of containment policy.
Cold War
a. Term used to describe the tensions between the U.S. and Soviet Union
i. Dominated each countries foreign policy
ii. Both countries felt it would lead them to war.
i. Dominated each countries foreign policy
ii. Both countries felt it would lead them to war.
China's Communist Revolution
a. Communist group took over Chinese government against the U.S. backed Chinese Nationalists.
i. U.S. sent financial aid to Nationalist leader, Chianh Kai-shek
ii. Soviet Union sent money to Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung
b. U.S. attempts to mediate failed
c. Communists won by 1949 = U.S. refused to recognize the new government.
i. U.S. sent financial aid to Nationalist leader, Chianh Kai-shek
ii. Soviet Union sent money to Communist leader, Mao Tse-tung
b. U.S. attempts to mediate failed
c. Communists won by 1949 = U.S. refused to recognize the new government.
Mao Tse-tung.
a. Communist leader in China
b. Backed by the Soviet Union
b. Backed by the Soviet Union
Red Scare
a. U.S. government investigated, arrested, and sometimes harassed many people due to their alleged connections to the Communist Party. This period late 1940s into the 50s became known as the Second Red Scare.
HUCA
a. House Un-American Activities Committee
b. Committee used by Congress to help root out Communists in the federal government.
i. Investigated State Department (Alger Hiss)
ii. Movie Industry was a target, "Hollywood Ten"
1. Hollywood "Blacklist"
b. Committee used by Congress to help root out Communists in the federal government.
i. Investigated State Department (Alger Hiss)
ii. Movie Industry was a target, "Hollywood Ten"
1. Hollywood "Blacklist"
Joseph McCarthy
a. Wisconsin Senator was convinced that Communists had infiltrated high levels of government and US military
b. Had to defend his beliefs in a series of televised hearings
i. He was seen as paranoid
ii. Irrational
iii. McCarthyism
b. Had to defend his beliefs in a series of televised hearings
i. He was seen as paranoid
ii. Irrational
iii. McCarthyism
Dwight Eisenhower
a. Elected U.S. President in 1952
b. Concerned about the spread of Communism as well
c. Believed in the Domino Theory
i. If one nation fell to Communism, then its neighboring nations would soon fall as well
b. Concerned about the spread of Communism as well
c. Believed in the Domino Theory
i. If one nation fell to Communism, then its neighboring nations would soon fall as well
Eisenhower Doctrine
a. Because of the 1953 CIA organized overthrow of Iran's pro-Communist leader & restore the pro-US Shah.
b. 1957, Order that stated the US would not hesitate to aid any country in the Middle East that asked for help resisting Communist aggression.
b. 1957, Order that stated the US would not hesitate to aid any country in the Middle East that asked for help resisting Communist aggression.
GI Bill
a. Servicemen's Readjustment Act
b. Legislation provided military veterans with benefits such as job priority, money for furthering education, training, and loans for purchasing homes and property.
b. Legislation provided military veterans with benefits such as job priority, money for furthering education, training, and loans for purchasing homes and property.