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Module 3 (11 - The Cold War (1945-53) (Readings (George F. Kennan's…
Module 3
11 - The Cold War (1945-53)
Causes
Ideological conflicts: Democracy vs. Communism
Other affected countries
Korea
Splits into 2 countries, democratic and communistic
Korean war
China
Leader Mao takes over
Why Russia is interested
Imperialism and to buffer Russia & Germany
Global responses to Communism
Active rejection of communism
Truman Doctrine
"Iron Curtain" termed
Formation of NATO
Readings
Griffith Korean War vet and POW
McCarthy Republican Senator hunting Communists
George F. Kennan's "Long Telegram"
warning US of USSR's Machiavelli diplomatic strategies
Back Home
The Red Scare at home
Alger Hiss State Dept Official
McCarthyism
The Soviets building a nuclear weapon
The Rosenberg's
Social Changes
Truman desegregates military
South still rife with racism in spite of AA's serving in war
Labor changes
Taft-Hartley Act of '47
Right to work laws
heavily favor employers ironically
12 - Eisenhower (1953-60)
Eisenhower's Presidency
National Defense Strategy
Brinksmanship
Social Reform
Civil Rights
Brown V Board
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Feminine Mystique
The Space Race
Formation of NASA
Russians first in space
13 - The Sixties (1960-68)
Social issues
National Organization for Women
The Feminine Mystique
Civil Rights Movement
Birmingham, AL
Civil Rights Act of '64
March on Washington
"I have a dream"
Freedom summer
Hart-Cellar Act '65
Immigration and Nationality Act (same act)
Welfare Abroad
JFK's peace corps
humanitarian aid abroad
Prevention of the spread of communism
Domestic welfare
JFK's New Frontier
Welfare and civil rights improvements for all
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis '62
Berlin Wall
Presidency
Lyndon B. Johnson
Great Society
14 - The Triumph of Conservatism (1969-1988)