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Post-War America Concept Map (Cold War (Containment policy US foreign…
Post-War America Concept Map
Cold War
Marshall Plan
said that people should give support to people threatened by the Soviet Union or Communist influence
Iron Curtain
- imaginary blockade between West and East Berlin
Containment policy
US foreign policy
Communism isn’t allowed to spread to the US
to contain spead of Communism
Truman Doctrine
said that people should give support to people threatened by the Soviet Union or Communist influence
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
if any country is attacked we will ALL defend
basically US and Western Europe military alliance
Atomic
Age
Arms race
competition between nations for superiority in the development of weapons
we were competiting with Germany and Japan for creation of the atomic bomb
Proxy Wars
armed conflict between two states or non-state actors which act on the instigation or on behalf of other parties that are not directly involved in the hostilities
examples include the Chinese civil war and the Korean war
CIA(Central Intelligence Agency)
Espionage on other countries, covert operations, coups
Duck and Cover Drills
FCDA used these to teach children how they should respond to a nuclear attack should there ever be one
Bert the Turtle!!!
Bomb shelters
shelters designed to shield families from an atomic explosion, and from radioactive dust (fallout shelters)
McCarthyism
The Rosenburg Trials:
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were accused of selling atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
led to a death sentence for both of them
Hollywood 10
10 Hollywood producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the HUAC and refused to answer questions about regarding possible communist affiliations
Also made a short documentary film denouncing McCarthyism and Hollywood blacklisting
HUAC
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organization responsible for investigating subversive organizations, formed by Congress
focused a lot on Hollywood
formation of this led to
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formation of this led to
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Truman Doctrine led to formation of...
Containment policy influenced Truman Doctrine
Arms race caused widespread fear which led to...
NATO and the Marshall Plan both provide support
Both bomb shelters and drills were preventive measures against atomic bombs
Arms race for the atomic bomb meant each country was under strict supervision by other countries' spies
Truman Doctrine led to the formation of
Iron Curtain was a way to divide Berlin to stop spread of Communism