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Nikita Khrushchev
________- Stalins replacement, scares people because he might be crazy.
OPEC
________ is made- basically decides how much oil will be produced, practically control everything.
Kennan
________- Knows a lot about Stalin, used to live in Russia.
Martin Luther King Jr
________- takes charge of the movement, starts the boycott against the buses.
Levittown
________- suburb with house as small as this classroom + some land outside.
Civil Rights movement
The ________ is bad for America because of American reactions towards it.
Sputnik
________- Russia sends something to space, could use these for warfare.
McCarthyism
________- Drags in people, ruins their reputation unless information was given.
USSR
________ has control over a big portion of Germany because Stalin doesnt want to give any land to the French, so America and Britain give some of their German land to France.
Risks of nukes
________ are published in newspapers.
Marshall
________ argues that "separate but equal "is inherently untrue- Supreme Court agrees.
Suburbs
________ are created- living in a city= living in the city, living in a small town= living in the town- building communities of cheap homes outside of town.
Free college
________- study whatever, wherever, they will pay no matter what.
Ho Chi Minh
________ has North Vietnam, Diem has South Vietnam.
Brown Family
Marshall- Lawyer for the ________.
Jackie Robinson
________- Good, young enough, been in war, great athlete, intelligent, etc.
Truman
Truman Doctrine- ________ saying we will contain communism.
Kennan
________ creates the idea of containment, Truman creates the policy.
Ho Chi Minh
________- important Vietnamese leader, wants self determination, not allowed.
Jackie Robinson
________, 1947- First African- American baseball player in fifty years.
1948, everybody except for Stalin is ready to give Germany back to Germans
Those lands become known as West Germany, with Stalins being known as East Germany
Communism is not an enjoyable state to live in
doesnt want people in East Berlin to see the better conditions of West Berlin
People from West Berlin can just go to these nightclubs and theaters, and then go back to West Berlin
get the best of both worlds
Trumans military wants to attack, but Truman doesnt
wants to avoid conflict
Could give up
its a weird situation, would be fair
Dont want to
would be similar to appeasement, giving Stalin too much could end up leading to World War III anyway
Truman sends one atomic bomb with each of the planes
wont use it, but shooting them down would risk total destruction
Stalin gives up on this
should be a massive victory for Truman, but American people dont see it like that
American people had adjusted to having FDR as President, Truman is like his exact opposite
people dont like him because of this
Notable things with Truman
ends segregation, stops Stalin, doesnt smoke or drink, takes care of his appearance, takes blame for mistakes he made
General Ranking right after WWII
Washington/Lincoln, FDR, TR
Russia was a superpower
not as strong today
Stuff is going much better now
large portion of Americans are now in the middle class
People want to spend the money that theyve saved
cars, homes, food, etc
Levittown
suburb with house as small as this classroom + some land outside
Single model of house, could modify a little bit, but not a lot
made from very cheap materials
Bill (-1944)
Basically a way to compensate veterans done right
Guaranteed a mortgage; still need to keep up with payments, but will definitely get the mortgage
automatically guaranteed
Continued to pay them for a year
doesnt matter what you do with it, just meant to ease you back into the world
Free college
study whatever, wherever, they will pay no matter what
Could already have a family
cant take the time to go to college
Could make just as much money at places like Ford
wouldnt make that much straight out of college
Huge baby boom
then, you could get a job for anything easily as long as you were good at it
Kennan
Knows a lot about Stalin, used to live in Russia
Knew what Communism was about
sends telegram to Truman, known as the Long Telegram
Truman is convinced, want to stop the spread
lots more communist countries now
Truman Doctrine
Truman saying we will contain communism
Basically
give money to countries and tell them not to lean to the communist side
Marshall Plan
basically this, will give money to anyone that needs it
Created NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Same stuff as World War II
if one is attacked, others defend
Chang Kai Shek
leading China, everybody is backing him pretty much
Chang leaves, pretty much losing
says Taiwan is real China
Definitely cant win
accidentally nominated, not well liked at his time
Tom Dewey
Republican Candidate
Thurmond
Dixiecrat Candidate, Southern Democrats
People are annoyed
still didnt want him to win
During the election, Truman integrated the federal government and the armed forces
no more segregation here
South Korea ran by Syngman Rhee, somewhat democratic, but appointed by us
also dead against communism
Both sides were brutal
however, South is against communism, so its overlooked
Invasion is super suprising, completely overwhelmed
American and South Korean troops are pushed way back
Troops are completely unexperienced
Werent really in World War II, old equipment from WWII, was enough for occupation but not even close to counter an invasion
Truman calls a meeting of the UN
Stalin is on boycott until Mao Zedongs China is admitted, so everyone agrees to stop the aggression in Korea
Douglass MacArthur goes to Korea, WWII veteran
makes it seem like theyre in a perfect position
Go for Inchon and flank North Korean forces, while Pusan American troops push back
shouldnt have worked, but its very successful
China tries to tell them to back off, MacArthur doesnt
thinks he knows how the Asian mind works
Chinese troops crossed river, hid, and destroyed the Americans
pushed way back, Seoul is retaken
MacArthur wants to use nukes on China, North Korea
Truman is confused
Big egos involved in this conflict
Truman, Stalin, Mao
Prisoners of War from North Korea and China want to stay
forced out
Stevenson
Democratic Candidate
IKE (Dwight Eisenhower)
Republican Candidate
Armistice between the Koreas
Still going on today
Nixon
was like the opposite of IKE; from California, young, etc
Nixon Fund threatened his career
was allegedly taking bribes
Was part of HUAC
Red hunter
Much worse than the previous red scare
organization made to investigate communism
Looking through everything
any secrets you have are exposed
Alger Hiss likely was a spy
ALES = codename, known from Venona program that decoded Soviet messages
McCarthyism
Drags in people, ruins their reputation unless information was given
McCarthy was super influential
Only reason IKE got the nomination for President
Jackie Robinson, 1947
First African-American baseball player in fifty years
Leagues for black people
still good, but MLB was the best place for a career
Jackie Robinson
Good, young enough, been in war, great athlete, intelligent, etc
Robinson was going to be harassed
Ricky said to give him three years and hed be the best player
Robinson becomes the best player, and basically integrates black people into the league
other teams arent looking at race anymore, only skill
No other courts heard the case other than the Supreme Court
Reason is for new justices, Warren and Marshall
Marshall
Lawyer for the Brown Family
Marshall argues that "separate but equal" is inherently untrue
Supreme Court agrees
Her not giving up her seat was planned
worked with government, act of civil disobedience
Martin Luther King Jr
takes charge of the movement, starts the boycott against the buses
Would walk to work together
was illegal, only a certain number of African American people could be in a group together, whether in walking or driving
Once desegregated, buses will actually be desegregated
otherwise, money wouldve been lost
Eisenhower didnt do anything about Civil Rights
saw it as a state issue
Nikita Khrushchev
Stalins replacement, scares people because he might be crazy
Sends two messages
America wont help as much as they could, and Russia will destroy rebellions
Ho Chi Minh
important Vietnamese leader, wants self determination, not allowed
Vietnam is living in stone age era, like it this way
want independence, want to be left alone,
US doesnt like Diem, but have to deal with him
he will be assassinated by the people
Vietnamese dont care about Communism or Capitalism
care about Ho Chi Minh
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