hs a 85: the united states after world war ii week #2: “from hot to cold war” tues. feb. 6:...
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HS A 85: The United States After World War IIWeek #2: “From Hot to Cold War”
Tues. Feb. 6: “The Legacy of WWII”
Today’s lecture will focus on the impact of WWII on the domestic front; Thursday’s lecture will look at the US’s changing relationship to the rest of the world.
US wartime experience as a contest between the progressive vision of the New Deal to:• Enhance the federal government’s authority• Curb corporate power• Facilitate labor organizing• Incorporate ethnic, racial, and female populations into mainstream America
VS.
Return of the “Old Order” (pre-New Deal):• Revive power of private industry in economy and government• Rollback the New Deal politically• Foot drag on racial, ethnic, and female incorporation
Minneapolis Workers on Strike in 1946
“Rosie the Riveter”
“Double V” Campaign
Internment of the Japanese during WWII
Zoot Suit Riot, LA, 1943
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