the cold war continues… 1950s
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The Cold War Continues… 1950s. Democracy vs. Communism. United States Economy. GI Bill of Rights: Encouraged Veterans to get an education in order to introduce them back into society Paid of college, books, room/board, etc… to any college that would accept the veteran - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Cold War Continues…1950s
Democracy vs. Communism
United States Economy GI Bill of Rights: Encouraged Veterans to get an education in
order to introduce them back into society Paid of college, books, room/board, etc… to any college that would
accept the veteran
Conversion from Wartime economy to Peacetime economy Global trade reopened
Many people had “wants” they were not able to have during the wartime economy… people were buying! Consumerism: Buying of material goods
The “race” against the Soviet Union kept government spending high, which kept people employed The 1950s= great economy!!
1948 Election Dixecrats: State’s Rights
Democratic Party Presidential Candidate: Strom
Thurmond
“Give’em Hell Harry” campaign
Truman: The Fair Deal- an extension of Roosevelt’s New Deal GI Bill of rights is included
here
Election Results
Truman’s “first” term Stalemate in Korea
Armistice: Cease-fire
McCarthyism running rampant The Red Scare
Truman’s approval rating was extremely low… 23% in 1951 Obama’s approval rating now:
44%
Truman does not run again… and in the 1952 Election “Ike” wins the presidency Richard Nixon is the VP
The White Flight Suburbs… Interstates… the white population
moves out of the cities Interstate System created in 1956 under Eisenhower
Race Isolation: White neighborhoods in the suburbs, African American neighborhoods in the cities
The Growth of “Inner” City: Extreme poverty within city limits National Housing Act of 1949- constructing low
income housing for city dwellers
Korean War
June 1950- July 1953
Korea Divided
38th parallel- Drawn at the end
of WWII Potsdam
conference
Soviets controlled North Korea
US controlled South Korea
Korean War Begins North Korea invades
South Korea by passing over the 38th parallel June 25, 1950
This became the first significant armed battle of the Cold War Soviets defending
North Korea US coming to South
Korea’s aid.
Korean War North Korea has many early victories
Keeps pushing to unite the Korean Peninsula under communist rule
US with the help of the UN launched a counter-offensive Pushing North Korean forces back to the 38th parallel
The US pushed the N. Koreans back but decided to go on offensive Now the US/South Korea decides to try to push communism
out of North Korea for good
China then enters on the side of N Korea
Korean War Communist China/Soviet Union vs. Democratic US
Soviets supplying North Korea China sending troops
The threat of a nuclear war ended the Korean conflict with a armistice (cease fire) Neither side wanted to see atomic power used
Korean demilitarization zone: 2.5 mile zone around the 38th parallel (latitude line) that is a “buffer” between N and S Korea Still the line today (after 60 years)
Korean Conflict Not a civil war, because other powers were
involved
“Proxy War”: The war had third party participants The US and Soviet Union using the war to “fight”
the opposite ideology (communism vs. democracy)
38th parallel keeps N Korea isolated today North Korea has nuclear weapons
Pablo Picasso Paints about the Korean War
Paints against the injustices happening in Korea
Criticizing the American involvement in the Korean War
1950s- Political Revolutions
All a part of the Cold war…
Revisit the US Containment Policies Truman Doctrine
Contain communism where it is
Marshall Plan Rebuild Western Europe
NATO Alliance between US and Western
European Nations
Preventing the Domino Effect Domino effect: Belief that if one
country falls to communism, the neighboring countries would soon as well
The Cuban Revolution
How Fidel Castro came to Power
The Cuban Revolution Major revolt in 1953, many died
Fidel and Raul Castro survived but were sentenced to 15 years in prison
Given freedom after a few months but exiled to Mexico
Senator John Kennedy spoke out against injustices in Cuba, and supported Fidel’s revolution
Che Guevara supported the Castro’s and assisted them in their overthrow of the Batista regime
January 1, 1959: Overthrow of the Cuban dictator
The RevolutionariesChe Guevara- Argentinean Fidel Castro- Cuban
Fidel Castro in Power Fidel was born into a wealthy
family Has a law degree… very smart
He led Cuba to become a one party socialist republic
Now suffers from diverticulitis Transferred his “duties” to
Raul, his brother
Raul is now the president of Cuba Raul is making some changes
The Chinese Revolution
Communist China is born under Mao Zedong
Chinese Civil War The Communists in
China fight the Chinese nationalists Nationalist supported by
the US Communists supported
by the Soviet Union
Communists win: Containment is failing! Communism is spreading!
Mao Zedong as Leader Mao takes over Chinese
control- communist dictator
China = People’s Republic of China
CCP rules: Chinese Communist Party
Mao died in 1976, but the CCP still controls China