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Cold War Begins

At the end of WWII, the U.S. economy suffers from a variety ofmaladies, but once the economy rebounds the nation experiences aneconomic boom that will last until the early 1970s.A major housingshortage is eased as suburban communities are developed. The fastestgrowing region is the Sunbelt, stretching from Florida to California.

Tensions between the US and the USSR intensify after the war as theformer allies now eye each other with growing mistrust, which turns intothe Cold War. The Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine are put inplace to contain communism in Eastern Europe. When the Soviets testtheir first nuclear weapon in 1949, the US loses its atomic monopoly.The Cold war spreads to China, Korea, and other areas of Asia.

Believing that communist sympathizers are imbedded in American publicand private institutions, the House Un-American Activities Committeelaunches an investigation designed to find them.

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I. Trumans Domestic ProgramA. Postwar Economy

1. Postwar Depression?a. Inflationb. Taft-Hartley Act, 1947

2. Postwar Boom!a. Employment Act, 1946b. GI Bill of Rightsc. Permanent war economyd. Cheap energy

B. Population ShiftA. Baby BoomersB. SuburbsC. Sunbelt

C. Civil Rights1. African Americans

a. To Secure These Rights

b. Desegregation of Army by Ex Order!c. Election of 1948

2. Red Scarea. HUAC investigates subversion 1947b. Trumans Loyalty Review Boardc. McCarren Internal Security Billd. Rosenbergs

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II. Roots of Cold WarA. U.S. Perspective

1. Yalta Conference, 1945

a. Soviets intent spheres of I.b. Declaration of Lib. Europe

2. Spread democracy3. Iron Curtain Speech

B. Soviets weary1. Animosity and distrust

a. buffer zoneb. Lend-lease terminated, 1945c. Division of Korea and Vietnam

C. Collective Cooperation1. SF Conference, 19452. Potsdam Conference, 1945

a. Partition of Germany Zonesb. Partition of Berlin Sectors

3. Nuremberg Trials, 19464. Reconstruction of Japan

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III. Highlights Cold WarA. Policy of

Containment1. George Kennen

2. Truman Doctrinea. Greece and Turkey

($400 million)b. Marshall Plan, 1947

3. Recognition of Israela. Ralph Bunche

4. America Rearmsa. National Security Act

b. Voice of America

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Flashpoint: Berlin

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III. Highlights Cold War (cont.)B. Collective Security

1. NATO, ANZUS,CENTO

2. Fall of China

a. UN Security Council?C. Hydrogen Bomb

1. US (1952)

2. Opposition

3 islands that vanished

in the Bravo blast

2 islands refugeesforced to live.

American flag design reflectsThe ongoing responsibility the

U.S. still owes to the Bikini people

Everything is in the hands of God

23 atolls

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Flashpoint: Korea

June, 1950 July, 1950

Sept, 1950 Oct, 1950

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Korean War in Maps

Nov, 1950 Jan, 1951

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