the cold war & civil rights
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THE COLD WAR & CIVIL RIGHTS
TWO SUPER POWERS After WWII, USA and USSR emerge as superpowers (military &
political power) Disagreements over how to rebuild Europe 1947:Truman Doctrine
U.S. will help any country fight Communism Fear of the spread of Soviet influence
PROPAGANDA Putting the Truman Doctrine to use, following a policy of
“containment” Truman & Eisenhower employ anti-Communist propaganda So does the Soviet Union
“American imperialism destroyed the largest section of the native population of North America and doomed the survivors to a slow death…the fate of the Negroes [is] equally tragic…America’s soil is drenched in the blood and sweat of Negro toilers.”~ from an article in Tass, a Soviet periodical distributed in India
EARLY DECOLONIZATION
Decolonization of Africa
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
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