cold war defined 1945-1990
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COLD WAR DEFINED 1945-1990. * US-USSR. * BIPOLAR. *CONFLICT / COMPETITION IN ALL AREAS OF A NATION’S LIFE. TIMELINE. 1945-1953ORIGINS. 1953-1970HEIGHT OF COLD WAR. 1970-1980DETENTE. 1980’sRENEWED CHILL. 1990’sGORBACHEV ERA. WEAPONS USED TO FIGHT A “COLD WAR”. *ARMS RACE. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
COLD WAR DEFINED 1945-1990* US-USSR
*BIPOLAR
*CONFLICT / COMPETITION IN ALL AREAS OF A NATION’S LIFE
TIMELINE
1945-1953 ORIGINS
1953-1970 HEIGHT OF COLD WAR
1970-1980 DETENTE
1980’s RENEWED CHILL
1990’s GORBACHEV ERA
WEAPONS USED TO FIGHT A “COLD WAR”
*ARMS RACE
-AID TO ALLIES
* “HOT” WARS
-LIMITED WAR
*DIPLOMACY
*COLLECTIVE SECURITY
-REGIONAL
*TECHNOLOGY
*ECONOMIC
-TRADE AND AID
*CULTURAL
-IDEOLOGY
*PROPAGANDA
*COVERT ACTIVITIES
DESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS OF CONTAINMENT
POST WWII CONDITIONS OF USSR
ECONOMIC DISTRESS IN W. EUROPE
POLITICAL STRESS IN GREECE AND TURKEY
SOVIET MILITARY IN E. EUROPE
MARSHALL PLAN AND TRUMAN DOCTRINE
(U.S. POLICY)
SUCCESS
EXPANSION OF POLICY
KOREA AND VIETNAM
EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
ID EARLY COLD WAR EVENTS 1945-1953
*POTSDAM
*CREATION OF SATELLITE GOV’TS
*BERLIN AIRLIFT
*NATO
-“IRON CURTAIN”
I.D. GERMANY’S OCCUPATION ZONES
*MAP
*GERMANY / BERLIN
-EAST AND WEST GERMANY-EAST AND WEST BERLIN
HOW DID THE CHINESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION IMPACT THE U.S. (1949)
*CONTAINMENT
*TRUMAN
*TAIWAN- 2 CHINAS
**SUMMARIZE THE KOREAN WAR (1950-1953)
**EXPLAIN THE CONFLICT BETWEEN TRUMAN AND MACARTHUR
DESCRIBE THE “RED SCARE” IN THE U.S. AFTER WWII
*LOYALTY PROGRAMS
businesses / organizations state and national laws supportive SC rulings
*SPY CASES
Hiss Rosenburgs* HUAC*McCarthyism
SUMMARIZE ADMINISTRATIONS OF HST AND IKE
HST IKE*FDR/ “THE BOMB”
*POST WAR RECESSION
*LABOR
*DIXIE CRATS
*CHINA / MacArthur
*ELECTION OF 1948
*IMAGE
*“MODERN REPUBLICANISM”
*JF DULLES/ ‘BRINKMANSHIP’
*HUNGARY 1956
*EISENHOWER DOCTRINE
*CIVIL RIGHTS-MONTOGOMERY-LITTLE ROCK-EARL WARREN
DESCRIBE“BRINKMANSHIP”
- H-BOMB
- JF DULLES•CIA covert intervention•China
How did IKE adjust “ Containment”? - Suez Canal ( Eisenhower Doctrine) - Hungary - use of Dulles
**DESCRIBE THE 1960 ELECTION AND JFK’S VICTORY
•TV•CAMELOT / IMAGE•JFK = Obama
**WHAT WAS “FLEXIBLE RESPONSE”?•different from “massive retaliation” of IKE and Dulles
**CRISIS MANAGEMENT: FOREIGN POLICY •Bay of Pigs (4/61)
•Cuban Missle Crisis (10/61)•Berlin Wall (61)
* DESCRIBE THE “NEW FRONTIER” DOMESTIC PROGRAM
-FIGHT RECESSION - spending - military, NASA, foreign aid - “new dealish”
-CIVIL RIGHTS - reluctant - RFK
-ANTI-POVERTY - rejected by a conservative congress
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
I. BACKGROUND
B.) Well-educated, attended Harvard
A.) Had a large, wealthy family
C.) Fought in WWII
D.) Entered politics after death of brother Joe
E.) Served in Congress
F.) Good speaker, courageous, very determined
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
II. 1960 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
A.) Ran against Republican, Richard Nixon
B.) JFK had the disadvantage of being young and Catholic
C.) Televised TV debates-made JFK look better
D.) JFK is the 1st Catholic and youngest man elected to office
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
III. FOREIGNFOREIGN EVENTS
A.) Believed in a “flexible response” to Soviets ; built up conventional arms and fight limited wars
B.) Bay of Pigs-April 17, 1961 ; CIA supported invasion of Cuba. Intended to start an uprising and overthrow Castro.
C.) Berlin Wall built-August 1961 ; built to prevent East Germans from defecting
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
III. FOREIGN EVENTS
D.) Cuban missile Crisis-October 1962 ; U-2 plane discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba. U.S. ships blockaded Cuba. Soviet ships arrived and turned around. Soviets agreed to dismantle missiles and U.S. agreed to not invade the island.
E.) Alliance For Progress ; 10 year, $20 million program of economic aid to Latin America
F.) Very Anti-Communist ; emphasizes military build-up, by 5 times. Determined to make the U.S. word good.
G.) Makes initial military commitment to Vietnam
JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY
IV.DOMESTIC EVENTS- “New Frontier”
A.) Many plans were blocked by Congress
B.) 1st president to address Congress on Civil Rights
C.) Established Peace Corps. -to help the poor in other countriesD.) Put emphasis on the space program
-May 1961- Alan Shepard Jr. becomes the 1st American to make a space flight.-1962- John Glenn was the 1st American to orbit the Earth.
-Apollo Project- makes plans for landing on the moon.
**DESCRIBE LBJ’S “GREAT SOCIETY” and “WAR ON POVERTY.”
-CIVIL RIGHTS
-HEALTH CARE
-URBAN RENEWAL
-EDUCATION
**ID REFORMS OF THE WARREN COURT.
-DESEGREGATION
-REAPPORTIONMENT
-RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED
JOHNSON AND THE GREAT SOCIETY
I. BACKGROUND
A.) Came back from a poor background and a self made man
B.) Experienced politician ; served in both houses of Congress
C.) Very persuasive and convincing- “Johnson Treatment”- pressured colleagues to agree with him
JOHNSON AND THE GREAT SOCIETY
I. PRESIDENCY 1963-1969
A. Committed himself to a “Great Society”
B. Persuaded Congress to pass many of JFK’s bills
1) Civil Rights Act of 1964
2) Aid to Education
3) Aid to Wilderness Area
JOHNSON AND THE GREAT SOCIETY
C.) Declared a “War on Poverty”
2) VISTA- Volunteers In Service to America
1) Economic Opportunity Act of 1964- job training and loans to the poor.
D.) elected in 1964- won over Rep. Barry Goldwater
5) Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
6) Social Security to higher education
7) Aid provided to higher education
8) National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities founded
E.) Passed extensive social legislation
1) Medicare Act- medical aid to people over 65
2) Medicaid Program- medical aid to the poor
3) Voting Rights Act 1965
4) Housing Act 1965
JOHNSON AND THE GREAT SOCIETY
5) Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
6) Social Security to higher education
7) Aid provided to higher education
8) National Foundation for the Arts and Humanities founded