After being reelected President Truman proposed a legislative agenda known as the “Fair Deal.” Truman believed that new reforms were needed to solve the nation’s economic and social problems in the post Cold War era. The goal of the Fair … Continue reading
The Korean War has had a huge impact on history and society today. The war which started in 1950 and ended 1953 divided Korea into two parts, North and South Korea. According to Eric Foner, “Korea made it clear that … Continue reading
The Truman Doctrine was President Harry Truman’s policy. He stated that the US would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere. The reason why Truman did this was to end … Continue reading
General Douglas MacArthur was responsible for the Reconstruction of Japan until 1948. Under his guidance, Japan was able to adopt a new, democratic constitution which replaced the landlordism that used to exist. The new constitution also gave women the right … Continue reading
People were extremely afraid of communism. But some people took it too far. For example, Joseph R. McCarthy. He went on a rampage of accusing people being communists. McCarthy never had any real facts that any of these people were … Continue reading
The kitchen debates were an important part of the Cold War. Most Americans had never had face to face contact with the citizens of the Soviet Union in any way. Americans were gripped in a red frenzy to fear and … Continue reading
The Fair Deal focused on improving the social safety net and raising the standard of living of ordinary Americans. He called on Congress to increase the minimum wage, start a program of national health insurance, and expand public housing, social … Continue reading
In 1947, President Henry S. Truman passed the Truman Doctrine. The Truman Doctrine stated that the United States would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent the communist to take over. The policy spent over hundreds … Continue reading
This document was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. This was impacted by the events that took place during World War ll and the Cold War. Because of the inhumane treatment by the Nazis during World War … Continue reading
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg were communists convicted of conspiracy. The Jewish couple from New York was accused of passing highly secretive documents during WWII about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. While Julius may have helped the soviets in … Continue reading
The iron curtain was a symbol or boundary for countries in Europe against each other in the Cold War. On one side of the curtain was Western Europe and the other side was Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union … Continue reading
In order to support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent them from falling into the Soviet sphere, the Truman Doctrine was set forth by the United States President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947. Believing … Continue reading
In March 1, 1954, the United States tested out their newly designed weapon of a hydrogen bomb in the “Castle Bravo” test. However, the results ended up into a nuclear accident because scientists underestimated the explosive’s output causing millions of … Continue reading
If the Marshall Plan had never been passed, the Soviet Union may have succeeded in taking over all of Germany and evicting the US, Britain, and France, who had their foothold in Berlin. The Soviet takeover of Berlin could have … Continue reading
Joseph Mccarthy had won the election to the senate in 1946. during one of his speeches he reported that there were more than 200 communist working for the state department. he would call out many people but never proved one … Continue reading
The reconstruction of Japan took place in 1948 when the country endorsed a new, democratic constitution under the management of General Douglas MacArthur. Landlordism was eradicated and women gained to vote for the first time. Not only was Japan reformed … Continue reading
The Red menace was one of the many anticommunist movies and media that America produced during the cold war. America named it “militant liberty ” they wanted to change the scripts of the movies to support america anything short of … Continue reading
1) Read Foner, Chapter 23 2) Post a video, image, or quote from a document that details a person, place, event, or idea covered in the chapter. Pick something that hasn’t been posted yet. Write 1-2 paragraphs explaining how history … Continue reading
