History is who we are and why we are the way we are. ~David
... The Test Development Committee of the College Board has encouraged the close examination of twelve themes in United States History. These themes will be incorporated into each unit of study throughout the course of the year. Students should familiarize themselves with each of these themes and consid ...
... The Test Development Committee of the College Board has encouraged the close examination of twelve themes in United States History. These themes will be incorporated into each unit of study throughout the course of the year. Students should familiarize themselves with each of these themes and consid ...
US History EOCT Review 2013
... French and Indian War The French and Indian War resulted from a long-simmering rivalry between Great Britain and France and their competition for territory in North America. The French and Indian War broke out in 1754 when Great Britain challenged the French for control of the land that is now Ohio ...
... French and Indian War The French and Indian War resulted from a long-simmering rivalry between Great Britain and France and their competition for territory in North America. The French and Indian War broke out in 1754 when Great Britain challenged the French for control of the land that is now Ohio ...
Chapter 36 - BFHS
... sour. Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” reforms, billed as the completion of the unfi nished work of the New Deal, foundered on the rocks of fiscal limitations and stubborn racial resentments. Johnson, the most ambitious reformer in the White House since Franklin Roosevelt, eventually saw his preside ...
... sour. Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” reforms, billed as the completion of the unfi nished work of the New Deal, foundered on the rocks of fiscal limitations and stubborn racial resentments. Johnson, the most ambitious reformer in the White House since Franklin Roosevelt, eventually saw his preside ...
Harry S. Truman Library - The Society for Historians of American
... about various aspects of foreign policy during the Truman years, such as U.S.–Soviet relations, the Korean War, the Truman Doctrine, and the Point Four Program. The finding aid for them is at http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/elsey.htm. Although the papers of Acheson, Clifford, and Elsey are es ...
... about various aspects of foreign policy during the Truman years, such as U.S.–Soviet relations, the Korean War, the Truman Doctrine, and the Point Four Program. The finding aid for them is at http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hstpaper/elsey.htm. Although the papers of Acheson, Clifford, and Elsey are es ...
WRITTEN BY RICHARD HAWKSWORTH chapter 1
... While Congress debated the enormous financial commitment, Communist-inspired riots led to the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Czechoslovakia. The events galvanized opinion on Capitol Hill and Congress approved funding for the Marshall Plan. American aid was soon on its way to E ...
... While Congress debated the enormous financial commitment, Communist-inspired riots led to the overthrow of the democratically elected government in Czechoslovakia. The events galvanized opinion on Capitol Hill and Congress approved funding for the Marshall Plan. American aid was soon on its way to E ...
In Southeast Asia, Eisenhower sent US weapons and dollars
... The intense rivalries in the Middle East brought Eisenhower into a confrontation with his most important allies, Britain and France. The origins of the Suez crisis of 1956 lay in the difficulties of the western powers in dealing with Gamal Abdel Nasser, the nationalist President of Egypt who followe ...
... The intense rivalries in the Middle East brought Eisenhower into a confrontation with his most important allies, Britain and France. The origins of the Suez crisis of 1956 lay in the difficulties of the western powers in dealing with Gamal Abdel Nasser, the nationalist President of Egypt who followe ...
Human Rights as Presidential Success: The Truman Era
... 11). These beliefs formed the foundation of his war policy. In 1950, Truman approved National Security Council Report 68, which called for a militaristic containment of Communism. This report would serve as a manual for U.S. foreign relations until it was declassified in 1975. In 1949, after trumpin ...
... 11). These beliefs formed the foundation of his war policy. In 1950, Truman approved National Security Council Report 68, which called for a militaristic containment of Communism. This report would serve as a manual for U.S. foreign relations until it was declassified in 1975. In 1949, after trumpin ...
Halting the Iron Curtain at the Mediterranean: The Greek Civil War
... Eisenhower administrations saw communist subversion. 15 Because of the United States government promoting this hardline counterrevolutionary, anticommunist stance, policymakers often failed to distinguish properly the difference between nationalist and ideological goals. Moreover, it often placed th ...
... Eisenhower administrations saw communist subversion. 15 Because of the United States government promoting this hardline counterrevolutionary, anticommunist stance, policymakers often failed to distinguish properly the difference between nationalist and ideological goals. Moreover, it often placed th ...
December 20th, 2016
... Eisenhower administrations saw communist subversion.15 Because of the United States government promoting this hardline counterrevolutionary, anticommunist stance, policymakers often failed to distinguish properly the difference between nationalist and ideological goals. Moreover, it often placed the ...
... Eisenhower administrations saw communist subversion.15 Because of the United States government promoting this hardline counterrevolutionary, anticommunist stance, policymakers often failed to distinguish properly the difference between nationalist and ideological goals. Moreover, it often placed the ...
Period 8 Term Review: Containment Korea Vietnam Cold War detente
... Following WWII the United States sat as one of two major superpowers in the world. Unlike earlier eras, the United States embraced world leadership as the Cold War began. Foreign policy was containment of communism as well as participation in the newly created United Nations and NATO alliance. (Nort ...
... Following WWII the United States sat as one of two major superpowers in the world. Unlike earlier eras, the United States embraced world leadership as the Cold War began. Foreign policy was containment of communism as well as participation in the newly created United Nations and NATO alliance. (Nort ...
Henry Kissinger was Nixon`s top national security and international
... attacked the use of pesticides and chemicals that altered the environment. Her work eventually compelled congress to prohibit the use of DDT. The growing environmental protested led to the start of Earth Day. On April 22, 1970 20 million Americans took part in Earth Day, led by Wisconsin Senator Gay ...
... attacked the use of pesticides and chemicals that altered the environment. Her work eventually compelled congress to prohibit the use of DDT. The growing environmental protested led to the start of Earth Day. On April 22, 1970 20 million Americans took part in Earth Day, led by Wisconsin Senator Gay ...
*Human Rights as Presidential Success: The Truman Era by Hope Schuhart
... (Truman 1949, par. 11). These beliefs formed the foundation of his war policy. In 1950, Truman approved National Security Council Report 68, which called for a militaristic containment of Communism. This report would serve as a manual for U. S. foreign relations until it was declassified in ...
... (Truman 1949, par. 11). These beliefs formed the foundation of his war policy. In 1950, Truman approved National Security Council Report 68, which called for a militaristic containment of Communism. This report would serve as a manual for U. S. foreign relations until it was declassified in ...
domestic history 1945-present - School District of Black River Falls
... With Republican promises of prosperity discredited by the Great Depression, the four consecutive elections, 1932-36-40-44 of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the Democrats dominance, though in domestic issues the Conservative coalition generally controlled Congress from 1938 to 1964. The activist ...
... With Republican promises of prosperity discredited by the Great Depression, the four consecutive elections, 1932-36-40-44 of Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the Democrats dominance, though in domestic issues the Conservative coalition generally controlled Congress from 1938 to 1964. The activist ...
Harry Truman - USHThirdperiodTimbol
... agencies of the Federal Government to cooperate with the Committee in its work. ...
... agencies of the Federal Government to cooperate with the Committee in its work. ...
A10: Superpower Relations 1945-1962
... creation of NATO and especially when West German troops joined. The USSR responded by creating the Warsaw Pact in 1955 which was a military alliance of Eastern European countries. The build-up of military alliances turned into an arms race when the USSR tested its own nuclear bomb in 1949. But parad ...
... creation of NATO and especially when West German troops joined. The USSR responded by creating the Warsaw Pact in 1955 which was a military alliance of Eastern European countries. The build-up of military alliances turned into an arms race when the USSR tested its own nuclear bomb in 1949. But parad ...
The Cold War at Home
... belonged to or supported organizations on the Attorney General’s list were singled out for more intense scrutiny. Many were labeled “security risks” and dismissed from their jobs. The Truman administration also used the 1940 Smith Act to cripple the Communist Party in the United States. This act mad ...
... belonged to or supported organizations on the Attorney General’s list were singled out for more intense scrutiny. Many were labeled “security risks” and dismissed from their jobs. The Truman administration also used the 1940 Smith Act to cripple the Communist Party in the United States. This act mad ...
Korean War Vietnam War
... Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own words) Arms race – militarization between the competing superpowers of the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War Berlin Airlift – the event that stemmed from the Soviet blockade of roads and rai ...
... Vocabulary (fill in effects from the lesson where possible or put the definition in your own words) Arms race – militarization between the competing superpowers of the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War Berlin Airlift – the event that stemmed from the Soviet blockade of roads and rai ...
Presidential Doctrines - Orchestrating the Instruments of Power
... assistance to countries resisting communism in Europe while the Eisenhower Doctrine was focused upon providing both military and economic assistance to nations resisting communism in the Middle East and by increasing the flow of trade from the United States into Latin America. The Kennedy Doctrine w ...
... assistance to countries resisting communism in Europe while the Eisenhower Doctrine was focused upon providing both military and economic assistance to nations resisting communism in the Middle East and by increasing the flow of trade from the United States into Latin America. The Kennedy Doctrine w ...
Why was Truman so hostile to the Soviet Union?
... considered that close association with the Russians would have been an ideological impossibility”.24 John Gaddis suggests that Truman's own 'abrasive personality' may have led Moscow to assume that the policies of Roosevelt had been abandoned.25 However, only one month after assuming office, Truman ...
... considered that close association with the Russians would have been an ideological impossibility”.24 John Gaddis suggests that Truman's own 'abrasive personality' may have led Moscow to assume that the policies of Roosevelt had been abandoned.25 However, only one month after assuming office, Truman ...
Cold War Era Review Packet Name: Date: 1. Since World War II
... (3) White support and participation was rejected from the very beginning of the movement. ...
... (3) White support and participation was rejected from the very beginning of the movement. ...
Background Essay on 1948 Election
... “Do Nothing” Congress- President Truman nicknamed it the "Do Nothing Congress" and, during the 1948 election, campaigned as much against it as against his opponent, Thomas Dewey. The 80th Congress passed several significant pro-business bills, the Taft–Hartley Act, but it opposed most of Truman's Fa ...
... “Do Nothing” Congress- President Truman nicknamed it the "Do Nothing Congress" and, during the 1948 election, campaigned as much against it as against his opponent, Thomas Dewey. The 80th Congress passed several significant pro-business bills, the Taft–Hartley Act, but it opposed most of Truman's Fa ...
Social Studies Curriculum Map
... Explain the purpose of the Berlin Airlift and how it was related to the desire to stop communism Explain how the desire to stop communism led to the Korean War which ended in a stalemate. Explain formation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) – alliance between US and European countries to p ...
... Explain the purpose of the Berlin Airlift and how it was related to the desire to stop communism Explain how the desire to stop communism led to the Korean War which ended in a stalemate. Explain formation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) – alliance between US and European countries to p ...
Red Scare General Background Guide
... peacetime. To make matters worse, the return of many soldiers to their pre-war jobs yielded an unusual amount of strain on the labor markets and catalyzed several worker's strikes throughout 1946. Truman was unable to calm these manifestations, a fact which crippled the transportation and energy sec ...
... peacetime. To make matters worse, the return of many soldiers to their pre-war jobs yielded an unusual amount of strain on the labor markets and catalyzed several worker's strikes throughout 1946. Truman was unable to calm these manifestations, a fact which crippled the transportation and energy sec ...
Sentimental Education - Polish Association for American Studies
... derstand the hopes and problems and attitudes of other people.” Waging the Cold War in the decolonizing world, this State Department official explained, would require Americans to “cultivate the quality of empathy—the ability to put yourself in the other fellow’s position and see things from his poin ...
... derstand the hopes and problems and attitudes of other people.” Waging the Cold War in the decolonizing world, this State Department official explained, would require Americans to “cultivate the quality of empathy—the ability to put yourself in the other fellow’s position and see things from his poin ...
Ominous Communist Fifth Columnists: The Making of McCarthyism
... for supposedly harboring Communist sympathizers, like John Stewart Service and Owen Lattimore, in the State Department. Indeed, the two men in question had written scathing attacks on Chiang’s government while stationed in the Far East during the war. Service was accused of handing sensitive documen ...
... for supposedly harboring Communist sympathizers, like John Stewart Service and Owen Lattimore, in the State Department. Indeed, the two men in question had written scathing attacks on Chiang’s government while stationed in the Far East during the war. Service was accused of handing sensitive documen ...
History of the United States (1945–64)
For the United States of America, 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity. It was also a time of confrontation as the liberal, capitalist United States and its allies politically opposed the Soviet Union and other communist countries; the Cold War had begun. African Americans united and organized, and a triumph of the Civil Rights Movement ended Jim Crow segregation in the South. Further laws were passed that made discrimination illegal and provided federal oversight to guarantee voting rights.Early in the period, an active foreign policy was pursued to assist Western Europe and Asia recover from the devastation of World War II. The Marshall Plan helped Western Europe rebuild from wartime devastation. The main American goal was to contain the expansion of Communism, which was controlled by the Soviet Union until China broke away about 1960. An arms race escalated through increasingly powerful nuclear weapons. The Soviets formed the Warsaw Pact of European satellites to oppose the American-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance. The U.S. fought a bloody, inconclusive war in Korea and was escalating the war in Vietnam as the period ended. The Communists took power in Cuba, and when the USSR sent in nuclear missiles to defend it, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was the most dangerous point of the era.On the domestic front, after a short transition, the economy grew rapidly, with widespread prosperity, rising wages, and the movement of most of the remaining farmers to the towns and cities. Politically, the era was dominated by liberal Democrats who held together the New Deal Coalition: Harry Truman (1945–53), John F. Kennedy (1961–63) and Lyndon Johnson (1963–69). Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953–61) was a moderate who did not attempt to reverse New Deal programs such as regulation of business and support for labor unions; he expanded Social Security and built the interstate highway system. For most of the period, the Democrats controlled Congress; however, they were usually unable to pass as much liberal legislation as they had hoped because of the power of the Conservative Coalition. The Liberal coalition took control of Congress after Kennedy's assassination in 1963, and launched the Great Society.