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World War II and the Cold War Dictators and War Mobilizing for War Roots of the Cold War The Cold War Expands 20th Century Dictators Dictators and War Dictators and Wars Treaty of Versailles from WWI caused anger/resentment among nations Three dictators use totalitarian gov’ts to rise to power Joseph Stalin: Russia Communist State 5 year plan-collectives Est. complete control of citizens lives- totalitarian gov’t Benito Mussolini: Italy Created Fascist Party- Extreme Nationalism Dictators and War Adolf Hitler: Germany Joined NAZI party when young Mein Kampf- Nazism Purity Race- Aryans anti-semitic Unite German speaking people Third Reich- political regime Japanese militarists control gov’t Dictators and War War in Europe Hitler acquires Austria and Czech into the Reich Anschluss GB uses appeasement with Hitler- let him get his way to avoid war Stalin signs non-agression pact with Hitler as Germany launches blitzkrieg in Poland ridding Poland of Jews France falls to Axis Powers when the Maginot Line is broken Allies finally join Battle of Britain: G. bombs GB day/night for 2 mo. Dictators and War America and War At first US adopts and isolationist policy FDR signs the Neutrality Act- allowing trade between US and Europe Quarantine Speech: Peaceful states urge aggressive states to isolate themselves FDR uses “cash and carry”- allowed warring nations to buy US materials if they used cash and carried them on their own ships Dictators and War America in the War Continued… Congress passes “peacetime draft”, boosts defense spending “Great Arsenal of Democracy”- FDR convinces nations that we must help Allied powers against the Axis powers Lend Lease Act- GB, SU give any kind of aid to Allies Churchill (GB) and FDR secretly meet to plan war- Atlantic Charter Dictators and War Japan Attacks Japan invades China and wants to acquire as much land as possible December 7, 1941Pearl Harbor FDR knew Japan was planning an attacktwo front war Mobilizing for War Mobilizing Women serve in noncombat roles WAC (Women Army Corps) Lend-Lease Act begins, War Production Board manages peacetime to wartime industry start rationing Office of Price Administrations: freeze prices on goods to fight inflation Mobilizing for War War in the Pacific Japanese on defense after Pearl Harbor Gen. Douglas McArthur in command of Pacific theater At first, J. forces advance against US in Philippines and Southeast Asia 1941- US turns the tide Doolittle’s Raid, Battle of Coral Sea Battle of Midway- turning point in Pacific War- Island Hopping Japanese launch first kamikaze strikes to break Allied lines Iwo Jima: Crucial Island for US base- heavy losses Mobilizing for War The War for Europe and North Africa FDR, Churchill, Stalin agree Pacific war is second to European fight against Hitler Germany uses U-Boats to sink all ships in Atlantic Convoy system 1943- Germany slowly presses in on Stalingrad (SU) SU army wins- major turning point in fighting on land Allies invade Italy and N. Africa in an attempt to spread Hitler’s army thin Mobilizing for War D-Day D-Day: Allies land in France, a month later, they control Paris Battle of the Bulge: German make last attempt to cross Allied lines liberate death camps Hitler commits suicide and G surrenders VE Day: May 8, 1945 FDR died of a stroke a month before- Harry S. Truman (VP) takes over Mobilizing for War The Atomic Bomb- Manhattan Project US considered invading Japan, like on D-Day- too risky US warns Japan prior to dropping bomb Hiroshima/Nagasaki: August 6 & 9, 1945- Japan surrenders Mobilizing for War Effects of the War The Holocaust Yalta Conference: Feb. 1945: FDR, Churchill, Stalin meet Discuss post war plansStalin favors harshness towards G; FDR, C. disagree Poland, Bulgaria, Romania would have free elections (Stalin reneged) Mobilizing for War Potsdam Conference: July 1945: Truman, Atlee, Stalin Divide G. into 4 zones Free elections in Poland Stalin joins war against Japan United Nations is formed, Nuremberg Trials try war criminals Roots of the Cold War Roots of the Cold War Soviet Union vs. US (Communism vs. Democracy) Stalin had made promises at Yalta and Potsdam to allow democratic, free elections in Poland, Bulgaria, etc Stalin backed out of promises-created satellite states of these nations Stalin disagrees w/ dem., while Truman does not believe in commie Democratic Western Europe vs. Communist East Europe Churchill calls the division the “iron curtain” Stand-off lasts 46 years, but never became a “hot” war militarily Roots of the Cold War The Cold War Begins US starts aiding Greece and Turkey (SU influence there) Truman Doctrine: stop aid nations struggling against communist movement US policy is to “contain” Soviet communist expansion Roots of the Cold War The Cold War Continues… US provides support to any Western European nation that needed it- Marshall Plan GB, Fr. US unify their zones in G.; but Berlin is surrounded by SU zone SU cuts off rail/road travel to West Berlin (Berlin Blockade)US starts Berlin Airlift W. Europe and US join together against Communism- NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO members pledge military support to each other Warsaw Pact is SU rival organization Roots of the Cold War The Cold War heats Up Civil war in China Chiang Kai-Shek (nationalist leader) vs. Mao Zedong (communist) Chiang gov’t corrupt and ineffective, Mao takes over China commie Roots of the Cold War The Korean War Korea divided NK- Commie vs. SK- Dem (38th parallel) 1950- NK attacks SK- Soviet Union backs NK NK troops seem unstoppable, Gen. MacArthur launches counterattack China feels threatened by US- China attacks US/UN forces MacArthur suggests attacking China- Truman says no Truman fires MacArthur for insubordination Stalemate1951-1953 1953- ceasefire at 38th parallel; demilitarized zones b/t sides The Cold War Expands The Cold War Expands 1949: SU detonates atomic bomb, China falls to commie shocks US 1952: US tests first HBomb US/SU race to out build arms Dwight D. Eisenhower elected in 1952- favors strengthening nuke arms John Foster Dulles- Sec. of State believes in brinkmanship: go to edge of war The Cold War Expands Stalin dies 1953- Nikita Khrushchev takes over- believes Commie can work and happen peacefully Anti- commie rebellions in Czech. and Hungary rock surrounding nations US starts covert actions (CIA) to stop spread of Communism The Cold War Expands Suez Canal troubleEgyptian leaders playing US and SU against each other for more money to build a dam along Nile River Canal used by many nations for travel GB/France use force to gain canal- US outraged Eisenhower Doctrine: US would defend the ME from communist attacks Space Race: SU launches Sputnik in 1957; Congress creates NASA The Cold War Expands The Cold War At Home Cold War creates “us vs. them” attitude Red Scare re-emerges Red Scare deeper than in 20s gov’t creates Loyalty Review Bd: kick out gov’t workers who were “soft” on commies House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): investigated communist activities in and out of white house Attack movie industry- Hollywood Ten: ten witnesses called to trial who plead the fifth The Cold War Expands Spys in the US Alger Hiss: spying for SU- never prosecuted, later found to be true The Rosenbergs: helped leak A-Bomb secrets to SU sentenced to death The Cold War Expands McCarthyism Sen. Joe McCarthy (Wisconsin) accused US state dept. of being infested with commies Made constant threats to suspected communistsnever produced a single name Made slanderous comments about US army downfall