The Cold War The Truman Doctrine Vocab List

The Cold War The Truman Doctrine

Vocab List 30 P 323 CH 13 -Containment -Loyalty Review Program -Subversion -Perjury -Censure -Fallout

I. Harry S Truman • • FDR dies in 4 th term - Truman becomes president 1945 A) Supports idea of Containment - contain communism where it stands. Do whatever it takes to block spread of communism B) Greece & Turkey - Russia wants joint control of these countries for access to Middle Eastern Oil. Supports communist factions. Gives rise to… C) Truman Doctrine - US support against communist threats in Europe o $400 million for Turkey/Greece o Military support whenever necessary

II. Aid for Europe • • A) Marshall Plan = European Recovery Program 1948 -1951 o People in Europe were starving. Economies were ruined. o USA realized that economic chaos = fertile ground for communism o Gave $13 Billion in Aid to European countries that accepted it o Russia + New Eastern Block countries did not accept o The New Deal for Europeans o It Worked! B) Berlin Airlift - Creates Berlin Wall 1961 o Berlin (like Germany) divided in two. West = USA + allies o Berlin in East Germany, controlled by Russia o Stalin cuts off access to W Berlin o USA airlifts food for 11 months to W Berlin.

Marshall Plan Payment

Berlin Wall History

III. 1949 Scary Year: • • 1) Soviets detonate first Russian A-bomb 2) Chinese Revolution creates communist China 3) NATO established (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) bw USA & 12 capitalist allies. Promise to aid any ally attacked. 4) Warsaw Pact - Russia + 8 E European allies. Promise the same as NATO.

NATO vs Warsaw Pact

IV. 2 nd Red Scare 1 st Red Scare - 1919 -After WW 1 after soldiers returned. -Police, Steel Workers & entire cities began striking to get better conditions. -US deported radical “reds” influenced by Bolshevik revolution (Russian) -Palmer Raids 2 nd Red Scare - 1945 -After WW 2 after media found out Russians had spies in Gov trying to get A-bomb Plans -6 million Gov. employees screened to see if “loyal” -People sentenced to death for espionage -Mc. Carythyism

V. Life During Cold War • • • Mc. Carthy Era - 1950 -54 Senator Joseph Mc. Carthy lied to public about communists infiltrating government o Led to congress passing Internal Security Act punishing people for belief systems and damaged reputations of many prominent people. Fallout - radiation left over after blast o MANY Families built shelters in backyards o Duck & cover policy in schools Pop Culture o Hiroshima - by John Hersey o Spy novels and Atom bomb themes in radio, TV & theater o American expressionist Movement vs. Communist Realism o Under God now in Pledge of Allegiance because Russians athiest.

Mc. Carthyism & the Red Scare