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The Second World War and the Cold War

The Second World War and the Cold War. H/O. Pre-war attitudes. Isolationism. Neutrality Act (1935). Gradual shift toward involvement. Cash and Carry. Destroyer Deal. Lend-Lease Act (repealed Neutrality Act). Relations with Japan. Japanese fears concerning resources, etc. Pearl Harbor.

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The Second World War and the Cold War

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  1. The Second World War and the Cold War

  2. H/O Pre-war attitudes

  3. Isolationism Neutrality Act (1935)

  4. Gradual shift toward involvement

  5. Cash and Carry Destroyer Deal Lend-Lease Act (repealed Neutrality Act)

  6. Relations with Japan Japanese fears concerning resources, etc.

  7. Pearl Harbor U.S. Enters War

  8. The Home Front Some important wartime agencies

  9. War Production Board Organized and coordinated industries to make quick, efficient transition to production of war materials. No consumer autos were built during war.

  10. Office of War Information Responsible for maintaining morale – positive propaganda

  11. Office of Price Administration Set prices, rationed goods, fought inflation and black market – assured military needs were met

  12. War Labor Board Settled disputes between business and labor Avoided strikes and maintained morale

  13. Fair Employment Practices Committee Prevented employer discrimination against workers Foundation for the civil rights movement of the 1950s

  14. H/O Conduct of war Two front war for the U.S. Europe first (See War Strategy H/O)

  15. World War II Allies Included Great Britain, Free France, the USSR, and nationalist China.

  16. Conferences Casablanca, Cairo, Teheran: Planned war strategy Yalta: (1945) planned post-war strategies

  17. H/O PostwarPeriod Service men’s readjustment act of 1944 (GI Bill) The United Nations Post-War Organization favored big winners

  18. The Cold War

  19. The Truman Doctrine Pledged aid to Greece and Turkey Containment policy Intended to keep communism within its original borders

  20. Marshall Plan Offered recovery assistance to all European countries Communist countries declined

  21. Berlin Blockade Soviets block land access U.S. responds by air

  22. H/O NATO Designed to block or contain Communists, especially Soviet, expansion Ignored George Washington’s advice against permanent alliances Cold War

  23. Communist victory in China Nationalists flee to Taiwan Government there recognized as China by the United States and the U.N. until Nixon

  24. Korean War Communist North Korea attacks South Korea, the U.N. responds Armistice terms restore status quo

  25. SEATO Southeast Asia Treaty Organization is the Pacific equivalent to NATO

  26. France, Dien Bien Phu, and our involvement in Vietnam Antiwar demonstrations and Jane Fonda

  27. Hungarian Revolt Soviets crush Hungarian revolution

  28. Aswan Dam Soviets assist Egypt in building the dam U.S. and Britain offered first but withdrew the offer

  29. Suez Canal seizure Egypt takes control, France, Britain and Israel invade, U.S. and Soviets stop them Superpower “diplomacy” at work

  30. Eisenhower Doctrine Offers aid to Middle Eastern countries who feel threatened by communism

  31. U-2 incident U.S. spy plane shot down over Soviet territory

  32. Independence of African nations Civil Wars break out all over

  33. Cuban Revolution Castro takes over, announces communist regime, relations with the U.S. deteriorate

  34. Bay of Pigs Cuban refugees, backed by the United States fail to overthrow Castro

  35. Berlin Wall Soviets seal off East Berlin with physical Wall

  36. Cuban Missile Crisis Soviets attempt to place missiles in Cuba. The U.S. blockades

  37. The “Hotline” Direct link between U.S. and USSR intended to divert nuclear disaster First used during six day war

  38. Nuclear test ban treaty Allowed only underground testing

  39. Outer Space treaty Banned the military bases weapons and weapons tests in outer space

  40. Nuclear nonproliferation treaty Banned the spread of nuclear weapons among signatory nations

  41. 1969. Nixon’s visit to China Communist China had already become the U.N. member, now President Nixon’s visit opened new friendly relations with this huge nation

  42. Detente 1972-President Nixon visited Moscow and signed several agreements including the anti-ballistic missile treaty The Cold War eased

  43. H/O The Reagan Revolution The West wins the Cold War The Gorbachev influence The I.N.F. Treaty

  44. 1980 Election Issues Debates Hostage crisis

  45. Reagan and Communism Evil Empire Nicaragua Latin America Granada

  46. 1988 Election Candidates and issues Bush policies Desert Storm and Middle East policy economics civil rights

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