PPT-1945-1952 Truman and the Cold War

Postwar America Strong economy By 1950s America had the highest standard of living GIBill Opened door to veterans to attend college Baby Boom explosion of marriagebirth By 1960 13 of married women worked outside of home. Do Nagasaki and Hiroshima constitute a crime against humanity?. Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) prohibits the unlawful killing of civilians during wartime.. Between 150,000-240,000 civilians died as a result of both bombs, another 2,000 died later in Hiroshima from cancers that could be directly traced to the radiation emitted by the blast.. Objective 4.5: . Consider the involvement of the USA in Vietnam from 1950 to . 1973. Warm-Up . : . Class Review—Truman . Doctrine. Read the following excerpt from the Truman Doctrine…. I believe that it must be policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures…I believe that we must assist peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way…The free peoples of the world look to us for support in maintaining their freedoms. . Truman and the Cold War. Postwar America. Strong economy. By 1950s, America had the highest standard of living. GI-Bill Opened door to veterans to attend college. Baby Boom: explosion of marriage/birth. Lesson 4 – Truman’s Domestic Policies. 3/15/13. Unit 10 Lesson 4: 3/15/13. Warm-Up. : . (1) Download this Power Point from . mrvandsburger.weebly.com. (2) Download the “Korean War and McCarthyism Quiz” . The Cold War,. 1945–1952. Part One:. Introduction. . Chapter Focus Questions . What were the prospects for world peace at the end of World War II?. What was the diplomatic policy during the Cold War?. Dean Acheson: foreign policy advisor . Soviet Union posed a threat to U.S. security. Shaped policy to contain communism. The Chill Sets in…. Soviet Sacrifices: +20million citizens killed in WWII and vast amounts of agricultural & industrial capacity. Do Nagasaki and Hiroshima constitute a crime against humanity?. Fourth Geneva Convention (1949) prohibits the unlawful killing of civilians during wartime.. Between 150,000-240,000 civilians died as a result of both bombs, another 2,000 died later in Hiroshima from cancers that could be directly traced to the radiation emitted by the blast.. Chapter 26 AMSCO. Themes. Containment. Communism. UN. Nuclear Proliferation. Introduction. WWII. Isolationist to military superpower, world affairs leader. Revitalized American Economy. Cold War. Democratic United States vs. Communist Soviet Union. Truman and the atomic bomb . FDR dies April 12, 1945. Truman becomes President . Atomic Bomb dropped August 6. ,. 1945. Truman’s “Get Tough” Style. Truman had a personality ill suited for diplomacy. . 1945 - 1952. Truman as President . April 12, 1945. NOT FDR. No $$, no college, failed business. ‘34- Senator. Decisive, blunt, loyal, confident, self-assured. What’s the plan?. New Deal .  - New Dealers . Explain the point of view of the cartoon. Chapter 36: . The Cold War Begins. (the “grim struggle for world power between the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. in the post World War II world”). How did the United States and the Soviet Union become Cold War adversaries?. Enduring legacies of 1945. June 26, 1945 Truman speaks at the closing session of the UN Conference--San Francisco. July 2, 1945 Address before the Senate urging ratification July 2, 1945. July 28, 1945 Senate approves U.N. charter and it becomes effective on October 24, 1945. --US Businessman Bernard Baruch, 1947. The Start of the Cold War. As One War Ends…A New One Begins. By the end of 1945, with the Second World War over, tensions between the Allies (United States and the Soviet Union) were already apparent. The situation only grew more tense the follow year. In 1946, the following occurred:. President Truman to do?. Learn about the history of nuclear weapons. Decide whether or not USA President Harry Truman was . justified. in using nuclear weapons against Japan in 1945. What . we’ll do in this lesson:.