PPT-Truman Doctrine

March 12 1947 Addressed to a joint session of Congress Details On 12th March 1947 Harry S Truman announced details to Congress of what eventually became known as the Truman Doctrine In his speech he pledged American support for free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures . 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.. Libertyville HS. Election of 1944. Dem nominee: FDR (of course . . . ). GOP nominee: Thomas Dewey (NY governor). Campaign focused on New Deal, FDR’s popularity. Wartime successes during campaign. L/O – To identify how and why the relationship between the USA and USSR intensified in the years 1947-48. Introduction. By the end of 1946, the Grand Alliance had . broken down. . Both sides now viewed each other with . THE COLD WAR BEGINS. 22.1 – ORIGINS OF THE COLD WAR. Yalta Conference . – US, GB, and USSR met at Yalta in 1945 (Feb.) to discuss . the postwar world. Tensions increase between . Soviet Union and Allies. 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.. Your Name. Date . Period. My Position. Containment was a good idea. We saved South Korea from communists. Harry Truman was U.S. President, his Truman Doctrine prevented the spread of communism. Invasion . In early 1947 Britain announced that it could no longer afford to resist the spread of communist influence in Greece and Turkey. Therefore Truman announced that the US would provide aid to anti-communist forces in these areas. This policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine. . L/O – To identify how and why the relationship between the USA and USSR intensified in the years 1947-48. Introduction. By the end of 1946, the Grand Alliance had . broken down. . Both sides now viewed each other with . 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. 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 . General Theory. Religions suggest this world is not the “real” world.. . According to Buddha: “A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.”. 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. By 1960 1/3 of married women worked outside of home. After the war, Soviets made it clear that they were a nation of enormous economic and military strength. They, unlike the U.S. however, had suffered much devastation on their own land. . 20 million Soviets had died, half of them being civilians . AIM: Who started the Cold War: the United States or Soviet Union? Do Now: Study for quiz. Stalin’s Election Speech, 1946 communism and capitalism cannot co-exist The Iron Curtain The Iron Curtain