Dulles diplomacy Covert Ops Iran Guatemala Geneva Conference of 1954 Suez Crisis Eisenhower Doctrine OPEC and Oil Military Industrial Complex The National Security Act and NSC 68 Marked a decisive turning point in the US approach to CW as many historians see the report as having ID: 656176
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Slide1
The Early Cold War Slide2
Covered in AMSCO
Dulles diplomacy
Covert
Ops
Iran
Guatemala
Geneva
Conference of 1954
Suez Crisis
Eisenhower Doctrine
OPEC and Oil
Military Industrial Complex Slide3
The National Security Act and NSC 68
Marked a decisive turning point in the US approach to CW as many historians see the report as having “militarized” the US’s approach to the Cold War. Slide4
Arming for the Cold War
Worldwide
Nuclear Stockpiles, 1945-1975
Country
1945
1955
1965
1975
United States 23,05732,13527,235 USSR02006,12919,443United Kingdom010310350France 0032188China005185Israel 00020
Do you see evidence of the effects of NSC-68 in this table? What kinds of changes did NSC-68 bring about?
In what ways does the data in this table suggest the emergence of two “superpowers” after World War II?Slide5
Korean War
38
th
Parallel Slide6
Korean WarSlide7Slide8
Effects
In short, U.S. foreign policy had become more global, more militarized, and more expensive.Slide9
With a Partner…
Read over the 1
st
infographic labeled ‘The Korean War’
Read over the 2
nd infographic labeled A Tale of Two Koreas Discuss the following and be prepared to share with the class:
Which of the ‘
T
wo Koreas’ would you say has been more successful? Why? Which country would you rather live in? What possible bias or problems do you see with the 2nd infographic? Slide10
Un-
American Activities?
"Resolved, that the Speaker of the House of Representatives be, and he is hereby, authorized to appoint a special committee to be composed of seven members for the purpose of conducting an investigation of (1) the extent, character, and object of un-American propaganda activities in the United States, (2) the diffusion within the United States of subversives and un-American propaganda that is instigated from foreign countries or of a domestic origin and attacks the principle of the form of government as guaranteed by the Constitution, and (3) all other questions in relation thereto that would aid Congress in any necessary remedial legislation."Slide11
HUACSlide12
HUAC and Alger Hiss Case
Investigative committee of the House of Representatives
1938 to find Nazi’s
Alger Hiss case
Bentley called out Chambers who called out Hiss
Refused to answer committee questions (5th amend)
Made false statements, when to prison
1990s revealed he was a Soviet spy Slide13
Make Mine Freedom-
1948Slide14
McCarthyism
Practice of making accusations of subversion or treasons without proper regard for evidence
Republican US Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin
Thousands were accused of being communist and investigated with no evidence or proof
Widespread
social and cultural phenomenon that affected all levels of society and was the source of a great deal of debate and conflict in the United States