PPT-Truman and the Cold War, 1945-1952

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. 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. . 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.. 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. . During . the 1930s, unemployment and insecurity had pushed up the suicide rate and decreased the marriage rate.  The population growth was also declining as couples had economic troubles.  . In the initial postwar years, the economy struggled; prices elevated 33% from 1946-1947 after the wartime price controls were removed.  An epidemic of . ~ 1945 – 1952 ~. Postwar Economic Anxieties. Americans feared another depression would hit after the war.. After the war inflation shot up with the release of price controls while gross national product sank, and labor strikes swept the nation.. Summary. The Cold War and the danger of nuclear war define international affairs, especially after the Korean War. Fear of communism in the U.S. leads to accusations against innocent citizens.. SECTION 1. 1945-1963. Containment in a Divided World. The Cold War began at the close of WW2 in 1945 and ended in 1991.. The Cold War in Europe, 1945-1946. Yalta. Yalta Conference the “Big Three” met to reconcile . 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 . Both sides knew that a real “WW3”, a nuclear war, would be unwinnable.. However the Cold War had many characteristics of an actual war:. Arms race . (when countries compete to have the most effective armed forces). If your cold emails do not match these standards then yes, you’ve got to go back and revise them. Yes, that’s a pain, but at least you’ll know what to do the next time around. Mr. Krueger and Class. Truman and the Cold War. Conflict between the U.S and the Soviet Union began gradually. For years they dealt with:. Division in Europe. Postwar Economic Aid. Atomic Bomb. American diplomats sought peace with a suspicious Soviet Union. --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:.