PPT-Postwar America Truman and Eisenhower

Introduction After WWII the country enjoyed economic prosperity Television became a favorite form of entertainment Americas prosperity did not extend to Hispanics African Americans Native Americans or people in Appalachia. The Cold War Expands. Objectives. Describe the causes and results of the arms race between the US and Soviet Union.. Explain how Eisenhower’s response to communism differed from that of Truman.. Analyze worldwide Cold War conflicts that erupted in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and other places.. 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” . Lesson 3 . The Cold War Intensifies. Learning Objectives. Describe how Cold War tensions were intensified by the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.. Explain how Eisenhower’s response to communism differed from that of Truman.. 1945 . – 1952. Brought to you by www.Apushreview.com. After WWII, there was fear that the economy would falter . Millions returning home from overseas. What would they do for jobs?. Taft-Hartley Act:. 1952-1960. Note on Organization. The following flashcards are characterized as follows. = People . = Congressional Acts/Executive Orders/Plans/Doctrines/Policy. = Concepts . Politics of the Roaring Twenties. Summary. The United States seeks postwar normality and isolation. The standard of living soars amid labor unrest, immigration quotas, and the scandals of the Harding administration.. 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.. Chapter 26. Shoutout to Daquian and Mr. Dempsey’s class, Egnor’s class in Miramar, FL, and Mr. Martel from Cal-Mum HS. Thanks for watching!. Postwar Prosperity and the Affluent Society. Economy: From Recovery to Dominance. 8th Edition. Containment and a Divided Global Order. Origins of the Cold War. Is the enemy of your enemy, your friend, or your enemy?. Yalta. :. Last meeting of the “Big 3”. Stalin promised “free and unfettered elections” in Poland at a later date. Germany attacks! (led by Adolf Hitler). Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, France. Italy attacks! (led by Benito Mussolini). Ethiopia (eastern Africa). Japan attacks! (led by Hideki . Tojo. ). China (Manchurian peninsula). Affluence and Its Anxieties. Economy really sprouted during the 50s. Invention of the transistor exploded the electronics field, especially in computers, . International Business Machines (IBM) and others expanded and prospered.. 1952 - 1963. Affluence and Its Anxieties. Economic boom of the US continues after World War 2.. One out of 4 homes in 1960 had been built during the 1950s, 83% of those homes were in suburbia.. Transistor invented in 1948, helped create computers.. The Origins of the Cold War. How did the conferences at Dumbarton Oaks and Yalta attempt to shape the postwar world?. Why did the Potsdam Conference further increase tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union?.