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Soviet Union–United States relations

1945 vocabulary

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1945-1960 335. President Harry Truman: first president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check? 336. Jackie Robinson: first African-American in major league baseball 337. Desegregation of Armed Forces (1947): banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation, anti-lynching, end of poll taxes 338. Dixiecrats, 1948: fought for old Southern way of life (states? rights), attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)

1960 vocabulary

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1960-present 372. Election of 1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon, Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous) 373. President John F. Kennedy: second youngest president, entered?presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Space Race (man on the moon) 374. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring: effects of pesticides on the environment; changed way Americans viewed their impact on nature 375. Berlin Wall: due to threat of nuclear war, Soviets erected wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin (end exodus of intellect to west); symbol of communist denial of freedom

APUSH Chap 27 outline

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Linda Zhang Mrs. Hardgrove APUSH Period 6 APUSH Chapter 27 Outline The Early Cold War US+USSR two most powerful nations USSR wanted to create a buffer zone of friendly governments in Eastern Europe Cold War- a protracted economic, political, and military conflict that spread all around the world Republicans called for return to isolationism Cold War also fostered a climate of fear and suspicion that led to a hunt for ?subversives? in government, education, and the media Cold War was in reality a more complex struggle over a broad range of ideological, economic, and strategic Issues Sources of Conflict Nation?s gross national product soared, growing by 1945 to 3X that of the USSR USSR lost 20 million+ people in WWII (1/9 of pop) USSR greatest asset was its military

The Cold War

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The Cold War The victors of WWII could not agree about the disposition of the postwar world President Roosevelt and Truman believed that European countries liberated from Germany should hold free elections. The ?Big Three? leaders met at Tehran (November 1943), Yalta (February 1945), and Potsdam (July 1945) to discuss war policy and the postwar situation Tensions and mistrusts among them were already evident before the fighting finished Stalin was determined to create a pro-Soviet zone in Eastern Europe. His armies were in place, enabling him to enforce his will. In the decades after WWII, the ?Iron Curtain,? a phrase coined by Winston Churchill, became both an economic and political dividing line

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