American Politics: 1945-1968
Truman’s Domestic Policy Unable to advance further New Deal programs due to conservative coalition in Congress (Republicans and Southern Democrats) Civil Rights To Secure These Rights Desegregation of Armed Forces, […]
Truman’s Domestic Policy Unable to advance further New Deal programs due to conservative coalition in Congress (Republicans and Southern Democrats) Civil Rights To Secure These Rights Desegregation of Armed Forces, […]
Why not 69? Because I’m actually slightly mature. Just kidding. ’68 is a huge turning point in America. Now, the Cold War is a huge period of time in which […]
“Vietnamization” -Draftàlottery systemàall-volunteeràSelective Service in danger of extinction -equipped S Viets and trained them to take over as Americans withdrew Escalation -Secretly invades Cambodia to destroy N Viet bases. […]
-labor unions develop “post-war contracts” involving “escalator clauses” with bosses, which basically paid them off not to revolt -Space Race (Explorer, Apollo, and NASA) launched after the Russian built Sputnik. […]
Truman Doctrine, 1947—U.S. pledges to help oppressed people’s fight communism; Greece and Turkey are given money and both countries become democracies. Marshall Plan, 1947—Sought to create European economic recovery to […]
U.S. termination of Lend-Lease to Soviets (while Britain continued to receive aid) angers Stalin Stalin promises free elections for E. Europe at Yalta. 1945 Stalin refuses free elections for E. […]