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Harry Truman And Korean War Flashcards

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Harry Truman’s domestic policy

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Fair deal- aimed at solving that nations economic problems.

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Fair deal

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Increase minimum wage
Expand social security
Increase federal spending to create jobs
Build new public housing
National healthcare reform
BLOCKED

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Taft-Hartley Bill

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Restricted the activities/power of labor unions
1. Outlawed the “closed shop” (workplace that hires only union members )
2. Allowed the government to stop strikes that endangered public health

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Election of 1948

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Greatest upset in election history
Truman (democrat) defeats New York governor thomas Dewey (republican)
Dixiecrats storm Thurmond
Henry Wallace progressive party

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“Whistle-stop” tour

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Truman travels 30,000 miles by train and delivers 250 speeches to american people

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A fair deal (again)

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Desegregated the armed forces enforce existing civil rights laws

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Countries that fell to communism after WW2

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North Korea, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, China, Cuba

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Communism in China

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China = largest country in Asia
Chinese Civil War
Mao Zedingvs Chiang Kai-shrek
Chiang retreated to Taiwan with his forces
US recognizes legitimate government of all China

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The Red Scare pt.2

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A climate of fear descends upon America! Communist spies and sympathizers have penetrated all levels of society.
- Truman too lenient
- orders an investigation into the loyalty of a,l federal employees
- millions investigated by fbi
- McCarran act

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“Witch-Hunts”

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To find “reds”
Massive hint to uncover communists who (it was believed( were attempting to weaken the govt. from the inside

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1950 McCarran Act

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Required all communists to register and provide list of all members

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Hollywood 10

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Launched sensational investigation of the Hollywood film industry

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black lists

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lists of suspicious individuals barred from working in Hollywood

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HUAC

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House in-American activities committee
Congressional committee formed to investigate cases of communist subversion

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Klaus Fuched

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German born British spy
Helped create the A bomb

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Whittaker Chambers

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Newspaper editor
Admittedly a Soviet spy
Throws Alger hiss under the bus

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Alger Hiss

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State department official
Found guilty of perjury
Spent 10 years in prison

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The Rosenbergs

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Pair executed for spying the atom bomb

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McCarthyism

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Joseph McCarthy: Wisconsin senator
Unfounded accusations against alleged communists
- gives a speech in WV raised a sheet with named of 250 state department members who were communists
- congressional subcommittee: summons, bullies federal employees. Either dismissed or resigned

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The Korean War years

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1950-1953

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Civil war in China

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Ends with victory for Zedongs Chinese communist forces OVER Chiang Kai-seeks kuomintang
Why it matters: Soviet Union has powerful ally in China

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U.S. and Soviet Union divide Korea at the 38th parallel

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Communist forces from North Korea cross 38th parallel with goal of uniting country by force
Truman: “Police Action” necessary to carry out Americas policy of containment

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The Korean War: “a polic action”

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Syngman rhee vs Kim Il-sung

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U.N. Responds to Korean War

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Condemned invasion of South Korea
Special force sent to push noto th Koreans back across 38th parallel

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South Korea reclaimed

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North Korea retreats
MacArthur urges Truman to invade North Korean create unified, independent Korea
“Home by Christmas”
Chinese warm the U.S.

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DMZ

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demilitarized zone between north and south korea

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armistice

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agreement to cease hostilities and begin peace talks, war ends july 27, 1953
releases all POWs
military armistice commision- ensures truce

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domino theory

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coined by eisenhower, when one country falls to communism its neighboring countries will and so on

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