Harry Truman And Korean War Flashcards
Harry Truman’s domestic policy
Fair deal- aimed at solving that nations economic problems.
Fair deal
Increase minimum wage
Expand social security
Increase federal spending to create jobs
Build new public housing
National healthcare reform
BLOCKED
Taft-Hartley Bill
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
Election of 1948
Greatest upset in election history
Truman (democrat) defeats New York governor thomas Dewey (republican)
Dixiecrats storm Thurmond
Henry Wallace progressive party
“Whistle-stop” tour
Truman travels 30,000 miles by train and delivers 250 speeches to american people
A fair deal (again)
Desegregated the armed forces enforce existing civil rights laws
Countries that fell to communism after WW2
North Korea, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, China, Cuba
Communism in China
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
The Red Scare pt.2
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
“Witch-Hunts”
To find “reds”
Massive hint to uncover communists who (it was believed( were attempting to weaken the govt. from the inside
1950 McCarran Act
Required all communists to register and provide list of all members
Hollywood 10
Launched sensational investigation of the Hollywood film industry
black lists
lists of suspicious individuals barred from working in Hollywood
HUAC
House in-American activities committee
Congressional committee formed to investigate cases of communist subversion
Klaus Fuched
German born British spy
Helped create the A bomb
Whittaker Chambers
Newspaper editor
Admittedly a Soviet spy
Throws Alger hiss under the bus
Alger Hiss
State department official
Found guilty of perjury
Spent 10 years in prison
The Rosenbergs
Pair executed for spying the atom bomb
McCarthyism
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
The Korean War years
1950-1953
Civil war in China
Ends with victory for Zedongs Chinese communist forces OVER Chiang Kai-seeks kuomintang
Why it matters: Soviet Union has powerful ally in China
U.S. and Soviet Union divide Korea at the 38th parallel
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
The Korean War: “a polic action”
Syngman rhee vs Kim Il-sung
U.N. Responds to Korean War
Condemned invasion of South Korea
Special force sent to push noto th Koreans back across 38th parallel
South Korea reclaimed
North Korea retreats
MacArthur urges Truman to invade North Korean create unified, independent Korea
“Home by Christmas”
Chinese warm the U.S.
DMZ
demilitarized zone between north and south korea
armistice
agreement to cease hostilities and begin peace talks, war ends july 27, 1953
releases all POWs
military armistice commision- ensures truce
domino theory
coined by eisenhower, when one country falls to communism its neighboring countries will and so on
