People
His personal attacks searching out reds ended when he went after the US Army
Who is Joseph McCarthy
Truman´s domestic package
What is the Fair Deal
As a result of differing perspectives on how the world should look after the war, this happened to Germany
What is that it was broken into West and East Germany
This called for substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe. It was remarkably successful
What is the Marshall Plan
This major social event in US history comprised a lucrative market for prepared baby food and other infant products, access to the disposable income to spend substantial money on consumer goods such as clothes and music and became the foundation of the youth movements of the 1960s and 1970s
What is the baby boom
He lead the reconstruction of Japan and famously was fired by Truman during the Korean War
Who is Douglas MacArthur
This desegregated the military
What is Executive Order 9981
After the Soviet Union denied the Western allies access to Berlin, Truman responded this way
What is through an airlift
This happened at Nuremberg in 1946
What is the Nazis leadership was put on trial with many being executed in an attempt to destroy Nazism in Germany
This called for a massive increase in defense spending
What is NSC-68
He lost China to Mao in part due to losing political support and confidence of the Chinese people due to ineptitude and corruption
Who is Chiang Kai-shek
This included provisions to help veterans gain an education and provided benefits included $16 million in loans for veterans to buy farms, homes, or businesses
What is the GI Bill
This said that the US would support any nation threatened by communism. Events in Greece and Turkey prompted Congress into action
What is the Truman Doctrine
This organization enhanced global health, food production, and cultural development as well as guided former European colonies to independence
What is the UN
The US agreeing to be part of this was a radical departure from US foreign policy in the past (in fact, all of US history to this point)
What is the US joins NATO
Famous ¨red catcher¨ who helped drive HUAC
Who is Richard Nixon
This outlawed closed shops and significantly restricted gains made by labor under FDR
What is the Taft-Hartley Act
The Korean War began when North Korean forces crossed this in an attempt to unify Korea as communist country
What is the 38th parallel
At this the Soviet Union would attack Japan within three months in exchange for territorial concessions
What is the Yalta Conference
This group of people, led by Strom Thurmond, defected from the Democratic Party in response to Truman´s view of civil rights
Who are the Dixiecrats
He came with the strategy of containment; isolating communist aggressions
Who is George Kennan
This committee was created to investigate communist subversion in the government
What is HUAC
In response to the threats posed by the Cold War, this was passed which created the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the National Security Council, and the CIA
What is the National Security Act
At this conference, held in New Hampshire, the IMF was established to encourage free trade, providing a glimpse into US thinking about the postwar world
What is the Bretton Woods Conference
This part of the country grew the most as a result of the postwar boom
What is the Sunbelt