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-Tried to carry on New Deal
-American people were more concerned about what was happening over seas
(communism)
Harry S. Truman (D)
-Public rejects Fair Deal- American weary of shortages and want high wages postwar
-Employment Act of 1946- created council of economic advisors (did not do much)
-Domestic Policy
-took advantage of democrats
Republicans..
-in house and senate for the first time since 1930
-outlawed specific union activities
Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 -president is permitted to enact on 80 day cooling off period to delay strikes
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Truman(D) vs. Dewey (R)
Election of 1948 -democratic party split 3 ways
-Truman won election
-election of 1948
Storm Thurmond
-founder of Dixie Crats
-Storm Thurmond
-democratic political party
Dixie Crats -States' rights for segregation
-called for federal government totalitarian
-Racists, without saying they are
Henry Wallace -progressive
The Korean War (1950-1953) -removal of Korea from Japanese control
Soviet Union and U.S. decide to divide the 2 separate occupational zones at the 38th parallel (N. Korea vs. S. Korea)
country into what?
North Korea is.. while South Korea is... communist; anti-communist
June 23, 1950 N. Korea invades S. Korea
When N. Korea invaded S. Korea, United marched North w/ goal to unify Korea under non-communist government
Nations calls on members to resist invasion
and the UN Forces...
Mao Zedong led communist revolution in China
who ignores chinas repeated warning not to Truman
invade N. Korea
-Led troops to Korea
General Douglas MacArthur -thought China would not attack
-fired for subordination
China counter attacks MacArthur's army, Truman gives up attempt to unify Korea
pushing them out of N. Korea
General Omar Bradley says that show down w/ Communism in Asia would be WRONG- time and enemy
Outcome of Korean War increased tension between Soviets and Korea
The Red Scare fear of communism in the United States
House Committee on Un-American Activities -hearings on communism and hollywood film industry
(HUAC) -charged hollywood with committing communists acts
Loyalty Program if you are working for the government you're going sounder go a loyalty test
Loyalty Board oversees the investigations in loyalty program
The accused received a list of charges and could not challenge charges
communists subversion american citizens are communist/sabotaging
race,sex, and foreign policy all raised concerns. Communism was associated with civil
first amendment
rights, free love, sexuality (left wing)
refused to answer questions about politics ideals/ whether they were communists or
Hollywood 10
not
accused many people of being communists- never identified a single communists that
Joseph McCarthy
wasn't already known by FBI
Dean Acheson red dead- communist
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