President Harry S. Truman:
President Harry S. Truman
Changes in the life of the Avg. American:
Changes in the life of the Avg. American Rise of the Middle Class
T.V.
Homes-own
Highways and Automobiles
Women and Work
Baby Boom
G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS:
G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS
8 MILL TO SCHOOL
2 MILL HIGHER LEARNING
COMMUNISM VS. CAPITALISM:
COMMUNISM VS. CAPITALISM Post War Germany
USSR vs. America
Containment
The “Domino Theory”
A New Form of Foreign Policy:
A New Form of Foreign Policy Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
NATO
The Cold War:
The Cold War Definition…
Escalation of weapons
1949 Soviets have the A-Bomb
1952 U.S. have the H-Bomb
1953 Soviets have the H-Bomb
The Red Scare in America:
The Red Scare in America The Smith Act 1940
Committee of Un- American Activities
Senator Joseph McCarthy
McCarthyism
The Rosenberg's