Germany was split into four
in 1948 the three western controoled zones of Germany's(US, France, UK) were united and grew in prosperity due to marshal aid
the west wanted the east to rejoin, but stalin feared it would hurt soviet security.
in June 1948, stalin decided to try to gain control of west berlin which was deep inside the eastern sector.
McCarhtyism
Joseph McCarthy (1908-1957) was a Republican Senator from Wisconsin
In 1950 he gave a speech where he claimed to have a list of 205 communists in the state department
No one in the press actually was the names on the list, but McCarthy's announcement made national news and caused panic throughout the country
McCarthy Became on of the most powerful person in the us
supporters of mcCarthy, republican, Catholics, conservatives protestants, Blue-collar Workers, Joseph and Robert Kennedy
McCarthy's Downfall
in the sprin of 1954 McCarthy charged the US army had promoted a dentist accused of being a communist
for the first time, television broadcast allowed the general public to see the senator as a blustering bully and investigations as little more than a misguided scam
in late 1954 the senate voted to censeur him for his conduct and to srp him of his privileges.
the berlin wall was built to keep the communist on the east side and every thing on the other side over on the other side. this wall was a huge symbol of the cold war and it was up for 29 years.
The Korean Conflict:
the Forgotten war 1950-1953
the united antions held an election in 1948
the soviet union refused to allow participation in the election ini their occupied zone
instead they handed over power to the northkorean communist party under kim il sun
the people's repupblic of china was wary of a war in korea
mao zedong was concerned that it would encourage american intervention in asia
before kim invaded south korea,he sought permision from stalin
stalin approved of the idea of a united kore while saying not to go ahead with it
french connection
freance had gained control of indochina in a series of colonial wars beginning in the 1840s and lastin until the 1880s
during world war 2 vichy france had collaborated with the occupying imperial japanese forces
vietnam was under japanese control during ww2 althoguh the vichy french contined to serve as the offical addministrators
after the Japanese surred, the french fought to retain control of their former selves
the undited states armed forcs
the army of the republica of vietnam
the nlf a group of south vietnamese guerilla fighters
under escalation us involment increased over a period of years. started with the deployment of non-combatant military advisors to the south vietnamese army
then stared using specail forces for commando-syle operations
use of regular troops whose purpose was to be defensive only
use of regular troops in offensive combat once us troops were in active combat, escalation shifted to the adding of more us troops
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