May 4 2011

2. Policy of Containment: domino effect, Iron Curtain Speech, Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine

Marshall Plan -

Began 1948 - went on for four years.
Basically there to bring European countries back from economic problems and bring countries back together.
Also called ERP - European Recovery Plan.

Truman Doctrine -

Speech given by Harry Truman in his 1947 speech.
Speech was agreeing to support Turkey and Greece against the struggle from the Soviet Union.
They would help the militay and economic aid to prevent them into the problems the USSR was trying to pull on them.
Truman said the policy of the US was to free people who are resisting.

On to Brittany's ....

3. House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)-

Created in 1938
Investigative committee in the US House of Representatives.
Anti-communist.
Richard Nixon was active member.
Investigated public employees, private citizens, and organizations suspected of having communist ties.
Took away peoples rights - didn't follow rules.
Went to Hollywood because they thought that Hollywood was promoting communism through propaganda in movies.
Questioned ten movies stars, they refused to answer questions about their beliefs through the First Amendment.
They were charged for contempt of Congress - 1 year in jail plus fines.
Anti - HUAC - came to schools to drive out communism.
Limited on-campus speakers unless approved by the administratioin.
In 1969 the name was changed to House Committee on Internal Security.
1975 it ended.

4. Senator Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism-

Joe McCarthy was born on November 14, 1908.
He was a circuit judge - delt with smaller cases - in 1939
Ran against Robert Follette for a spot in the US Senate Commissioned into the USMC in 1942.
He was against death sentences given to German soldiers that committed the Malmedy Massacre in 1944.
Caused him much unpopularity.
Made claims of people being communist within the government although he didnt have proof and often times changed what he said.
McCarthyism is used as a term (still used today) to refer people who make untrue accusation.
Came after Joe McCarthy made multiple accusations about people in the governemtn positions being communist or spies.
He accused people all the time.
He assulted a reporter.
Died at 48 cause of hepititous and he was an alcoholic.
Always carried around a briefcase, claiming he had hundreds of names of people who were communists. He changed his stories every time he talked.

6. China becoming communist-Mao Zedong-

Founding father and architect of the Republic of China
Was a commander for the Long March - March under the communist
Led the Communist Party of China to victory against Chang Kao-Shek.
Chang Kao-Shek was a member of the Nationalist Party, the Kuomntand and was a close ally of Sun Yai-sen.
Chinese Civil war was fought by Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party) and the Communist Party of China.
War began from April 1927 until May of 1950 - 30's and 40's.
Communist military victory in mainland China.

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