So presentations started today, I was first. All I can say is I'm glad that's over with.
Policy of Containment
Stop Communism
slow down spread of communism, greater influence of American on others by using military, economy
domino effect, Russians get one country communistic and then more and more join
iron curtain, separated europe into east vs west and south, kept into and travel to a minumum between east and west (not a real iron curtain, not berlin wall)
iron curtain speech, given by winston churchill, addressed segregation between east and west europe, beginning of cold war
marshall plan, strengthen european economic foundation, soviet union did not accept, hope for future, modernized business/industry, lowered artificial trade barriers, helped develop self-reliance
truman doctrine, help to Greece and Turkey, didn't want them to fall to communism, no military forces, joined NATO, $400 million
House on Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC)
created to investigate alleged disloyalty acts on the part of private citizens, public employees, and organizations with possible communistic ties
considered looking into the KKK but decided it was an old american institution
had the ability to subpoena witnesses, often pressured witnesses to give up info about communism, if you didn't you were labeled "red"
americans grew uneasy shortly after 50s, dibanded in 1975
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