The Cold War Era
1945-1952
President Harry S.
Truman
• Rise of the
Changes in the
Middle Class
life of the Avg.
• T.V.
American
• Homes-own
• Highways and
Automobiles
• Women and Work
• Baby Boom
G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS
• 8 MILL TO
SCHOOL
• 2 MILL
HIGHER
LEARNING
COMMUNISM
VS.
CAPITALISM
• Post War
Germany
• USSR vs.
America
• Containment
• The “Domino
Theory”
A New Form of
Foreign Policy
• Truman
Doctrine
• Marshall Plan
• NATO
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 Smith Act
1940
• Committee of UnAmerican
Activities
• Senator Joseph
McCarthy
–McCarthyism
–The Rosenberg's