COLD WAR

TRUMAN

• In office from 1945-1953
• In a series of progressivism, Truman proposed his plan called a "Fair Deal." The plan asked that minimum wage be raised, all Americans should have health insurance, and they should also be guaranteed equal rights.
• Truman used containment, Domino Theory, Marshall Plan, and the Truman Doctrine. Truman believed that the way to spread containment was to attack the conditions of "misery and want" that nurtured communism. He used the Truman Doctrine to enforce this belief. The Marshall Plan was used to establish markets for American goods. The Doctrine Theory persuaded congress to accept responsibility for supporting countries under communist pressure.

TRUMAN CONT.

• The Rosenberg trials started during Truman's term, three were trails against Ethel and Julia's Rosenberg who helped the Soviet Union get info about atomic bombs. McCarthyism was the act of accusing people to be associated with communists. Hollywood 10 trials were also being held by HUAC.
• The major Cold War events that happened when Truman was president were: Korean War, Iron Curtain, Berlin Airlift, Molotov Plan, NATO, soviets explode A-Bomb, and China turns communist.
• The U.S. wasn't too involved with Vietnam at this time, but Truman did send troops to Vietnam to help the French.

EISENHOWER

• In office from 1953-1961
• Tried to improve the U.S. by using Dynamic Conservation which is explained as conservative when it comes down to money but liberal when it comes to human beings. His first priority to balance budgets.
• Used Massive Retaliation , brinkmanship and the Eisenhower Doctrine to fight against communism.

KENNEDY

• In office from 1961-1963
• During the Cold War, JFK raised American hopes by promising to eradicate poverty and to look forward to a brighter future.
• Kennedy followed Brinkmanship and Flexible Response. He pushed dangerous events in order to get the most advantage (Cuban Missile Crisis)
• The Flexible Response was a way to respond to aggression across the spectrum warfare, even including nuclear warfare.

KENNEDY CONT.

• During the Cold War, Kennedy and the rest of America were paranoid about communism. Kennedy took part in The House Un-American Activities Committee or HUAC which investigated allegations communist activity in the US.
• The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Berlin Wall took place during his presidency. The Cuban missile crisis was a standoff between the US and the Soviet Union.

JOHNSON

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