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Explore the significant events and transformations during the Cold War era, including President Truman's policies, rise of the middle class, impact of television and automobiles, women's role in society, Baby Boom, GI Bill, and the ideological battle between communism and capitalism. Witness the post-war Germany, the rivalry between USSR and America, the containment policy, foreign aid initiatives like Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan, the escalation of weapons, emergence of the Red Scare, and the infamous McCarthyism.
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Changes in the life of the Avg. American • Rise of the Middle Class • T.V. • 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 Un- American Activities • Senator Joseph McCarthy • McCarthyism • The Rosenberg's
