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Dangers of HUAC Tactics & Cold War Threats: US Response and Examples

This journal explores the dangers posed by HUAC tactics and blacklists to a free society. It also discusses the US response to Cold War threats, supported by examples such as China falling to communism and the Korean War.

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Dangers of HUAC Tactics & Cold War Threats: US Response and Examples

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  1. Journal #2April 9, 2008 What dangers to a free society are posed by the kind of tactics used by HUAC and by the creation of blacklists? How well did the US respond to Cold War threats? Support your conclusion with three examples.

  2. China Falls to Communism • China’s government VS Communist revolutionaries • Jiang Jieshi (JJ), leader of the Chinese nationalists, asked for more money from the Truman Doctrine, but US refused • Mao Zedong – Communist leader of China • Mao creates the People’s Republic of China • Jiang and his followers retreat to Taiwan and form the Republic of China

  3. The Korean War1950 - 1953

  4. Background • Soviet-occupied North vs. American-occupied South • June 1950,the Korean War broke out when North Korean troops went across 38th parallel (this separated the North from the South) • UN forces were called in to fight (Soviets were boycotting the UN so they couldn’t veto the action)

  5. Douglas MacArthur • Strong anti-Communist • Truman’s choice to lead UN forces in Korea • Many viewed him as too ambitious • He believed FDR and Truman were too soft on Communism • He wanted to use the atomic bomb in the war to defeat China, but was refused

  6. MacArthur attacked enemy supply lines from the back • The North Koreans were then caught between UN forces in the north and south, and with their supplies cut-off, fled across the 38th parallel • UN troops pursued them northward • Chinese communists get scared when they hear that American and South Korean leaders talked about reuniting Korea under South Korean control • UN troops approach North Korea’s border with China

  7. MacArthur ignored warnings by the Chinese • Chinese and North Koreans pushed UN forces back into South Korea • MacArthur wanted the Chinese opposition forces of Jiang Jieshi (JJ) to return to the mainland and attack the Chinese Communists • Truman refused this fearing that it would lead to war in Asia

  8. MacArthur is so upset at Truman that he sends a letter to the House Minority Leader attacking the President’s policies • Truman found out about this and fired MacArthur for insubordination

  9. With MacArthur gone, Truman was able to keep the war limited, but it still lasted into the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower • A truce was signed in 1953, leaving Korea divided at almost the same place as before the war, near the 38th parallel

  10. Effects of the War • 54,000 Americans were killed and 103,000 wounded • Many began to question the government’s efforts to stop communism • On the positive, containment occurred without using nuclear warfare; US troops were now fully integrated • On the negative, returning troops were not well-received; huge increase in military spending; US accepted demands of permanent mobilization; military industrial complex began in which military is linked to the corporate and scientific communities • It was still a grim foreshadowing of the American public’s response to the encroaching Vietnam conflict

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