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RAH Day 6 Agenda Cold War in Asia

RAH Day 6 Agenda Cold War in Asia. EU: Following World War II, the United States shifted its foreign policy towards greater international interventionism based on the goal of containing the Soviet Union

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RAH Day 6 Agenda Cold War in Asia

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  1. RAH Day 6 AgendaCold War in Asia EU: • Following World War II, the United States shifted its foreign policy towards greater international interventionism based on the goal of containing the Soviet Union • The modern political environment can be traced to the election of 1948 and the policies of Truman Agenda: • Discuss candidates and results of the 1948 election • Fair Deal and Vital Center graphic organizer • Complete Containment Policies worksheet on Korea and China • Create political poster supporting Dems/Reps

  2. 1948 Election 2.4% 0% electoral vote 45.1% 35.5% electoral vote 2.4% 7.5% electoral vote 1948 candidates 49.6% Winner Henry Wallace Progressive Party • Very liberal • Very High: More New Deal • cooperation with USSR • Civil rights • Harry Truman Democratic Party • Liberal • High: Fair Deal • Containment of USSR • Civil Rights • Thomas Dewey Republican Party • Conservative • Low: Smaller gov’t, lower taxes • Confront USSR • Anti-union • Strom Thurmond States’ Rights Democratic Party • Socially conservative • Low: Opposed to civil rights b/c it expanded fed. power • Confront USSR • Opposed to civil rights

  3. Essential Questions • How was Truman able to defeat Dewey? • Aggressive Campaigning • Wallace’s support of communism made Truman seem tougher on communism • Thurmond’s civil rights opposition helped minorities vote for Truman • New Deal Coalition: Labor, Jews, Minorities, farmers

  4. Essential Questions • What provisions of Truman’s Fair Deal succeeded? What parts failed? Why? (48-50) Complete Chart top of pg. 16 of packet • Describe the three “assumptions” or “pillars” of the Vital Center. How do they relate to Gillon’s paradox? Complete Chart bottom of pg. 16 of packet

  5. PP 14 - Truman’s Fair Deal – Jan. 5, 1949

  6. PP 14 - Truman’s Fair Deal – Jan. 5, 1949

  7. The Vital Center

  8. United States did not only utilize containment policies in Europe but also in Asia as well. China, Korea, and Indochina were all seen as places where communism could spread. Based on this map and your previous knowledge, why do you think this would be the case?

  9. Support of Chaing Kai Shek’s (Jiang Jieshi) Government (1946-1949) • Action/Policy: Provide monetary support for Jiang Jieshi’s nationalist government (Guomindang) over Mao’s communist party (CCP). • Purpose/Goals: Prevent communists from taking over in China and maintain China as a strong ally • Soviet/Communist Response: Supplied arms to the CCP, Extended diplomatic relations with Mao’s China and signed a “mutual-assistance” agreement • Result: U.S. aid to Jiang Jieshi stopped because his government was so corrupt. In 1949 CPC won civil war and the nationalists fled to Tawain and set up the “Republic of China.” U.S. then allowed Japan to build up military forces and supported French colonialism in Indochina (Vietnam)

  10. Korean War (1950-1953) • Action/Policy: Truman (along with UN) sent forces to attack North Korea after they invaded South Korea (38thparalell) • Purpose/Goals: Protect UN member South Korea from North Korean invasion (thought that the Soviet Union was the force behind attack). Prevent communism from taking over the entire Korean peninsula.However, goals changed after U.S. was so successful in early stages of war. MacArthur wanted to take the whole of the Korean peninsula and even invade China. • Soviet/Communist Response: Chinese army, supported by Soviet tanks/aircraft, intervened in the war after U.S. helped push back North Korea nearly all the way to Manchuria (China). • Result: Truman fired MacArthur following disagreement over philosophy in Korea. War would linger into Eisenhower’s presidency, eventually ending in a stalemate. Also led to desegregation of armed forces and expansion of presidential power

  11. Were the policies in China and Korea a success or a failure? Failure: “Lost” China and North Korea to communism Success: Prevented loss of American lives, kept South Korea independent

  12. Cold War Poster • Topics: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO, Chinese Civil War, Korean War, Soviet Acquisition of the atomic bomb • Graded on Perspective, Content, Creativity, Neatness, Group Work • You need to take a unique perspective on the topic. For example, you could create a propaganda poster supporting an action or a protest poster decrying the action. You could even take on the perspectives of foreign nations/individuals.

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