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 * = Unit 7 Homework﻿=

Chapter 27 Preview - From Neutrality to Intervention
In the beginning of the 1930s, America was practicing isolationism. By the late 1930s, America became more involved in international affair. The WWII began in 1939, but America, at first, declared its neutrality. The bombardment at Pearl Harbor by Japan forced United States to intervene in the war.
 * WWII began in 1939
 * Semptember 1939, United States declared neutrality, but helped their allies
 * Germany took over France and invade USSR
 * the tension between Japan and U.S. intensified which led to bombing in Pearl Harbor

Main Idea from p.740-756
Containing the Japanese Holding off the German America and the Holocaust Prosperity The War and the West Labor and the War Stabilizing the Boom Mobilizing Production Wartime Science and Technology African Americans and the War Native Americans and the War Mexican-American War Workers Women and Children at War Wartime Life and Culture The Internment of Japanese Americans Chinese Americans and the War The Retreat from Reform
 * American military forces formed two divisions and attack through Australia then from west of Hawaii to contain the Japanese in 1942.
 * The Allies showed uncertainty in how to repel Nazi forces and had different opinions on where to invade.
 * American public were horrified by the brutality of Holocaust against Jews and other unfit group, but there was a little military effort to try and restrict the number of victim from Holocaust. There were also people who were anti-Semitic and officials in the State Department that prevented German Jews from emigrating into America.
 * Prosperity surfaced in America during the WWII, and the interwar allowed America to retain its former glory and industrial power.
 * Federal government poured large sum of funds into developing new military related buildings in the West and changed the West economy and culture.
 * The union in America regained its former rights as the economy stabilized during the interwar.
 * Roosevelt wanted to stabilize the boom and passed laws that increased federal power.
 * America index military production was twice as more than the Axis even though the War Production Board had limited power.
 * United States and Germany countered each other science and technology advantages, and had significant effect in the war.
 * During the war, African American demanded more civil rights and won significant victory that became symbol despite its limit.
 * Native Americans played an important role in war both in the front line and back line, and contributed to American advantages as code-talkers
 * There were increasing number of employment rate for Mexican and attempted to integrate their culture in white society.
 * Women gained more roles in working as many of the men left their family and work for war. Children were left in some form of security while the mother left for work. There was also an increasing birth rate as number of prostitutes increased as well.
 * Both life in war and back at home changed significantly as women adjust to absence of men that went to war. The life in war hadn't changed when soldiers questioned the purpose of America entering the war, but entertainment to keep the moral stable has changed when young women were primarily used to entertain these soldiers.
 * The racial tension against Japanese intensified as a result of the bombing at Pearl Harbor. Some parts of the area especially in the West where it is close to Pearl Harbor were radical in containing these Jap.
 * During the WWII, the American government worked with effort to amend their relation with China in order to receive military support in Pacific Theater.
 * FDR's New Deal lost its purpose which was mostly to assist unemployment workers and was being dismantled by the conservatives while FDR's health was deteriorating.

Pg. 741 Map - World War II in the Pacific

 * Large vast Japan Empire stretched from Marshall Island from the West of Japan to Burma and Machuria while New Guinea from south to some part of lands north of Japan.
 * the battle in pacific was initiated in Pearl Harbor when Japan bombed it in Dec. 7, 1941
 * two American separate offensives were established; Chester Nimitz moved from Hawaii to west while Douglas MacArthur moved north from Australia
 * Key battles: Leyte Gulf, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
 * the atomic bombing of Hiroshima (Aug. 6) and Nagasaki (Aug.9) ended the war in Pacific, but Japan didn't surrender until Sept. 2, 1945.



The dropping of atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused massive casualties that decimated both the land and population. Even during the present, many people still remember what happened in Japan as a horrible massacre that killed 180,000+ people in an instant. The reason of Truman decision varied from historian to historian. One of the reason was to intimidate USSR.
 * WWII PICTURES**

One of the US war propaganda that encouraged soldiers to join. This poster tells that the war in Europe was to liberate from Hitler's tyranny. D-Day was on June 6, 1944 when the Allies forces invaded France to recapture it. Result of the D-Day was the Allies victory with the confidence of overthrowing Hitler.

** Chapter 29- The Cold War ** Causes of Cold War: 1. Competition for world supremacy 2. Sets of idealogy that differed from each other 3. Lack of trust; Creation of atomic bomb was kept secret 4. Peace conference was centered around the issue of government structure for Poland, Germany, and other countries 5. Russia Revolution of 1917 caused Russia to drop out of WWI ** Capitalism and Democracy in America during postwar of WWII **

Demoracy: Constitutional democracy in which the country runs based on the Constitution. Representatives were elected by the people. Capitalism: Mixed economy, no laissez-faire - implement rules, tax, and regulation ** Dictatorship and Communism in USSR during postwar of WWII **

Dictatorship: single person had controls over things and was not elected by the people Communism: common ownership, one party and outlawed all others, government ruled every aspect


 * US feared spreading of communism because it contradicts capitalist society/economy that US implemented.

The Cold War at Home


Political propaganda that symbolizes McCarthyism. During the 1950s, Americans were paranoid of communists and believed that they were threatening US. The background in which the American flag is burning signifies that America is losing identity.



The Red Scare in the 1950s was similar to 1st Red Scare in the 1920s. The people in America were paranoid of anyone being a communists like people in the 1920s when they were afraid of non-patriotic people. The McCarran Internal Security Act in 1950 forced all communist organizations and party to register with the government and put restriction on them to supposedly prevent subversive activities.
 * Red Scare**

Rosenberg (1951-1953)


Rosenbergs were accused of being a spy for Soviet Union in America when the Soviet made atomic bomb earlier than they expected. The Rosenbergs were convicted and tried without any solid evidence and were executed by electric chair on June 19, 1953.

On March 22nd, 1947, President Truman signed Executive Order to investigate loyalties on all federal loyalties. It was to qualm the complaints from the public that Democrats were not communists.

The Korean War
[|CLICK ME] The Korean War was nevertheless a war that produced casualties to both sides. However, the agenda of US entering the war and Korea declaring war on each other was never met. North and South Korea wanted to reunite with either communist society or prowestern society. United States's containment policy was met, but wasn't able to quell communism in North Korea if it was not for China entering the war.

Key Events during 1950s and 1960s
Domesitc Isssues:
 * Jackie Robinson (1947) - the first black to play in Major Leagues
 * Brown v. Board of Education (1954) - the Supreme Court ruled that segragation is unconstitutional
 * Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) - black people were boycotting against the bus in order to abolish sergregation in bus.

International Affairs:

President Dwight D. Eisenhower video

 * Commander of the Allies during D-Day
 * Eisenhower was Republican
 * Eisenhower was like Washington who claimed himself nonpolitician
 * Hidden Hand: he was the one who was in command
 * 1st accomplishment was to foresee the armistice signed to end Korean War in 1954.
 * He was afraid of going to nuclear war with Soviet
 * Federal Highway Act - he used the energy from military to build infrastructure
 * In Brown vs. Board Education, Supreme Court ruled that segregated school was unconstitutional
 * Eisenhower supported South Vietnam who was proWestern govenrment and sent money to South
 * America was enjoying prosperity and Eisenhower was reelected in 1958
 * Americans freaked out when USSR beat US on launching a rocket up to space - they believed that they were superior in scientific innovations
 * United States was losing to Soviet when Cuba rebelled and became communist
 * Eisenhower who was supreme commander of the Allies chose to resort to peace instead of going to war.