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| During 1930's, due to Depression and WW1, American public opinion and policy leaned toward Isolationism, we primarily kept out of international dealings until Pearl Harbor forced hand |
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| Selective Service Act 1940 |
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| Prez Roosevelt signed SSA into law beginning Oct 1941 in preparation of WWII |
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| Signed into law by Roosevelt which US supplied Great Britain, USSR China France and other Allies with material ($50 billion total) Isolationists opposed the LLA |
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Proposition forged by US and England:
1)Right of people to live in freedom from fear, want, tyranny
2)Free trade among all nations
3)Disarmament
4)End to territorial seizures |
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| Japanese surprise attacked the US naval base in Hawaii. Intended to prevent US from interfering with military actions overseas. Caused US involvement in WWII. 2404 Americans killed. |
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| Series of riots that broke out in LA between white sailors and Marines and Latino youths who wore zoot suits, resulting in arrest of 9 marines (8 were released w/no charge) and >700 pachucos some of whom died in jail from complications from injury |
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| A Phillip Randolph & E.O. 8802 |
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| EO 8802 prohibited racial discrimination in national defense industry. In response to pressure from Philip Randolph (civil rights activist) |
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| Navajo Indian marines were instrumental in US success in Pacific during WWII, they designed a secret warfare code that foiled Japanese code breakers who tried to crack it. |
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| Japanese American Confinement Sites |
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| over 110,000 Japanese Americans were ordered into internment after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1980, Jimmy Carter conducted investigation on justification of internment camps, after finding little evidence of disloyalty, he payed $20,000 to each survivor |
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| During WWII about 350,000 women served in US armed forces at home and abroad and worked in industry where male enlistment left gaping holes; women in US workforce increased from 27% to 37%. |
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| Day of Normandy landings, initiating the Western Allied effort to liberate mainland Europe from Nazi control |
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| WWII meeting of heads of govt of US, UK, and USSR. intended to decide Europe's postwar reorganization. Agreed on priority of surrender of Nazi Germany, Germany demilitarized and denazified, among others |
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| Research and development project that produced first atomic bombs during WWII, led by US with support from UK and Canada. |
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| The first Nuclear Bomb was designed at what was called the Trinity site. Because scientists were unsure of whether the TNT explosion would charge the explosion of the plutonium, they built a huge steel jug around the bomb to contain the plutonium if the bomb was unsuccessful. Confidence in the bomb grew and Jumbo was not used after all. |
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| Conference between US UK and USSR to decide punishment of Nazi Germany which had surrendered 8 weeks prior. ended up in prosecution of Nazi war criminals, Germany and Austria split into four occupation zones. |
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| The "Long Telegram", George F. Kennan 1946 |
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| Telegram sent to U.S. Treasury Department, Kennan stated that USSR viewed left wing non communist groups as terrible enemies and that dealing with Soviets was the greatest task we ever faced and ever will face |
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| US policy to prevent spread of communism abroad |
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| Truman Doctrine March 1947 |
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| International relations policy set by prez Truman stating that US would support Greece and Turkey w/ economic and military aid to prevent Soviet takeover |
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| Marshall Plan (1948-1952) & Molotov Plan |
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| Molotov-system created by USSR to provide aid to rebuild countries in east Europe-soviet version of Marshall Plan, which was US plan to rebuild Europe countries |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization which states its members all agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party. |
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| Supplies and food needed to be airlifted into Berlin because Stalin had blocked off any free parts of Berlin |
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| NK attacked SK, US seeks approval for UN troops to be issued and is granted. Primarily US troops move in, push NK back past 38th parallel,attempt to push farther, no good, remain at 38th parallel today |
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-Push back Commy influence wherever it appears
-"Foster seeds of destruction within Soviet Union"
-Struggle permanent
-Americans must sacrifice "benefits which they have come to associate with freedom" to defend way of life |
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| Election of 1952 - Richard Nixon VP Candidate |
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Nixon allegedly accepted gifts>$18,000
gives Checkers speech, wins hearts of Americans, he and Eisenhower win w/55% of vote |
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| Argues that Rock 'n' Roll provided a discourse through which young Americans could examine and attest the definition that adults applied to family, sexuality and race |
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