November 11‚ 2007‚ from http://archer2000.tripod.com/1990.html Davidson‚ Gienapp‚ Heyrman‚ Lytle‚ & Stoff (2005). Nation of Nations: A Concise Narrative of the American Republic (5th ed) History.com (2007). History Channel Exhibits: The Fifties. McCarthyism: The Enemy at Home. Retrieved November 9‚ 2007‚ from
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Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Another factor of the containment policy was the Soviet Union’s rejection of the Marhsall plan. Containment started in 1949 with the Truman Doctrine. The development of the Truman Doctrine initiated in February of 1947 when England‚ weakened by an unprofitable economy‚ informed the United States that it could no longer afford to supply military and economic aid to Greece and Turkey. This doctrine asked Congress to provide assistance to Greece and Turkey and support
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and goods by the community as a whole. President Harry Truman issued the truman doctrine on March 1947 which did not allowing communism to spread. Dixiecrats‚ opposed Truman and felt that the government had no right to get involved. By 1945 HUAC was established‚was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives‚ the main purpose was to reveal communists in the U.S. In July 1947 the Marshall Plan was established which basical poured money to Japan and Europe it benefited
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Arthur Miller once spoke the very wise words that "maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets." Words that rang true in most of his plays. ’’Death of a Salesman’’‚ ’’All My Sons’’‚ ’’The Crucible’’‚ besides being personal tragedies are also commentaries on society. Stories that transcended themselves from being personal to being able to speak in one way or form and hit home to all. Arthur Miller didn’t write make believe or fairytales‚ he wrote about reality
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A public statement was issued for the benefit of the leaders of the bigger sized studios that came to be alluded to as the Waldorf Statement. This occurred on November 25‚ 1947‚ by Eric Johnston‚ President of the Motion Picture Association of America. This announcement reported the terminating of the Hollywood Ten and expressed:"We will not knowingly employ a Communist or a member of any party or group which advocates the overthrow of the government of the United States[...]". This denoted the start
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World War II left much of the world in dire political and economic straits. This‚ coupled with the fear of a nuclear holocaust‚ the spread of communism and the unknown‚ created a political environment full of fear that was ripe for the rise of McCarthyism. As troops returned from World War II‚ the United States enjoyed unprecedented power and President Truman initiated a number of actions to protect against the spread of communism. He specifically was involved in the Marshall Plan‚ the Truman
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Soviet Union would become the world’s dominant power. 3. By 1948‚ most of the countries in Eastern Europe had been conquered by the Soviet Union. II. Containing Soviet Expansion A. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan 1. In March of 1947‚ President Truman requested that the Congress help aid Greece and Turkey and that the U.S. would go against the spread of communism. His plan was to contain the Soviet’s communist outreach and to stop them from spreading their communist ideas. 2
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1. During the 1950s‚ why did the president Eisenhower use the “middle path”? What is McCarthyism and what are the impacts? Did McCarthyism influence the relationship between China and United States? Explain what is “middle path”;In American political culture‚ those who describe themselves as “middle of the road” are often portrayed as unwilling to take a stand or lacking in political sophistication. This was not the case with Eisenhower‚ whose “middle way” was the result of careful consideration
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The Decade of Fear was essentially caused by one man – Joseph McCarthy. When he served on the Senate from 1947-1957‚ he seemed to make it his personal mission to eradicate all traces of communism from the earth (or at least America). Right away‚ he went after Hollywood‚ black-listing anyone involved in the entertainment industry whom he thought might be linked with communists. The following year‚ he released a list to the public with the names of 154 organizations he believed to have communist affiliations
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