HIS 142 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I. Cold WarII. Origins/Early Cold WarOutline of Current Lecture I. United States & Soviet UnionII. CommunismIII. McCarren Internal Security Bill (1950)IV. McCarren Walter Act (1952)V. Lavender ScareVI. How did conflict develop and turn into a 50-year war?Current LectureI. United States & Soviet UnionEach country had different views on society and different opinions about how government should be run. It was not inevitable that the Cold War was going to happen.II. CommunismMany people in the United States came to believe that communism wasn’t just something happening around the world, it needed to me monitored and contained.III. McCarren Internal Security Bill (1950)Required groups to register with the government. It restricted travel and the abilities of people who expressed thoughts about communism.IV. McCarren Walter Act (1952)Created a restriction on immigration. Allowed the government to deport people who were suspected of communism. V. Lavender ScareA purge of anyone suspected to be gay or lesbian from working in American government. People believed that homosexuality could “spread” and thought it would “pollute” AmericanismThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.VI. How did conflict develop and turn into a 50-year war?- China communism, anxiety of the United States- The Soviet Union’s refusal to back out of Europe or give up control of Berlin- United States’ efforts to control rebuilding
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