HIST 1378 TTh 2:30-4 PM Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture The End of WWII and The Origins of the Cold War (cont.)- Strategies for Hegemony: Economic and Politicalo Bretton Woods IMF (Currency Stabilization) World Bank (“reconstruction and development”) The dollar and convertibilityo United Nations Security Council and Veto Inclusion and Power- Containment: Economic, Military, and Political [Kennan]o Bretton Woods, Loans, and the Marshall Plano The “Iron Curtain”o The Truman Doctrineo Berlin Blockadeo NATOCold War/ Hot War in the “Third World”- Situation in Asia Outline of Current Lecture Containment - At Home- Red Scare, Againo McCarthyism- “Lavender Scare”- African Americans/ Civil Rightso Robesono Duboiso Haywoodo King- Joseph Welch- Roy CohnThese 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.- “Hollywood TenCurrent LectureContainment - At Home- Red Scare, Againo Infiltrated fear of Communist infiltration into governmento McCarthyism Made a lot of accusations of disloyalty or treason w/o proper regard for evidence- “Lavender Scare”o Refers to the fear and persecution of homosexuals in the 1950s in the USo Senator Joe McCarthy brought on the Pink Scare, in which he began to accuse government officials of being homosexuals, which was the same as being a radical communist at the time- African Americans/ Civil Rightso Paul Robeson - singer/actor who advocated communism, which caused him to beblacklisted during McCarthyismo W.E.B. Dubois - civil rights activist who was targeted by McCarthy because of his socialist leanings.o Haywood - leading figure in Communist Party of U.S., pressured by McCarthyismo Martin Luther King, Jr. - led civil rights movement, and FBI/ Hoover felt that this was dangerous to the nation- Joseph Welch - head counsel of US Army while it was under investigation by McCarthyo “Sir, have you no sense of decency?” - attacked McCarthy for accusing Fred Fisher(guy who was in Welch’s law firm)- Roy Cohn - attorney who became famous during McCarthy’s investigations into Communist activity during 2nd Red
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