HIST 106 1nd Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last LectureI. Overview of the 1950’sOutline of Current Lecture I. Anti-Communism in the 1950’sII. Vietnam WarIII. Cuban Missile CrisisCurrent LectureAnti-Communism at a Cultural Level in the 1950’s- The Soviet Union successfully tested the atomic bomb in 1949o This shakes American’s confidence Truman authorizes the development of hydrogen bomb- 1940’s communists take over Chinao Reinforces US fears that communism is taking overo US reinforces Truman doctrine- Government creates propaganda films to show public what to do in case of attacko Bert the Turtle teaches kids what to do- People in the panhandle would interview kids about their parents trying to find out if they were communist- Russia sent the first satellite into space: Sputniko This increased the US fear- Rosenberg Caseo Julius and Ethel were sentenced to death for atomic spying in the USo Ethel was later found to have not been involved- House of Un-American Activities Committeeo Accused people of being communists- McCarthy spear-headed the investigation of communists activity in the US- Rocky and Bullwinkle taught children to fear Communists- Movies were made about fighting Communistso Star Warso Rocky IVThese 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.o Godzilla- Kennedy Administrationo There is a threat that soviet missiles able to hit the USo JFK promises he's not going to invade Cuba as long as they move missiles that are in Cuba- Mid 1950’so 1954: Supreme Court issues Brown v. Board of Education decision stating “separate IS NOT” equalo 1955: Rosa Parks: a black women sat in the front of a bus and was arrestedo 1956-1959: Flat University Students would hold sit ins Black students sit in drugstores/restaurant and would wait to be served, if they were not served they would stay seated all day Rexall and others decided to just serve blackso Black Like Me came out in 1959o 1954-1956: High school/college students are starting to wonder about hypocrisy of the government Government is telling them one thing but doing another thing o 1956 “Rebel Without a Cause” was a movie about the government- Vietnam Waro Starts in 1954 while everything is going ono French loses control of holdings in Vietnamo Battle of : French army appeal to US to aido US decides to take over for the French want French to get into NATOo US takes over Vietnam on 1954 Pres Eisenhower says this is foolisho 1960 US has nearly 1000 advisor in Vietnamo Turning point: The election of a new President Eisenhower ends presidency in 1960 Election is against Richard Nixon v. JFK JFK wins - Election of 1960o Closest election in 75 yearso 111,000 votes separated the winner from the losero JFK won by ‘out anti-communisting’ Nixon- 1st thing JFK does is get involved in the Bay of Pigs:o Bay of Pigs: Cuban refugees are trained by CIA to invade Cubao Made JFK look foolish- 1930-1961 Russians build wall in East Berlino JFK goes to Berlin and makes a speech and mispronounces words Looks foolish- JFK’s good actionso Passes Housing Act in 1961o Passes Minimum Wage Act Went for .75/hr to $1.25/hro Passes Creates Peace Courto Creates The Green Parades - 1962 US starting to pull away from Anti- Communismo Why are we worried about the communists?- 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: o US does over flight over Cuba saw that they had missiles given to them by Russianso US began to mobilizeo Wanted to get rid of missiles o JFK set up a blockade against Cuba as Russians are heading towards Cuba with missileso Russians ships met ours, and turned around and went back to Russiao It’s as close to a nuclear war as US gets- 1963o November 22, JFK came to Dallas, TX for a parade and was shot to deatho People start to realize how JFK and Lincoln’s death are similaro 4 theories how JFK got shot Lee Harvey Oswald shot him with a rifle (bought for$12) Killed by a group of the CIA - b/c JFK was trying to end anti-communism Killed by a shooter who was sent by JFK (Operation Mongoose) to kill Castro andwas sent back Johnson killed him so that he could become President (least likely)o It is still unknown how he was
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