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TAMU HIST 106 - Anti-Communism in the 1950's
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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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