HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 23Outline of Previous LectureI. The Eagle vs. the Bear: Anticommunism and the “Cold War”II. The Rise of ContainmentIII. 1949-50: China goes Communist, and the Soviets get The BombIV. Publication of NSCV. Containment gets Violent – the Korean WarOutline of Current LectureCurrent Lecture I. World War I Reasons Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941o The incident fuels the U.S. economy, we are start building a lot more stufo In 1943 we have the largest equipped army The war actually started in 1938 Germany started building warfare in 1935o They bought their steel from Russia, France, and England The Nazis were Nationalists Socialistso National Socialism: Is faschism which is when the elected people make the rules and everyone must follow them The U.S. joined the war because of Pearl Harbor Global Economy: credit is exchanged between alli nationsII. Race Is a crucial issue African American soldiers were discriminated against The Latino men were discriminated against as well Complicated by Japanese A lot of race riots during the warIII. Atomic Bomb Japanese and U.S. did not communicate really during the war The way that the Japanese fought during the war scared the U.S. o The Japanese soldiers fought thinking they should kill as many Americans before they diedo We thought our only option was the atomic bombThese 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. Many scientists left he U.S> and became ex-patriots because they wanted nothing to do with 1st bomb after the 1st bomb was dropped Lots of people believed that Truman dropped the bomb to show the soviets what could
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