HIST 2112 1st edition Lecture 26Outline of Previous LectureI. LevittownII. Economic Growth in the 1950s and beyondIII. Corporate Liberalism in ActionIV. HyperconsumerismV. Cultural Critics of Corporations, Consumerism and SuburbiaVI. Consumerism and the teenagerOutline of Current LectureI. ContainmentII. Communist AsiaIII. McCarthyismIV. EisenhowerV. Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.)Current Lecture I. Containment Red Scareo Prevents the spread of communism Marshall Plano New Deal idea on foreign policy Pump money into Europe’s economy to help with their reconstruction Eastern Europe refuses to accept money because they are under the soviets, this gives the soviets more power and control The U.S. is trying to stop communism in Europe The U.S. realizes how brutal the soviets will be when it comes to controlling EuropeII. Communist Asia Korea (1951)o U.S. Military is racisto Korea asked us to come help themo The military treats Korea like an occupied nation Truman passes legislation for NSC-68These 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 NSC-68 claims we need to build bigger and better weaponso The President can fight a war through another country The President can’t declare war but he can claim we are helping South Korea by helping them fight North KoreaIII. McCarthyism Second Red Scareo Witch Hunt or Red Hunto They tried to attack artists, authors, performers, and democrats who supported the New Dealo McCarthy went after everyone who wasn’t Republicano McCarthy has a bunch of power as a Senator and is then eelected to the head of HUAC Idea of global monolithic Communism (Marxism vs. Soviet Communism) Dictators come in and take over nations Communism is an ideology you can use in many ways Soviet Communism is based off Marxism but they are not the same A lot of the people who were blacklisted in Hollywood were associated with the Communist party 30 years prior when they were a lot youngerIV. Eisenhower Baby Boom Economic Boomo U.S. becomes first super power Strongest military Strongest Economy Has most of the atomic bombs Societyo IT’s boring and dulled downo It seems almost fakeo Constructed culture Teen consumers- Parents base their buying decisions ont heir teenagersV. Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D.) Soviets have the atomic bomb There is an arms race with each country trying to be bigger and better than the other one Bomb shelters were built in houses during this time because people were afraid they would be
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