3-4-15The Cold
War-continued
DO NOW: Describe what happens in the Domino Theory.
AgendaAnalyze & Apply Data
Interpret & Draw Conclusions-Multimedia Summarize & Generalize Notes
Student Workbook-Organize/Classify Project-Invent/Connect/Compare/Contrast
The Second Red Scare
The Second Red Scare (1950s)
The House on Un-American Activities Committee .
HUAC
Hollywood becomes the focus of the “Red Scare.”
“The Hollywood Ten “
“ Blacklisting”
1947
Lucille Ball
1953-Investigated by HUAC for registering to vote as a communist in the 1930’s at the urging of her Grandfather.
“The only thing ‘red’ about Lucy is her hair & that’s not even real.”
1950-Senator Joseph McCarthy
The Wisconsin Senator was looking for a campaign issue to earn him some media attention to help him get re-elected.
In a campaign speech in West Virginia,
McCarthy claims to have a list of 205 known communist agents working in the US State Department.
McCarthyism- The use of unproven accusations to label someone as a communist.
Witch Hunts• Joe McCarthy
– Republican senator from Wisconsin– Felt he was unlikely to win reelection – Decided to use fear of communism to boost his career
• McCarthyism – McCarthy went on a rampage, announcing that the government was
stuffed with ‘reds’– Made claims that he had inside knowledge and proof (for example,
he’d say ‘I have a list of 205 people in the government who are members of the communist party’, but then would refuse to produce the names.
– Senators, when speaking in the senate, are immune from the charge of slander (knowingly telling lies to hurt another person’s reputation)
• Successful strategy– McCarthy won reelection and became famous– However, when he accused the army of having tons of communist
subversives, and called hearings on this issue, army officials blasted McCarthy and burst his imaginary bubble. He became a national disgrace
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAur_I077NA
1954- The Army-McCarthy hearings
In nationally televised hearings, McCarthy is exposed as a bully and a fraud.
A “Witch Hunt”.
1954- McCarthy is censured by the US Senate for conduct unbecoming his office.
Students trying to get shelter from bombing attacks under desks.
Impact of the Red Scare on American People
• bomb shelters in suburbia • Duck and cover drills in schools • Demand for conformity (doing the same
thing everyone else is doing) to prove loyalty – Same clothes, same haircut, same lifestyle
and goals, etc.
TEST QUESTION
• TEST Question:• What does this photograph
indicate about the United States in the 1950s?
• ANSWER: .Much fear was created by the Cold War.
TEST QUESTION
• TEST Question:• The protestors in the
photograph are expressing their hatred for–
• ANSWER:Communists
The cold war and american society
• Open your WORKBOOKS to page 167
The Cold War and American SocietyI. A. New Red Scare
B. The Loyalty Review Program C. House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) II. McCarthyism A. The McCarran Act B. McCarthy’s Tactics C. McCarthy’s DownfallIII. Life During the Early Cold War A. Facing the Bomb B. Popular Culture in the Cold War
The Vietnam War and its Four Stages of Conflict
• Ho Chi Minh-"He Who Enlightens"• Also known as "Uncle Ho" • Looked and acted like a peasant• Promised land to peasants• Promised economic equality• Communist
NORTH VIETNAM
• Said NO to Communist movement• Ruled like a dictator • Refused to give land to the peasants • Imprisonment and execution of hundreds of
Buddhists• Killed in office
SOUTH VIETNAM
STAGE 1: Advisory Role (1955-1960)
STAGE 2: Counterinsurgency Role (1961-1964)
Gulf of Tonkin
STAGE 3: Combat Role (1965-1968)Operation Rolling Thunder
STAGE 4: Vietnamization (1969-1975)
•Why Did America Lose? The South Vietnamese government was unpopular
Vietnam was the first media warVietcong guerrilla war tactics.
CRASH COURSE
Watch the Crash Course on the Cold War in Asia.
Answer the questions on the study guide.
Practice TestLet’s see how much you know!!! Write down your answers to the
following 10 questions.
1. Which country fought a war in Vietnam just before the United States?
A. England
B. Germany
C. Japan
D. France
3. Who was the Vietnamese nationalist that became the leader of North Vietnam and the Vietcong
during the Vietnam War?
A. Mao Tse-Tung
B. Tu Thong
C. Ho Chi Minh
D. Ngo Dinh Diem
4. Who was president in 1955 when the US began acting as an advisor to the government
and military of South Vietnam?
A. Harry S. Truman
B. Dwight D. Eisenhower
C. John F. Kennedy
D. Richard M. Nixon
6. What Cold War theory was used by leaders of the US government to justify our
involvement in Vietnam?
A. Red Menace Theory
B. Iron Curtain Theory
C. House of Cards Theory
D. Domino Theory
7. What type of warfare did the Vietcong use against US forces during the Vietnam War?
A. Germ
B. Chemical
C. Guerilla
D. Tank
8. How best would you describe the climate and geography of Vietnam?
A. Cold, dry and flat
B. Dry, barren and desert like
C. Wet, humid and mountainous
9. Which part of Vietnam was controlled by the US and used as its military base of
operations?
A. North Vietnam
B. East Vietnam
C. West Vietnam
D. South Vietnam
10. The US reached its peak troop strength in the spring of 1968. How many troops do you think
were in Vietnam at this high point?
A. 543,400
B. 385, 600
C. 687,500
D. 290,900
TEST QUESTION
• TEST Question:• This drawing illustrates the U.S. rationale behind-- • ANSWER: Providing military aid to the Cambodian
government.
TEST QUESTION
• TEST Question: Jobs such as the ones described in this 1956 advertisement became available because….
• • ANSWER: Cold War
defense programs had spurred technological innovation.
Cold war 1940 & 1950 double puzzle
•COMMUNISTS
•GERMANY
•RED SCARE
•NATO
•CONTAINMENT
•SATELLITE NATIONS
•BERLIN WALL
•WARSAW PACT
•MCCARTHY
•KOREAN
•MARSHALL PLAN
Which important fact about the Cold War should you remember for your test?
•THE MARSHALL PLAN HELPED PROVIDE ECONOMIC STABILITY TO WWESTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS.
Cold war 1960 & 1970 double puzzle
•VIETNAM
•NIXON
•BRNKMANSHIP
•MISSILES
•BERLIN WALL
•CUBA
•DETENTE
•BLOCKADE
•DOMINO THEORY
•TECHNOLOGY
•DEFENSE
•CAMBODIA
Which important fact about the Cold War should you remember for your test?
•THE SOVIET UNION WANTED TO SPREAD COMMUNISM AROUND THE WORLD WHILE THE UNITED STATES WANTED TO SPREAD DEMOCRACY AROUND THE WORLD