1. Read Source 12. What methods do you think Dulles had in mind to 'liberate captive peoples' without a war?
Dulles methods for liberating captive peoples was most likely by using organizations like SEATO and CENTO to help "contain" the Soviet Union. These two organizations aligned key countries literally around the Soviet Union. SEATO aligned The U.S, France, Great Britain, New Zealand, Pakistan, The Phillipeanes, Taiwan, and Thailand. CENTO aligned Iran,Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and Great Britain. NATO was also one of these attempts to encircle.
2. Look at Source 13. Would you agree that the Communist world was encircled? Explain your answer.
I would agree that the communist world was encircled because when looking at the Map you will notice that all countries binded by the Warsaw Pact of the USSR and allies is surrounded by all the different other agreements like SEATO and NATO. Even small countries that were part of these organzations were essential to putting pressure on the Communist world. If the Soviets didnt feel pressured that wouldnt find it necassary to create the Warsaw Pact.
3. Carefully examine the verticle timeline on page 343. Then look back at Source 12. Do you think the development of nuclear weapons was what Dulles might have had in mind?
I dont think nuclear arms was the thing Dulles was focusing on because he was focusing on a solution that didnt have fighting or war.
4. Look at Source 16. What is the Soviet cartoon saying about the U-2 plane?
The soviet cartoon is representing the U.S use of U-2 planes to spy on the Soviets by showing President Eisenhower with a U-2 teloscope spying on the USSR.
5. Read the Factfile on page 344. Explain why the USSR was so angry about the US spy flights.
The USSR was so angry about the U-2 spy flights because the U.S denied them at first and then, after admitting to the spying, proceded to refuse to apoligize to the USSR and promise to stop flying U-2 planes.
6. How would the USA justify this violation of Soviet territory?
The U.S would justify these spying missions as necassary for the protection of the U.S.
7. If the USSR had had U-2 planes, do you think it would have used them? Why?
I think the USSR would've used them for the same reasons that the U.S wouldve because they were concerned about what the U.S was up too.
8. Look at Source 17. Why do you think the USA had missiles based in Europe?
In case of an emergency, the U.S could use the European based missiles because they were short ranged and could hit the USSR in minutes.
9. Define the term 'nuclear deterrent' in not more than 20 words
A term meaning the use of nuclear weapons between countries to compete with eachother for the most weapons.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Eisenhower & The Cold War
1. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.
The U.S responded by creating the first Hydrogen Bomb. They all wanted to be a step ahead.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
United States had the CIA give several million dollars to anti-Mossadegh supporters. This would hopefully have pro-American Shah of Iran return to power. This was because america feared Mossadegh would turn to the Soviets for help.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
U.S had the CIA train an army to invade Guatemala
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
U.S stepped in and persuaded the countries.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
Nothing was done by the U.S because they feared starting a physical war with the soviets.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
This rocked the U.S causing a frantic pour of money into a fund for the space program. They rushed to create a satellite but failed miserably on the first go. The second was successful.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The U.S was startled and lied about using the planes to spy. The Soviets were quick to show evidence so Eisenhower admitted to the spying. This created much tension between the soviets and americans mainly because Eisenhower refused to appoligieze.
The U.S responded by creating the first Hydrogen Bomb. They all wanted to be a step ahead.
2. In 1951, the Iranian prime minister placed the oil industry in Iran under the Iranian government’s control.
United States had the CIA give several million dollars to anti-Mossadegh supporters. This would hopefully have pro-American Shah of Iran return to power. This was because america feared Mossadegh would turn to the Soviets for help.
3. The Guatemalan head of government gave American-owned land in Guatemala to peasants.
U.S had the CIA train an army to invade Guatemala
4. In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt and occupied the Suez Canal.
U.S stepped in and persuaded the countries.
5. Soviet tanks invaded Hungary and fired on protesters in 1956.
Nothing was done by the U.S because they feared starting a physical war with the soviets.
6. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik.
This rocked the U.S causing a frantic pour of money into a fund for the space program. They rushed to create a satellite but failed miserably on the first go. The second was successful.
7. In 1960, the Soviet Union brought down an American U-2 piloted by Francis Gary Powers.
The U.S was startled and lied about using the planes to spy. The Soviets were quick to show evidence so Eisenhower admitted to the spying. This created much tension between the soviets and americans mainly because Eisenhower refused to appoligieze.
Monday, April 5, 2010
The Red Scare (1950s).
For each term or name, write a concise sentence or two explaining its significance.
1. HUAC
House Un-American Activities Comittee. This comittee's purpose was to accuse the film industry of tinging their movies with communist idea's, even though they were created when the Soviets were an american ally. This is the comittee that sent The Hollywood ten to jail.
2. Blacklist
A list that was created by Hollywood directors that condemned people with communist backgrounds. This list ruined the carreers of so many actors, directors, producers, and writers.
3. Alger Hiss
A man accused of being a Soviet Spy. He was charged by Whittaker Chambers who was a former communist spy himself. Hiss's only evidence against him was supposed documents, but in the 90's Soviet cables were realeased pointing him towards guilty soviet espionage.
4. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Jewish radical communists directly associated with the Soviet's being able to explode the first atomic bomb in the Soviet Union.
5. Joseph McCarthy
A very famous anti-communist who because he was losing the race to be re-elected, claimed that communists were taking over the country.
6. McCarthyism
The attacks on communism and using people's fear of communists to benefit his McCarthy's cause. Now refers to any form of accusation without evidence.
7. In a paragraph, describe the motivations and actions of Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s. What prompted his actions? What did he do? What happened as a result of his actions?
Joseph McCarthy's actions were prompted by his fear of not getting re-elected to the Senate position. Also, he was an anti- communist activist therefore he saw this as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone so to speak; get re-elected and eliminate communist "threat". He launched his campain, claiming that he had a list of 204 communists living in the U.S and this was due to "20 years of treason" by the democratic party. He never produced any names of communists and only accused specific demicrats in the senate house where he was immune from a law suit. As an extreme measure McCarthy made accusations against the U.S army which resulted in a Senate investigation. This cost him public support and the Senate condemned him for his actions. He died a a "broken man" and alchohlic.
1. HUAC
House Un-American Activities Comittee. This comittee's purpose was to accuse the film industry of tinging their movies with communist idea's, even though they were created when the Soviets were an american ally. This is the comittee that sent The Hollywood ten to jail.
2. Blacklist
A list that was created by Hollywood directors that condemned people with communist backgrounds. This list ruined the carreers of so many actors, directors, producers, and writers.
3. Alger Hiss
A man accused of being a Soviet Spy. He was charged by Whittaker Chambers who was a former communist spy himself. Hiss's only evidence against him was supposed documents, but in the 90's Soviet cables were realeased pointing him towards guilty soviet espionage.
4. Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Jewish radical communists directly associated with the Soviet's being able to explode the first atomic bomb in the Soviet Union.
5. Joseph McCarthy
A very famous anti-communist who because he was losing the race to be re-elected, claimed that communists were taking over the country.
6. McCarthyism
The attacks on communism and using people's fear of communists to benefit his McCarthy's cause. Now refers to any form of accusation without evidence.
7. In a paragraph, describe the motivations and actions of Joseph McCarthy during the 1950s. What prompted his actions? What did he do? What happened as a result of his actions?
Joseph McCarthy's actions were prompted by his fear of not getting re-elected to the Senate position. Also, he was an anti- communist activist therefore he saw this as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone so to speak; get re-elected and eliminate communist "threat". He launched his campain, claiming that he had a list of 204 communists living in the U.S and this was due to "20 years of treason" by the democratic party. He never produced any names of communists and only accused specific demicrats in the senate house where he was immune from a law suit. As an extreme measure McCarthy made accusations against the U.S army which resulted in a Senate investigation. This cost him public support and the Senate condemned him for his actions. He died a a "broken man" and alchohlic.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Korean War Lessons
It is 1952. A new president, Eisenhower, has been elected in the US. Your task is to write a report for him on what lessons the United States can learn from the war. Your report should advise the President on:
•the US aims in Korea
•how the support of the UN helped
•how far the US achieved its aims
•whether MacArthur should have been allowed to invade North Korea
•why MacArthur was removed
•the military and civilian cost of war
The Korean War has brought us to the point of realizing the deadly spread of communism. Therefore, us going into full on war with the Soviet Union and the allies she has created such as China, would be a bad idea due to lack of preperation. Because of the rapid spread of communism throughout the world America made a decision to wage war in Korea, for north korea violated the borders of an America territory. We ultimately underestimated the abbilities of China and took their warnings of joining the war more seriously we wouldnt have pushed into north korea.
In the Korean was we can put partial blame on General MacArthur. He is the one at fault for tantalizing and underestimating the chinese. His defiance of the UN created the threat of the Chinese when he pushed his way into North Korea. The blaten defiance should not have been allowed by the U.S government and we should have removed troops as soon as Northern Korean armies had been forced out. MacArthurs removal from the Commanding position was absolutly the right decision.
The casualties of the Korean War could be totaled up to 1.4 billion. China and North Korea do carry the greater of the casulaties however, Korea itself carried the most with North Korea being the most and South Korea coming next with 570,000 civilians and soldiers killed. American and UN soldiers had the least amount of soldiers and civilian casulties with 34,500 being the death toll.
In conclusion to make the war efforts better in the future we need to prepare the U.S army way in advance and not plunge into full war on the whim. We need tactics and planning, putting all countries involved at the top of the game and not ignoring anything. We must assume that all countries are a great threat and should be prepared from all sides.
•the US aims in Korea
•how the support of the UN helped
•how far the US achieved its aims
•whether MacArthur should have been allowed to invade North Korea
•why MacArthur was removed
•the military and civilian cost of war
The Korean War has brought us to the point of realizing the deadly spread of communism. Therefore, us going into full on war with the Soviet Union and the allies she has created such as China, would be a bad idea due to lack of preperation. Because of the rapid spread of communism throughout the world America made a decision to wage war in Korea, for north korea violated the borders of an America territory. We ultimately underestimated the abbilities of China and took their warnings of joining the war more seriously we wouldnt have pushed into north korea.
In the Korean was we can put partial blame on General MacArthur. He is the one at fault for tantalizing and underestimating the chinese. His defiance of the UN created the threat of the Chinese when he pushed his way into North Korea. The blaten defiance should not have been allowed by the U.S government and we should have removed troops as soon as Northern Korean armies had been forced out. MacArthurs removal from the Commanding position was absolutly the right decision.
The casualties of the Korean War could be totaled up to 1.4 billion. China and North Korea do carry the greater of the casulaties however, Korea itself carried the most with North Korea being the most and South Korea coming next with 570,000 civilians and soldiers killed. American and UN soldiers had the least amount of soldiers and civilian casulties with 34,500 being the death toll.
In conclusion to make the war efforts better in the future we need to prepare the U.S army way in advance and not plunge into full war on the whim. We need tactics and planning, putting all countries involved at the top of the game and not ignoring anything. We must assume that all countries are a great threat and should be prepared from all sides.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Dropping the Atomic Bomb
Additionally, you are to read War in Pacific. It is .pdf file I've shared with you in your WWII file folder. After reading the three pages and studying the sources, answer the following questions and post them to your blog. These are due on Monday.
Title: Dropping the Atomic Bomb Labels: atomic_bomb, Manhattan_Project, Truman, Japan, WWII, Pacific_War
1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
A factor that affected the viewpoints on trumans decision is that he was hearing that Japan was not going to give up and they would fight to the death. So truman decided that the use of the bomb would have to be like anyother weapon used in the war, quick and unexpected. Another factor is that during the testing of the bomb, scientists found that no country could recover from a bomb with this power. Truman felt that the bomb would be the best way to end the war with as little american casualties as possible.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
My opionion on this matter is very split. I think that Truman had good intentions with dropping the bomb on japan. In fact many good things came out of this esspecially that it ended the war and saved alot of american lives. But then again was it worth killing all of the innocent lives to end a war. Some argue the immorality of it all and to an extent i agree but the bomb was necassary.
Title: Dropping the Atomic Bomb Labels: atomic_bomb, Manhattan_Project, Truman, Japan, WWII, Pacific_War
1. What factors have affected viewpoints on Truman's decision?
A factor that affected the viewpoints on trumans decision is that he was hearing that Japan was not going to give up and they would fight to the death. So truman decided that the use of the bomb would have to be like anyother weapon used in the war, quick and unexpected. Another factor is that during the testing of the bomb, scientists found that no country could recover from a bomb with this power. Truman felt that the bomb would be the best way to end the war with as little american casualties as possible.
2. Do you think he made the right decision? Give your reasons.
My opionion on this matter is very split. I think that Truman had good intentions with dropping the bomb on japan. In fact many good things came out of this esspecially that it ended the war and saved alot of american lives. But then again was it worth killing all of the innocent lives to end a war. Some argue the immorality of it all and to an extent i agree but the bomb was necassary.
The War in the Pacific
Read Chapter 25-3, The War in the Pacific (Stop at the end of page 790) and answer the following questions. These are due at the beginning of class Friday. Title: War in the Pacific Labels: Atomic_Bomb, Truman, Pacific_War, Japan, MacArthur, Battle_of_Midway, Manhattan_Project, Iwo_Jima.
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
Its importance was that it was a turning point in the Pacific War and WWII for america. America was deffinatley the most prepared in this battle and caught the japanese with their boats on the deck. They destroyed air craft carriers and planes. Japanese officials even said the it avenged pearl harbor.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
They began island hopping taking each island as they moved towards japan.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The japanese had so many troops on Iwo Jima that the americans had to fight hard. Also if they took Iwo Jima they would only have to take Okinawa in order to bomb japan.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
This battle cost thousands of american lives and was long and tough. This allowed us to realize that in order to invade japan more lives would be lost and more time needed.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The creation of the atomic bomb led by General Leslie Groves and by American Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He felt that it was the only way to end the war. He gave japan the chance to surrender and when they didnt he dropped the bomb.
1. What was the importance of the Battle of Midway?
Its importance was that it was a turning point in the Pacific War and WWII for america. America was deffinatley the most prepared in this battle and caught the japanese with their boats on the deck. They destroyed air craft carriers and planes. Japanese officials even said the it avenged pearl harbor.
2. What strategy did the United States adopt in fighting Japan?
They began island hopping taking each island as they moved towards japan.
3. Why did the Japanese fight so hard on Iwo Jima?
The japanese had so many troops on Iwo Jima that the americans had to fight hard. Also if they took Iwo Jima they would only have to take Okinawa in order to bomb japan.
4. Why did the Allies believe Okinawa was a foretaste of an invasion of Japan?
This battle cost thousands of american lives and was long and tough. This allowed us to realize that in order to invade japan more lives would be lost and more time needed.
5. What was the Manhattan Project?
The creation of the atomic bomb led by General Leslie Groves and by American Scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer.
6. Ultimately, why did President Truman decide to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
He felt that it was the only way to end the war. He gave japan the chance to surrender and when they didnt he dropped the bomb.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
War for Europe and North Africa - Part II Labels: WWII
Read the remainder of Chapter 25-2 (pages 779 onward) (War for Europe and North Africa) and post your answers to the following questions in your blog. Your answers are due at the beginning of class Tuesday. Title: War for Europe and North Africa - Part II Labels: WWII, FDR, Churchill, D-Day, Battle_of_Bulge, Germany, Hitler, Truman
6. What was D-Day?
The first day of the Allies invasion in normandy france. After mid night 3 divisions of army troops were parachuted over enemy lines and later in the morning were followed by thousands of sea born soldiers.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
America captured the first German town. Germany responded by sending troups to recapture Antwerp. This battle, Battle of the Bulge, was when eight german tank divisions broke through weak American lines. The battle lasted a month.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
The Nazi Death camps.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler commited suicide after the americans discovered the death camps. FDR suffered a stroke and died making Harry S Truman the 33rd president.
6. What was D-Day?
The first day of the Allies invasion in normandy france. After mid night 3 divisions of army troops were parachuted over enemy lines and later in the morning were followed by thousands of sea born soldiers.
7. What happened at the Battle of the Bulge?
America captured the first German town. Germany responded by sending troups to recapture Antwerp. This battle, Battle of the Bulge, was when eight german tank divisions broke through weak American lines. The battle lasted a month.
8. What did Allied troops find in Germany?
The Nazi Death camps.
9. What happened to Hitler? What happened to F.D. Roosevelt? Who became U.S. President?
Hitler commited suicide after the americans discovered the death camps. FDR suffered a stroke and died making Harry S Truman the 33rd president.
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