1. To what extent were the domestic policies of Eisenhower and Truman affected by a backlash against the New Deal and FDR?
2. The 1950’s have been coined the “Age of Consensus.” To what extent did the domestic policies of Truman and Eisenhower encourage this development?
3. Assess the successes and failures of the domestic policies of either the Eisenhower or Truman Administrations.
4. Assess the part played by differing ideologies in the origin of the Cold War?
5. In what way and with what results was Germany the key focus of the early stages of the Cold War?
6. Define and analyze the importance of the following: Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, NATO,
7. For what reasons, and with what results, were there disagreements between participants at the conferences of Yalta and Potsdam?
8. “An unnatural alliance that was bound to fall apart after the defeat of a common enemy.” To what extent does this statement explain the origin of the Cold War?
9. To what extent did the United States antagonize the Soviet Union at the beginning of the Cold War?
10. Compare and contrast the policies of the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. towards Korea between 1945 and 1955.
11. To what extent was the Korean War a limited war?
12. Who was responsible for starting the Korean War?
Here are a couple of articles that are really helpful in handling the historiography of the Cold War. I would review them, if I were you.
http://www.oah.org/pubs/magazine/korea/roberts.html
http://www.anzasa.arts.usyd.edu.au/ahas/cworigins_historiography.html
Yalta Potsdam overview
http://www.johndclare.net/cold_war4.htm
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Mr. O,
on trueman should we include the fair deal? it seams more pro rosevelt than everything else
to whom it may concern,
on question 7, would it be better to adress yalta first and then postdam or by results?
sincerly, the colter coffee group
Logan and Colter coffee group,
Add Truman, but notice has sparse it is. That is part of the issue. As for question 7, you could do Potsdam and Yalta or you could do it by issues addressed.
Hmm, I guess I should sign my wife out before I post. Anyhow...
Mr. O, what do you mean by how sparse the fair deal is?
or is that what you meant...?
to whom it may concern (again),
on question 10, we have two buckets, one about the Ussr and US influence on the korean gov, and one about their effect on the military. what would a third bucket be?
sincerly, the colter coffee group
I don't even know where to begin for questions 1 and 2! HELP!!! Gracias
Emily,
The fair deal is sparse in terms of domestic accomplishments. To a great extent the Republicans are steering the ship of state because they control Congress during much of the Truman Admin. For example, Truman suggests universal health care during his second term. It goes nowhere.
Colter Coffee group,
Perhaps you wrap it up with the results. 2 million dead, armed camp mentality that continues all the way up to December 16th 2009, much less up to 1955. A continuation of the status quo.
Someone help Natalie and I will be back to check in later.
Yo Natalie,
For number 2 you might talk about the red scare. In that you could use aspects of legislation that help encourage everyone to have the same views on communists within society. You could could also hit on how everything in people's lives is the same (levitt towns....)
I think Connor is on the right track. If consensus is pushed by fear of communism you can link all of the loyalty issues. Then look at the interstate and how it effects the conformity of chains and connects the entire nation to each other, thus ending the regionalism of our first two centuries. Finally, the end of progressivism allows America to settle into normalcy. Much of the domestic policy is focused on creating good jobs and family life.
Thank you...So, for number one...is it basically asking to what extent did anti-Rooseveltianism (you know what I mean) and anti New Deal sentiments influence the domestic policies of Truman and Eisenhower? If so would this be things such as the Presidential Succession Act?
Natalie,
You are on the right track. You can also point to much of HUAC, SUAC, and McCarthyism being an attempt to attack the leftist policies of the Roosevelt Admin.
natalia- i think the 22nd amendment is also a direct response to FDR. You may also toss the Taft-Hartley act out there... but kinda don't know how or why you'd use that... to be honest i don't really know how i'm getting at this question either. yet.
somebody correct me if i'm wrong though!!! which i most likely was for that taft dealio
UGH!!!! Ok so #9...about US antagonism toward the soviets...is about the point of view of William Williams?
yes indeed. kinda the stuff we went over early today. but i'd prolly take that opinion with a grain of salt considering all the evidence we have to the contrary- aka soviets telling kim to go ahead.
For question 7, the Colter Coffee group used the buckets of Yalta and Potsdam. Has anyone found a better structure that would link the two conferences together more?
another way to possibly do it would be to identify three core issues that were focused on at both conferences. maybe describe how the countries differed in their aims for each of the issues, and how they evolved over time. one such topic may be what to do with Germany? but Mr. O correct me if this is off please.
I agree with redsox dude..(Dean?) to pick three core issues and the 3 approaches to them for example the partition of Germnay. Stalin wanted to keep Germany out of the game with no control, Britain believed in was necessary to rebuild Germany (balance of power), and the US wanted to have free elections within Germany. This could be one bucket. Also you could integrate results into each bucket...so going back to the bucket about the partition of Germany....you could talk about how Germany and Berlin ended up being divided and the eventual Berlin blockade, etc. These are just my ideas so be careful ;)
yes its dean tee hee.
but hey-
for Question 9 i got two buckets so far-
American Antagonism
Soviet Antagonism
... but as far as the third goes i'm a bit outta ideas? anybody? :)
Hey Cheapo,
the colter coffee group arrived at the following for #9:
1. Atomic bomb
2. Marshall Plan
3. Korean War
Dunno if this is what you aiming for but i think it works pretty well.
And don't forget to mention williams.
Well Dean, I don't know if those buckets would be the best because US antagonism is basically what the question is asking, and I don't know if you would want to use Soviet antagonism because that's not really what the question is asking. Perhaps buckets proving or discrediting US antagonism would work ie. you could mention the marshall plan, containment, etc. But hey...these are just some random things that have come from my brain, but I am by no means a history wiz, so again, be cautious in taking my advice ;)
Dean- For question 9, I have:
1. WWII (Which could include the lack of opening a second front, use of the atomic bomb, and ending the lend lease program)
2. Post WWII (This would include the Neurenberg Trials, the division of Germany, the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift)
3. Korean War (Not including Korea in the list of nations for containment, etc.)
Don't forget to include historian William Williams.
Hope that helps...
KYLE--Like how ya think! That's about what I was trying to get at but you summed it up ten X better/actually know what you're talking about :) En otras palabras, Dean, take KYLE's advice !
KYLE--Like how ya think! That's about what I was trying to get at but you summed it up ten X better/actually know what you're talking about :) En otras palabras, Dean, take KYLE's advice !
I dunno...Max has a pretty ballin' outline for that one too. Take your pick Dean-o.
oh wow! haha i feel kinda dumb. just realized i was outlinin for how we antagonized korea instead of the Cold war! EEK hahahah. goodness thanks both of ya tho!!
Kyle, seems the same to me too, so I am of no help there. QUESTION #1 ANYBODY????????????
ps. does anyone else have to write some weirdo code like BODJSK or QPDJME to leave a comment?? I keep having to try like ten times just to leave my little note! GRRRRR wow, I wish I knew how to use a computer...ayyy
Natalie-
For question one my buckets are:
1. Political (Look at all of the different pieces of legislation passed, the 22nd amendment, etc.)
2. Economic (The Fair Deal, the Baby Boom, Interstate Highway System, Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, etc.)
3. Social (Red Scare, Civil rights era, 1984 by George Orwell, etc.)
I also have the word verification each time I post :(
Hope that helps...
natters-
i hate to suggest it?.. but maybe political economic social? i don't really know if we have enough for all those to be buckets. especially when most of what we know is legislation, but you could organize the legislation and other acts under the buckets of political economic social?
p.s. yes i do too funny story the last one i had to type was "conni" tee hee
so i'm a minute late! (explitive) jk
maxine lovely job
that one body snatchers movie and loads of other books can be added under the social bucket
haha yeah i deleted that last comment. ah well.
yeah #1 is kind of confusing.
i just have a whole bunch of information for both Truman and Eisenhower and their domestic policies/legislation etc.
I'll give you what colter coffee gave me but it might not be very helpful because it's still a little beyond me:
A. the feeling within congress was anti-democratic (Truman)
B. fair deal-repubs tried to stop it
C. Then there's the red scare (but i'm not sure that is a backlash from FDR)
Eisenhower is a little more difficult
Sorry i was just kinda throwing out ideas.
hope this helps you in some way shape or form.
looks like maxine's got it covered.
OK well my eyelids are getting heavy so I am going to hit the hay. Bedtime story any one? JK! Thanks for everyone's help!
ps. this is a weird one-sniesssa he he
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