1. The Cold War Era

2. President Harry S. Truman
                                                           

3. Changes in the life of the Avg. American
Rise of the Middle Class
T.V.
Homes-own
Highways and Automobiles
Women and Work
Baby Boom

4. G.I. BILL OF RIGHTS
8 MILL TO SCHOOL
2 MILL HIGHER LEARNING

5. COMMUNISM VS. CAPITALISM
Post War Germany
USSR vs. America
Containment
The “Domino Theory”

6. A New Form of Foreign Policy
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
NATO

7. The Cold War Definition… Escalation of weapons
1949 Soviets have the A-Bomb
1952 U.S. have the H-Bomb
1953 Soviets have the H-Bomb

9. The Red Scare in America
The Smith Act 1940
Committee of Un- American Activities
Senator Joseph McCarthy
McCarthyism
The Rosenberg's