Ch 29 Beth 4 of my five section -- The Girls' Third Period AP US History Notes

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Date Posted: 21:57:42 03/04/03 Tue
Author: beth
Subject: Ch 29 Beth 4 of my five section

Wartime Diplomacy
A. Roosevelt and Churchill met in Casablanca, Morocco, to discuss Allies Strategy
1. Stalin declined
a. The reassure Stalin by announcing unconditional surrender of the Axis power.
i. Would not leave soviets to fight on alone
2. In November, 1943; Roosevelt and Churchill traveled to Iran to meet with Stalin
a. Roosevelt�s most effective bargaining tool was Stalin
b. Teheran Conference seemed in most respects a success
c. Roosevelt and Stalin begin their cordial personal relationship
B. Dispute over Poland
1. Roosevelt and Churchill were willing to move the Soviet border west ward
a. Allowing Stalin some territory
2. Poland�s government
a. The all wanted different things for Poland
b. The three leaders avoided a bitter conclusion to the Teheran Conference only by leaving the issue un resolved

The Marshall Plan
A. Rebuilding Europe
1. U.S. aid to economic reconstruction of Western Europe
a. Motives: humanitarian, would remain a economic drain on US, market American goods
2. On June1947, the Secretary of State George C. Marshall came with a plan to provide economic assistance to all the European nation (Take care of our Allies) also become apart of their counties
a. 16 Western European nation eagerly participated (Soviet Union said No)
3. Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency that would administer the Marshall plan
a. Over the next 3 years the Marshall Plan channeled over $12 billion of American aid to Europe

The Election of 1948
A. Democratic Defections
1. Truman�s personal unpopularity
a. At Democratic Convention, Truman proposed Civil rights bill
i. Southern walk out and form the States� Rights Party or Dixierat
2. Governor, Stom Thurmond, of South Carolina a presidential candidate for the States� Rights Party
3. The American Democrat Action tried to nominated Dwight D. Eisenhower
a. Eisenhower declines
b. They have to go with Truman
c. Thomas Dewey would run as the Republican Candidate
B. Truman�s Surprising Victory
1. Truman traveled 32,000 miles and made 360 speeches
a. Increased prices for the farmers and civil rights for the blacks
i. First president to campaign in Harlem
b. Recreate the new deal
2. It was the most dramatic upset in the history of presidential elections

From Invasion to Stalemate
A. MacArthur�s invasion of North Korea proceeded Smoothly
1. The new government of China (Communist)
a. Invaded American forces
b. The UN stalled and then collapsed
B. the Truman- MacArthur Controversy
1. Truman was determined t avoid a direct conflict with China
a. When China entered the war he wanted to negotiated
2. General MacArthur didn�t not like this at all
a. Wanted to attack China itself
b. And bombing
3. He started resisted Truman�s orders
a. On April 11, 1951, Truman relieved MacArthur of his command
b. People got mad
c. Meanwhile Korean stalemate continued

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