the cold war & civil rights
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The Cold War & Civil Rights. Two Super Powers. After WWII, USA and USSR emerge as superpowers (military & political power) Disagreements over how to rebuild Europe 1947: Truman Doctrine U.S. will help any country fight Communism Fear of the spread of Soviet influence. Propaganda. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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THE COLD WAR & CIVIL RIGHTS
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TWO SUPER POWERS After WWII, USA and USSR emerge as superpowers (military &
political power) Disagreements over how to rebuild Europe 1947:Truman Doctrine
U.S. will help any country fight Communism Fear of the spread of Soviet influence
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PROPAGANDA Putting the Truman Doctrine to use, following a policy of
“containment” Truman & Eisenhower employ anti-Communist propaganda So does the Soviet Union
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“American imperialism destroyed the largest section of the native population of North America and doomed the survivors to a slow death…the fate of the Negroes [is] equally tragic…America’s soil is drenched in the blood and sweat of Negro toilers.”~ from an article in Tass, a Soviet periodical distributed in India
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EARLY DECOLONIZATION
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Decolonization of Africa
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WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?