Victory & the US Emergence

Victory & the US Emergence Kunal Dutta, Spencer Lindquist, Rose Deswal, Janelle Gruss

What catalyzed American hegemony and how did the nation’s global role change after World War II?

Postwar Settlements

Paris Peace Treaties (1947)
Developed the United Nations
Further peace settlements [Potsdam Agreement, Treaty of San Francisco, General Treaty]

Foreign Policy

Decolonization: W. Europe loses hold of colonies

Containment: provided financial aid, overthrew communist leaders (i.e. Castro), sponsored democratic conversion

Militarization: US formed Department of Defense, National Security Council, CIA

US became a worldwide mediator

Economic Expansion

American exceptionalism
Opened nations to free trade
Large corporations move overseas
G.I. Bill
Truman's Fair Deal

Marshall Plan

Aimed to rebuild Western Europe
offered econ. aid to rebuild war-ravaged infrastructure
Prevented growth of Communism

Culture

Sense of uniformity: Red Scare helped justify fear of Communism

Rise of consumerism: new advances in tech (televisions, vacuum, A/C, etc)

Baby Boomer generation: higher birth rates, more involvement in life & leisure time

Cold War

overwhelming sentiment to quell spread of Communism
Marshall Plan, NATO, Truman Doctrine
Intervention in conflicts, nations

Major Themes/Concepts

Support of anti-Communism
Unilateral culture
US took advantage of poor conditions
Complete shift from traditionalism

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Credits:

Created with images by chadh - "Iwo Jima at night" • manhhai - "1969-1973 Vietnam War Peace Talks & Conferences" • Pexels - "american flag flag flagpole"

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