Collapse of Peace, The: Mobilization at Home; Alliances Abroad
At Truman's request, Congress approves a new military draft and revives the Selective Service system in 1948. With the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949; NATO nations agree to mutually defend each other. This is only one of...
Other America, The: Eisenhower Seeks Nonmilitary Solutions in Cold War Crises
President Eisenhower seeks a nonmilitary solution in the struggle between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan in the Formosa Straits, and does not get involved in the Hungarian Revolution. Eisenhower's efforts to keep the peace sometimes puts ...
Taking the Offensive: Election of 1944, The
The election of 1944 hinges more on the potential for world peace than domestic reform. Roosevelt abandons many New Deal policies and replaces controversial vice-president Henry Wallace with Senator Harry S. Truman from Missouri. Republicans nominat...
Fallout: Republican Revival, The
His popularity diminished, Truman withdraws from presidential race in 1952. The Democratic Party unites behind Adlai Stevenson, Governor of Illinois, while Republicans turn to a man with no previous party affiliation, General Dwight D. Eisenhower. E...
Taking the Offensive: Liberation of France; Germany's Surrender, The
By mid 1943, the United States and its allies begin to slow the Nazi Advance. England witnesses a gathering of 3 million troops in preparation of a major advance off the Normandy Coast of France. Generally known as D-Day, Dwight D. Eisenhower leads ...
Fallout: Election of 1948, The
In the 1948 Presidential election, the Democratic Party is split with Truman's approval at an all time low. The various factions support Strom Thurman, and then Henry Wallace. Republicans unite behind a single candidate, Thomas E. Dewey of New York ...
Between the Wars: Impact of the Depression on International Relations
European nations are suffering from devastation and debt after World War I. Countries maintain their debts payments to the United States as long as Germany pays reparations. The stock market crash in U. S. triggers crises in other countries. The ina...
America in a World At War: Holding off the Germans
The United States enters WWII in Europe through North Africa, delaying an earlier plan to enter through France. This discourages the Soviet Union as Stalin sees it as the United States and Britain wanting the Soviets to suffer more casualties. The N...
America in a World At War: Containing the Japanese
Despite massive mobilization, the war in 1942 is going badly on both fronts. One by one, Allied strongholds in the Pacific collapse under Japanese onslaught. With the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the United States finally begins to hold its own, a...
America in a World At War: Arsenal of the Allies
The most decisive contribution the U. S. makes to the war is industrial production. The country becomes the arsenal of the Allies producing 49% of the world's goods and services. With so many millions of soldiers away women and minorities became a m...