HIST 166C Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: American Memory, Mao Zedong, Machismo
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Split between centrist republicans and right-wing anti-communist republicans. Moderate social reform and containment (ike) vs populist (mccarthy, taft, nixon) Nixon established the reputation of being a tough anti-communist when he ran for senator of. New deal liberals were referred to as pink . Meant they were not a communist, but they were sympathetic to communists. We are with her 100% -communist league of. Negro women pamphlets sent out by nixon"s campaign. Given his past successful run for senator, he was given the job of attacking the. Attacked stevenson as being an appeaser of communists. Civil rights was a matter for the states. Stressed the importance of wwii in american memory. Garrison state: a nation organized around serving its military power and often under military rule. Ike believed it would undermine the country"s authority. Despite the new look, defense spending remained high. Administration showed that militarization of american life was the new normal.