Why Did The Us Want To Prevent The Cold War
The Cold War, a non-violent war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, served as a period of great paranoia for many Americans and the rest of the world. On the brink of nuclear fallout, the world lied in the hands of the communist Soviet Union and the capitalist United States. The two countries emerged from World War II as the strongest nations in the world, but the stark differences in government and economics led to a bitter rivalry. Furthermore, Stalin’s aggressive plans to spread communism throughout the world opposed the U.S.’s values on freedom. The belligerent actions of the Soviet Union to force communism into weak democratic societies caused the United States and some Western European Nations to work to prevent the spread of communism.
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On March 12, 1947, President Truman delivered a speech to congress expressing the need to aid impoverished, free nations, such as Greece and Turkey in efforts to protect them from the Soviet subjugation and totalitarian regime. In addition, just a few months later George Marshall suggests helping the economically, socially, and politically damaged Europe, so they can revive a normal working economy restoring economic health to the world and also prevent weak nations from turning to communism. Seeking further help in preventing the advancement of communism over the entire world, the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, to defend themselves against aggressive communism. The U.S.’s alliances and aid to potential communist victims worked as a weapon against the Soviet Union’s threatening escalation of
On March 12, 1947, President Truman delivered a speech to congress expressing the need to aid impoverished, free nations, such as Greece and Turkey in efforts to protect them from the Soviet subjugation and totalitarian regime. In addition, just a few months later George Marshall suggests helping the economically, socially, and politically damaged Europe, so they can revive a normal working economy restoring economic health to the world and also prevent weak nations from turning to communism. Seeking further help in preventing the advancement of communism over the entire world, the United States, Canada, and ten Western European nations establish the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, to defend themselves against aggressive communism. The U.S.’s alliances and aid to potential communist victims worked as a weapon against the Soviet Union’s threatening escalation of