Cold War Impact on US Foreign Policy The mentality of the Cold War greatly affected the decisions made by the Presidents that held the office from 1950 to 1974. The main thought that prevailed from the beginning of the Cold War was containment. It was the main goal of the United States to contain the spread of Communism whenever possible. “Brinkmanship” was the first major policy that was employed by the United States in the effort to stop the spread of Communism throughout the world. President
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the Interstate Highway Act (Document 6) which built highways to connect all of the major cities in America. The increased taxes on fuel and cars went towards the national defense fund. With increased US involvement in foreign affairs and the containment of communism‚ the US gained a new identity as a world power. Early in the cold war‚ Americans and President Truman were confident that they could win the cold war and stop communism (Document 3). America developed a new fear of communism which led
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The Acheson Defense Perimeter Speech was one of the most important factor contributing to the Korean War in 1950-1953. However‚ there are also other important factors such as Kim’s aggressive move to invade the South and US’s policy of containment. In January 1950‚ the US secretary of state‚ Dean Acheson‚ did not include South Korea in his list of countries that the USA would automatically defend against any communist aggression in his Defence Perimeter speech. Truman supported him in believing
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discussed communism and how the only way to stop communism from spreading any further was through containment. After the release of this telegram the Truman Doctrine was established. Truman did not fully understand what Kennan’s idea was and he took it as they needed to contain communism through military warfare. Although there was a misunderstanding the policy was still affective and eventually the USSR fell. George Kennan served as a chief on the Soviet front for two years so he first handily seen
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and the United States as the two world powers intensified through the installment of the Marshall Plan. The Marshall Plan granted financial aid to rebuild Europe and its malnourished people‚ but withdrew the offer from the USSR (Doc. 1). George F. Kennan proposed the containment policy to halt the spread of communism from the Soviet Union to other nations without advanced military aid and restore the balance of power; however‚ communism spread to Asian countries in retaliation and the Soviet Union
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between the nations as well. Ultimately‚ the conflict between USA and USSR would always stem from the fact that they were fundamentally different‚ and their ideologies were mutually exclusive. Conflicting ideologies was often thought to be the origin of the Cold War. USA strongly believed in democracy and the system of the free market. People were allowed to vote for leaders and freedom of speech and media were allowed. USSR‚ on the other hand‚ believed in communism and a one- party rule. They operated
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Simona Ulicna Prof. Mercantini HIST 1000-03 MEDIA ASSIGNMENT #2 4/30/2014 Sunday‚ April 27th‚ 2014 I watched the CNBC & CBS News channels where the news regarding the Crisis in Ukraine and sending more U.S Troops to Eastern Europe were presented. I focused on Pentagon press secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby where he said that the exercises and training will last about a month‚ and initially involve about 600 troops to be send to Ukraine. CNBC REFLECTION The United States will send about
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money to Greece. -Communism in Greece was defeated by 1949 following a civil war. Doctrine -Truman was determined that the USA would not live in isolation. -The Truman Doctrine aimed to contain Communism‚ but not push it back - known as Containment. -Offered assistance to "all free peoples" resisting "attempted subjugation". Marshall Aid -Truman saw war ravaged Europe as a "breeding ground" for Communism. -He felt it was vital to encourage countries to become prosperous again - to
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The Cold War was the political and ideological conflict between two world superpowers‚ the USA and the USSR‚ which started in 1947 at the end of the Second World War and lasted until the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 26‚ 1991. This political and cultural war waged by Communists and Capitalists was a colossal confrontation unseen in human history. The Cold War developed as differences about the shape of the postwar world created suspicion and distrust between the United States and the
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States‚ Germany‚ USSR‚ Great Britain‚ Italy and Japan. The war lasted 6 long years‚ but in 1945 Germany and Japan both surrendered to The United States therefore terminating the devastating war. This drastic defeat resulted in The United States and the USSR to emerge as the super powers of the world‚ which then briefly led to a dreadful ‘Cold War’ between these two dominant countries. During this period of the Cold War‚ George Kennan‚ an American diplomat‚ developed a containment theory that confirmed
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