1. Under the rule of Brinksmanship and in the Cold War against the Soviet Union‚ a missile gap could mean that the US would not be able to strike back against the USSR and the US would be weaker in negotiations and crises. This made Americans worried about the missile gap because‚ to them it signaled a weakening of American power and a weakening American population‚ unable to keep up scientifically with the Soviets. 2. The purpose of due process is to make sure that laws do no treat people unfairly
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During World War II‚ the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States (USA) were allies‚ however‚ in 1947 suspicions
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Great Depression causes Stock Market crash 1929 – crashed on Tuesday‚ Oct. 29; two months after the crash stockholders lots over $40 billion Bank failures – Over 90‚000 banks failed during 1930s; bank deposits uninsured so people lost their savings when banks failed; surviving banks concerned for their own survival so weren’t as willing to make new loans; exacerbated situation because fewer expenditures Reduction in purchasing – led to a reduction in items produced and therefore reduction in workforce;
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1947–1991 is common. It was "cold" because there was no large-scale fighting directly between the two sides‚ although there were major regional wars in Korea and Vietnam. The Cold War split the temporary wartime alliance against Nazi Germany‚ leaving the USSR and the US as two superpowers with profound economic and political differences over capitalism and democracy. A deliberately neutral grouping arose with the Non-Aligned Movement founded by Egypt‚ India‚ and Yugoslavia; this faction rejected association
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Capitalism · System of government is democratic · Property is privately owned · Driven by free enterprise · Wealth distributed unevenly · Education and health care provided by private entities · Freedom of the press Class distinctions: upper class‚ middle class and working class · Focus is on the individual and his/her own progress in life Communism · System of government is totalitarian · Property is owned by the state · No free enterprise is allowed · Wealth distributed equally · Education
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“Why did détente develop between 1969 and 1979?” Détente developed between 1969 and 1979 due to improved relations between the USA and the USSR. The end of the Vietnam War improved relations between the USA‚ USSR and China. Leaders were in contact and numerous summits such as SALT 1 and the Helsinki Accords were held between leaders bringing reform across Europe. The arms race had slowed up as no country had progressed any further from the reality of Mutually Assured Destruction. On top of this
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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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