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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of the Cold War‚ the first clash of two superpowers with opposing ideologies‚ namely the Communist Soviet Union‚ aiming to spread Communism in countries all over the world‚ and the United States‚ representing a capitalist system‚ democracy‚ and containment policy. But very often the war is also described as the “Forgotten War” which might seem strange while looking at how severe this event influenced world history. That was also what caught
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1940s to the early 1990s. The US and the Soviet Union are in a state of political tension without direct military conflict. The US aims to contain the spread of communism. The United States feared specifically a domino effect‚ that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next‚ destabilizing one nation which would‚ in turn‚ destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to takeover the region. The Soviet Union sought to expand its influence. After a history of enemy invasions
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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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Cold War A nonviolent war between communist and noncommunist. Containment A US policy to eliminate all communism. Iron Curtain An imaginary barrier between communist and noncommunist. Marshall Plan The US would aid Europe during the cold war‚ so they would be on the US’s side. Truman Doctrine Stated the US would aid any nation that was fighting communism. Berlin (1948-49) The US sends Berlin supplies using aircraft. NATO Established to keep peace in the Northern Atlantic. Warsaw Pact
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for the containment of communism‚ and the development of capitalist democracies‚ the Soviet Union continued to impose communist rule amongst itself and its satellite nations. Eventually‚ these conflicting views would lead to the start of the Cold War. Fueled by the disagreement of the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.‚ the war would be fought indirectly through propaganda and influence from leaders‚ the development of alliances‚ as well as the arms race. While the U.S. promoted capitalism‚ the USSR continued
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