The relationship between Nazi Germany and the USSR became strained as soon as Hitler came to power in 1933. The Nazi and Soviet ideologies were almost exactly opposite‚ Germany‚ a fascist country which believed in a superior race‚ and the USSR‚ a socialist country who believed in the equality for all. Additionally‚ one of Germany’s “aims” was to gain living space in the east‚ the USSR. A pending invasion from Germany strained the relationship between the two political leaders‚ Hitler and Stalin (Todd
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Joseph Stalin was one of the most influential dictators of the 20th century. He cleverly gained and maintained control of the Communist USSR and today is considered both a monster and a revolutionary. Stalin‚ throughout the duration of his rule‚ concentrated on the internalised and localised revolutionary development of the Soviet Union. Stalin desired a revival of communist revolutionary ideas and the creation of a truly socialist society‚ contrary to the direction his predecessor‚ Lenin‚ and his
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1. Explain the US policy of containment abroad. What were the economic‚ military‚ and political strategies of enforcing containment? Identify at least three specific programs or institutions in your response. * First laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947‚ Containment stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated‚ or it would spread to neighboring countries. This spread would allow the Domino Theory to take hold‚ meaning that if one country fell to communism‚ then each surrounding
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George Kennan introduced America’s Policy of Containment in 1947. This policy had a few good points but many more bad points. Kennan’s depiction of communism as a "malignant parasite" that had to be contained by all possible measures became the basis of the Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ and National Security Act in 1947. In his Inaugural Address of January 20‚ 1949‚ Truman made four points about his "program for peace and freedom": to support the UN‚ the European Recovery Program‚ the collective
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differences between USSR and the West can be divided into two groups; one is from the political point of view‚ and the other can be the difference in economic system on both sides. After the Bolshevik Revolution‚ under the rule of Lenin‚ the first socialist country was created‚ the USSR. The idea of socialism was developed through Marxist-Leninist theory‚ which is the building of the material base for communist under the dictatorship of the proletariat. Under the theory of socialism in USSR‚ everyone in
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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the policy: “The Soviet Union‚ he wrote was a “political force committed fanatically to the belief that with the U.S. there can be not permanent modus vivendi.” As a result‚ America’s only choice was the long-term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” President Harry Truman was the first American president to fight the Cold War. He used several policies‚ however the most famous was the Truman Doctrine. This plan would give money and military aid to countries
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attempt to halt the spread of communism‚ the United States administered a containment policy to rebel against communism in the Soviet Union. During 1945‚ Americans had a great fear of communism and caused distress and concern to many people. Soon enough‚ other countries such as Europe and Asia became involved in the discontinuation of communism and fight with the United States to keep communism under control. With the containment policy put into place by the United States‚ communism was effectively
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George Kennan in his efforts of containment‚ meant he was trying to keep the Communist all in one spot‚ while doing this he figured that keeping all the communism in one spot would make the Communist eventually die. With this being said‚ many others tried to stop the spread as well‚ like‚ President Truman‚ with his Truman Doctrine‚ and George Marshal with is Marshall Plan. All of these plans were to stop the spread of communist. George Kennan’s Containment was a component of the Cold War‚ it was
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The term containment‚ introduced by the Truman Administration‚ describes the foreign policy pursued by the United States after the Second World War. The policy itself was an attempt to ’contain’ the Soviet Union within its current borders and frustrate any attempts of expansion. George F. Kennan‚ a diplomat and US State department advisor on Soviet affairs‚ introduced the term in his famous Anonymous X - article. Keenan suggested a ’ Long term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian
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