President Harry Truman and the United States’ fear of communism was expressed through the Truman Doctrine. Expressed by the President was that wherever aggression threatened peace or freedom‚ America’s security was involved‚ and it would be necessary to "...support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation
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The cold war began around 1945 and relations between the U.S. and the Soviet Union continued to deteriorate for 40 years. During this time tensions between The U.S and its NATO allies and the soviet union grew along with dooming pressures of nuclear war. The Soviet Union tried to spread communism while the U.S. fought against their political ideology. The Soviet Union was more responsible for causing this cold war. The North Atlantic Treaty was signed by the U.S.‚ Canada‚ and ten nations of Western
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The Cold War was a result of conflicts between the US and the Soviet Union. These conflicts were both internal and external that could have been prevented. They include the creation and use of the atomic bomb‚ US and Soviet Union world supremacy‚ and the creation of the Truman Doctrine and Containment. The US was the first country to develop an atomic bomb. This bomb was created in case any country attacked the US or another war took place and would be used only if necessary as a military weapon
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The cold war was waged on political‚ economic‚ and propaganda fronts. It was only limited recourse to weapons. A huge split had happened between the Soviet Union and china in the 1960s and spread over the years‚ destroying the unity of the communist. An internal cause of the collapse of the Soviet Union is American fear of communist attack. Because America was so afraid of the Domino effect (communism spreading)‚ the stood up to communist regimes. Another internal cause of the collapse of the Soviet
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The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Years” 5-9-2013 The Cold War and U.S. Diplomacy “The Truman Years” Summarize a situation that required U.S. diplomatic efforts during the President’s time in office. Vice President Harry S. Truman took office on April 12‚ 1945‚ after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Truman was unknown to most when he was selected as vice president for Roosevelt’s forth term. As our nation’s 33rd President‚ Truman was faced with
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During the time of post-World War II Soviet geopolitical expansion‚ the political and economic future of European nations were at stake. Truman described the situation as autocratic regimes undermining democratic countries‚ using political‚ economic and military means to re-write and disrupt the western European map of geopolitical influence‚ alliances and independence (Truman 344). Greece and Turkey asked for military and financial aid from the United States as Great Britain‚ their former benefactor
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Secretary of State‚ George C. Marshall‚ stated in his speech that‚ “The role of this country should consist of friendly aid in the drafting of a European program and of later support of such a program so far as it may be practical for us to do so.” Marshall’s speech at Harvard University helped show the impact that the United States could make on European countries by helping restore the political and economic crisis that had happened due to World War II. As a result of the many disasters that happened
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Analyzing the Causes of the Cold War Taking place from 1947 to 1991‚ the Cold War is amongst one of history’s most peculiar wars due to the fact that it did not actually involve any direct military contact between the two countries primarily involved‚ the United States and the Soviet Union. Instead‚ the two world superpowers fought the war by backing different sides in other countries’ wars such as the Korean War‚ the Vietnam War‚ and the Soviet war in Afghanistan. Their opposition began with
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The event of Cold War was shocking and controversial event which is still being discussed today. It is necessary to examine the many reasons why it started and how. While the why of what happened is still being argued‚ the what is fairly clear. The beginning of the Cold War was a basis of deep ideological differences as well as a series of misunderstandings or actions taken during WWII. The two immense powers USA and the USSR were showing some extreme behavior against each other. The conflict of
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believed the Soviet Union and Great Britain collectively will have the same notion of peace by undoing large military. Postwar rapid change that ideology and the Cold War begins. The Cold War Begins Once the allies defeated the common enemy‚ prewar of distrust and antagonism among Soviet Union and West over different ideology of the post-war. Soviet Union sustained a significant amount of causalities‚ damages to farming‚ and industrial. Soviet Leader Stalin sought Germany to be held accountable
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