massive World War that shook Europe and threatened the very principles of freedom and Democracy. On April 12 1945‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt‚ who has dealt with the majority of the war‚ died of an Intracerebral Hemorrhage leaving Harry S. Truman to finish the global war and handle the future issues of the Cold War that will rise as consequence of World War II. World War II was in the final stages as Nazi German was surrounded and the allies were slowly closing in on Berlin; however‚ Truman soon engaged
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the USSR were the only superpowers left in the world. Differences in government‚ atomic weapons‚ and other disagreements‚ led to the United States and the USSR entering into a cold war. Most of the time when someone says war‚ we think violence‚ death‚ and tragedies; however this was not the case. The cold war was in fact a war of words. There was no actual fighting that took place. The United States was completely against communism‚ and wanted to eradicate it completely. On the flip side‚ the USSR
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States ’ foreign policy during and after World War II allowed her participation in future foreign affairs and completely denounced her policy as a isolationist state. The United States broke through the barrier of being an isolationist state and dedicated itself completely to preserving the welfare of the rest of the world. Largely due to the Truman Doctrine‚ the United States would no longer stay in the Western Hemisphere and hide behind the Monroe Doctrine‚ but would now make it her business to guide
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Large portions of 20th century during the Cold War that started after WWII of the difference between communist and democratic views. Even though the United States and Soviet Union never actually fought in combat but we have kind of fought around each other. This still played a huge impact for the United States. During George Kennan’s 5‚000 word telegram his main purpose was trying to stop communism reaching into other countries. So‚ basically what he was trying to say in this writing was that he
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Compare the presidencies of Truman and Eisenhower. Truman’s was engaged to fight poverty‚ through the Fair Deal programmed. But the Congress‚ because of Republican majority‚ only passes Full Employment Act and Atomic Energy Act. Eisenhower had no specific programmed against poverty. Nevertheless‚ he didn’t really overturn the previous programmed he continued all the major New Deal programmers still in operation . This doctrine was considered as a “Dynamic Conservatism”. Truman and Eisenhower also both
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The Truman Doctrine‚ the Marshall Plan‚ NATO‚ support for Chiang Kai-shek in China‚ and the American response to the North Korean invasion were all based on the foreign policy of containment in hopes that the United States could create a way to eliminate the threat of anymore Soviet expansion. The Truman Doctrine was a way for the United States to give aid to those who who were trying to stop the damage that the Soviets were causing. The Truman Doctrine was the main contributing factor to why the
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divide between Russia‚ the U.S.‚ and Great Britain. After the U.S. president‚ Henry Truman passed‚ the Truman Doctrine‚ that stated that any
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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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The Cold War was a rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States that lasted for about forty-five years. The war began as a distrust between the two nations involving the United States concern of Soviet Union communism spreading and their leader‚ Joseph Stalin’s‚ rule. Numerous European and Asian countries were struggling in their fight against Soviet Union communism‚ including Greece and Turkey. President Harry Truman feared that the fall of Greece and Turkey to communism would lead to
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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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