p The long Telegram and It’s impact on the Truman Doctrine George Kennan’s long telegram had many impacts on the American foreign policy. Its influence can be seen directly through the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The Long Telegram influenced Truman’s doctrine of containment‚ and it opened the eyes of many Washington officials as to how dangerous the Soviets and more specifically communism was. George Kennan’s Long Telegram was a reply as to why the Soviets weren’t supporting the World Bank and
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Truman Doctrine In February of 1947‚ Britain informed the United States that it could no longer provide financial aid to Greece and Turkey. The U S had been monitoring Greece economically and their political problems‚ paying close attention to the rise of the Communist-led insurgency known as the National Liberation Front‚ or the ( Trumanlibrary2011). They were also monitoring events taking in Turkey. Turkey ’s government was week and they were being pressured by the Soviets to
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Carolina Recchi History of the Americas November 14th 2012 U.S foreign policy impact on Latin America’s Cold War The mid 20th century was characterized by years of conflict and political tumult in most of Latin America. As countries within this hemisphere were striving to gain independence and global recognition‚ the U.S and USSR both competed to gain influence in Latin America by engaging in what one could define a “precipitous escalation of superpower competition” (Brands 3). Washington’s
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President James Monroe outline what is now known as the Monroe Doctrine in a speech to congress in 1828. The President warned European nations not to interfere in the affairs of America’s neighbors the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Monroe was responding to European threats to aid Spain in regaining its former Latin American colonies. By 1822 Argentina‚ Colombia‚ and Mexico had revolted and declared their independence.(1)Originally‚ the doctrine had been intended to support weak Latin American countries
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How far do you agree with the view that superpower misjudgements account for the development of the Cold War in the years 1945-53? The term Cold War has been used to describe the period of extreme tension between the capitalist USA and communist USSR. Many historians argue that the main reason for the development of the Cold War was the misunderstandings between the two superpowers. This view is further supported by Source 7 who states that‚ “American decision-makers misread Soviet security interests
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Democrats enacted medicare‚ aid to education and civil rights for blacks Threat of the use of nuclear weapons was popular and caused hysteria amongst some Americans General notes The second world war had changed America from being an isolated country into a military powerhouse and a dominant figure in world affairs The per-capita income in houses had increased for many Americans as income was kept in savings accounts thus there had been fewer goods to buy The demand for housing and cars had developed
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Truman and the Cold War I. Postwar Domestic Adjustments A. Initial faltering economy – inflation rises‚ GDP down‚ strikes 1. Taft-Hartley Act – put limits on labor unions a. Outlawed closed shop‚ labor leaders take non-Communist oath 2. Sold war factories cheaply to private companies 3. G.I. Bill – paid for school for soldiers; home‚ farm‚ and small business loans B. GDP growth lasts next two decades – Americans – 6% of population controlled 40% of earth’s $ 1. Middle class
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states pursue to maximize what is selfishly best for their country. It is a very central issue in international relations. National interest could also be defined as the principles‚ perceptions and practicalities that together shape a state’s foreign policies. Basically‚ a state’s sovereignty is its most important asset and it seeks to preserve and promote it at all costs. In his book National Interest‚ Joseph Frankel says that there are three analytical distinctions for national interest. The first
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2012 How important was Berlin to the development and outbreak of the Cold War‚ 1945-1961? The first period of time we need to look at is the year of 1945‚ when the Second World War ended. This was also the year when the Yalta‚ in February 1945‚ and the Potsdam Conference‚ in July 1945‚ was hold in order to discuss certain problems and plans that occurred or should have been done after the end of war. The tensions‚ which had lead to the beginning of the Cold War started to emerge more intensively
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biggest moments of history majority the time was involved with other nations. Both World Wars‚ Revolutionary War‚ and The Cold War‚ these are just some of the conflicts that had worldwide involvement. The United States of America had a big role to play in each of those conflicts. The United States had many occasions to stir up another war‚ but the U.S. implemented the foreign policy to prevent that. Foreign Policy is an action the government makes to handle with other countries. Thomas Jefferson in
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