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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“Here’s my strategy on the Cold War: we win‚ they lose.”- Ronald Reagan. The Cold War was a time of distress between the United States and the Soviet Union during 1947-1991. It was a struggle because it was against two powerful nations‚ Capitalism vs Communism‚ and most importantly‚ between two nuclear superpowers. The United States wanted to contain Communism and protect any country threatened by it. This lead to the period when the U.S. and the Soviet Union would be at war without physically fighting
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April 29‚ 2016 HIS 109 2-3:15 During the Cold War‚ the Truman Doctrine became the United State foreign policy. It promised aid to countries fighting against communist regimes. The Vietnam Conflict rose out of a commitment to nation building and a desire to contain communism. All the presidents from Truman to Nixon felt as if communism threatened American interests. In March of 1965‚ President Johnson sent close to a million troops to mediate the civil war happening in Vietnam. This was known as Operation
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of the United 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
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Cuba had a major role in the development of the Cold War. In 1962 Cuba becomes a communist country bringing up tension between the island and the US. In 1962‚ the Missile Crisis and the foreign policy of the USSR increased the existing tension to a crucial point. In 1961 after a long period of mutual help between Cuba and the USSR‚ Fidel Castro declares officially that the island will be ruled under the doctrines of communism; it is at the time the only communist country in the West. This is seen
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How did the Cold War transform American foreign policy? Introduction This essay will explain‚ describe‚ and outline factors‚ events and speeches that show how the cold war transformed American Foreign policy. To fully understand the cold war we must to travel to the past‚ even before the second wold war. America was the first democratic country in the world‚ with a private enterprise ideology‚ which can be called of capitalism. In contrast
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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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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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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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Cold War Impact on US Foreign Policy The mentality of the Cold War greatly affected the decisions made by the Presidents that held the office from 1950 to 1974. The main thought that prevailed from the beginning of the Cold War was containment. It was the main goal of the United States to contain the spread of Communism whenever possible. “Brinkmanship” was the first major policy that was employed by the United States in the effort to stop the spread of Communism throughout the world. President
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