Eisenhower/ Truman Study Guide The questions cover Chapters 5‚ 6‚ and 7 from the Cold War book- Pearson‚ and Ch. 12‚ 16‚ and 17 and pages 150-161 from the Todd book. All of these sections were assigned and questions were asked in class covering most of the readings. 1. What was the difference between Cominform and COMECOM? Cominform: Communist Information Bureau (September 1947) created as an instrument to increase Stalin’s control over the Communist parties of other countries. COMECOM:
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Section II 1. The Truman Doctrine‚ The Serviceman’s Readjustment Act‚ Keynesian Economics‚ and the Marshall Plan were all intended to either boost the economy at home or help foreign economies abroad. The Truman Doctrine was aimed to stop the Soviets during the Cold War. This effort provided political‚ economic‚ and military assistance to Greece and Turkey. This Doctrine is considered the foundation of American foreign policy. The Marshall Plan is similar to the Truman Doctrine in the economic aid
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could shift and spark the domino effect. The program went in line with the U.S. Monroe Doctrine by allowing the U.S. to reside over countries in the Western Hemisphere. Although implemented to prevent European powers from colonizing in the Americas‚ much of what the U.S. itself was doing in the region resembled colonization. The U.S. has a habit of interpreting events in a way that benefits them. Before the coup‚ Argentines wanted to reform policies to recuperate the economy and close the class gap
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Poland‚ Romania‚ and Bulgaria. As the United States declared that communism was a “worldwide struggle for freedom”‚ and that it spreading would an affront to American values (Foner 711).As a result‚ the 1950’s the Cold War started a series of changes in American
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One of the greatest Presidency’s in history happened‚ because of another President’s death! Harry Truman was Vice President‚ before Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death in 1945. Even before Truman’s Presidency‚ he was involved in politics for many years. During those years he was a Judge‚ a Senator‚ and a Vice President. He was a hardworking man‚ and would do anything for his country. He even served in the military‚ before going into politics. His political run began in 1926‚ when he ran for county judge
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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 Rolling Thunder
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Why did the United States create the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan? Traditionally the USA wanted to have little to do with the international fears (isolationism)‚ but after Soviet takeover of Eastern Europe the USA became active throughout the world. In the years following the war there were poor harvests and cold winters. People in Britain were rationing‚ Germany was dying from hunger‚ and France and Italy support for communism was rising. In February 1947 the British government
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Which was the more important reason for the development of the Cold War in the years 1948 – 1955: -The Truman Doctrine - The Potsdam Conference Both the Truman Doctrine and Potsdam Conference were rhetorical confrontations between communism and capitalism. The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy and the Potsdam conference was hostile meeting between the leaders of Britain‚ USA‚ and Russia. I think that the Truman Doctrine was the more important reason for the development of the
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The Use of the Atomic Bomb The Manhattan Project was a secretive project created by the government to get ahead in the push for a nuclear bomb. After its completion‚ the atomic bomb was secretly tested in the New Mexico desert. The bomb was a success and next came the hardest decision of Harry S. Truman’s life. He was president at the time and he had to decide whether or not the bomb should be dropped. He had to account for the civilian’s lives‚ but also had to think about the outcome of the war
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constantly make difficult decisions that often affect hundreds of millions of people. These decisions become even more plentiful and complicated when the U.S. is fighting a war. President Harry S. Truman was one such unlucky individual who had to step up and be the man to make the hard choices on what the U.S. was to do in the bloodiest war in history‚ World War II. He only held that position for the last six months of the war‚ but he had the toughest moral decision presented to any world leader during
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