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- He advocated a multiyear U.S. military buildup, along with greater efforts to resist communist expansion and contest recent Soviet gains in the Third World. He called for an economic warfare campaign against the Soviet bloc, and other initiatives to encourage Soviet dissidents and underscore the internal rot of the system.
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3 days ago · Cold War, the open yet restricted rivalry that developed after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies. The Cold War was waged on political, economic, and propaganda fronts and had only limited recourse to weapons.
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- Ideas matter. The philosophical ideas undergirding a regime matter, because they guide governments and help us to understand their conduct. The United States has been shaped by its founding principles of freedom, justice, and equality.
- Friends and allies matter. The United States called upon and led a grand alliance against the Soviet Union through such instruments as the Marshall Plan, NATO, the Korean “police action,” Euromissiles, the special relationship with Great Britain, and the multifaceted Reagan Doctrine.
- Leadership matters. The history of the Cold War can be written through the biographies of leaders on both sides of the Iron Curtain. It began with Harry Truman and Josef Stalin and ended with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, who helped end the Cold War by abandoning the Brezhnev Doctrine.
- Statecraft matters. A successful U.S. foreign policy depends on knowing when to apply force, as in Korea, and when to utilize diplomacy, as with the U.S.-
The Admiral saw too clearly the ominous clouds of cold war or worse with Russia. He could not shake off a feeling that there was something wrong, something vile, about our use of the atomic...
After World War II, they say, U.S. leaders assumed the role of hegemon, or leader, of the international economy and container of Soviet power. To explain why, scholars examine the operation of the world economy and the distribution of power in the international system.
Aug 13, 2019 · During the Cold War, both the United States and the Soviet Union engaged in gray zone activity. Understanding how the United States organized—and re-organized—itself from 1947 to 1989 is critical in approaching the gray zone challenges faced today.
The Cold War made national security issues a daily concern of the president, who now had the responsibility not only to protect the atomic bomb from misuse but also to understand the political struggles in smaller countries across the globe.
Feb 17, 2011 · President Truman and the Origins of the Cold War. By Arnold A Offner. Last updated 2011-02-17. Did President Truman make fatal errors of judgment that precipitated the world's slide into the...
