The Cold War: A Change in Policy
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SummaryAfter the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, two super powers remained in the world: the United States and the Soviet Union. These two nations had very different views about the world and their political regimes were polar opposites. During the beginning of the Cold War, which lasted until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States was viewed as the leader of the free world. The US had just defeated fascism in World War II and had begun to undertake the fight against communism. The US government received unprecedented support from both its citizens and leaders around the world in its struggle against communism.
Table of Contents- After the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, two super powers remained in the world
- In 1947, shortly after the end of World War II, the United States received word that Greece and Turkey were about to fall into the hands of the communist
- The end of the Second World War left the continent of Europe in ruin.
- President Eisenhower's actions towards another Third World country in the Middle East would have similar lasting effects
- The threat of a communist takeover of free nations was best exemplified in Asia
- Similar to the Korean War, the war in Vietnam began as an intervention to protect a country from communist takeover.
- Just as foreign leaders had trouble trusting the leaders of the United States after the many conflicts of the period, the American people held a similar distrust
- The changes that occurred during the first thirty years of the Cold War caused a monumental change in how foreign countries view the United States
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