US Foreign Policy During The Cold War
The 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 his First Inaugural Address in 1801 said ‘Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.’ (State). During the Beginning of the U.S. nation, there was belief to be strictly neutral during a time of war. Alliances were a big cause to WWI, a chain reaction of nations supporting their allied nations ended up with the involvement of the whole world. Treaties are a common form that portrays what Foreign Policy does. During the Cold War, The U.S. signed the Nuclear
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and North Korea that also demonstrated Foreign Policy. June 25th, 1950 was the start of the Korean War (Zissis). North Korea had the support of the Soviet Union during the war. South Korea has the support of the U.S., so when North Korea infiltrated South Korea, that is when the United States got involved in the Korean war. North Korea and the Soviet Union supported communism and that was the focal point of the Korean War. Another action of Foreign Policy is to promote democratic values which the U.S. supports (ushistory.org). When the United States joined the Korean war its objective was to stop the spread of communism. Since the alliances are joining and become a part of the Korean war, there was a fear that potentially a World War 3 would emerge. World War II ended with the use of nuclear weapons, so around this time of the Korean War, most the countries had their hands on some sort of nuclear
and North Korea that also demonstrated Foreign Policy. June 25th, 1950 was the start of the Korean War (Zissis). North Korea had the support of the Soviet Union during the war. South Korea has the support of the U.S., so when North Korea infiltrated South Korea, that is when the United States got involved in the Korean war. North Korea and the Soviet Union supported communism and that was the focal point of the Korean War. Another action of Foreign Policy is to promote democratic values which the U.S. supports (ushistory.org). When the United States joined the Korean war its objective was to stop the spread of communism. Since the alliances are joining and become a part of the Korean war, there was a fear that potentially a World War 3 would emerge. World War II ended with the use of nuclear weapons, so around this time of the Korean War, most the countries had their hands on some sort of nuclear