Cold war containment and the red scare As the strength of the Soviet Union grew and the fear of its potential capabilities mounted in the 1950’s‚ coupled with the fear of communism as a whole in the US reaching an unprecedented point‚ the effects on the social development of the US as a result of the red scare and growth of communism showed in several ways. As a result of the Red Scare that developed in the 1950’s‚ American politicians often held strong concern for soviet espionage and as a result
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1. Explain the US policy of containment abroad. What were the economic‚ military‚ and political strategies of enforcing containment? Identify at least three specific programs or institutions in your response. * First laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947‚ Containment stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated‚ or it would spread to neighboring countries. This spread would allow the Domino Theory to take hold‚ meaning that if one country fell to communism‚ then each surrounding
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George Kennan introduced America’s Policy of Containment in 1947. This policy had a few good points but many more bad points. Kennan’s depiction of communism as a "malignant parasite" that had to be contained by all possible measures became the basis of the Truman Doctrine‚ Marshall Plan‚ and National Security Act in 1947. In his Inaugural Address of January 20‚ 1949‚ Truman made four points about his "program for peace and freedom": to support the UN‚ the European Recovery Program‚ the collective
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Joseph Stalin was one of the most influential dictators of the 20th century. He cleverly gained and maintained control of the Communist USSR and today is considered both a monster and a revolutionary. Stalin‚ throughout the duration of his rule‚ concentrated on the internalised and localised revolutionary development of the Soviet Union. Stalin desired a revival of communist revolutionary ideas and the creation of a truly socialist society‚ contrary to the direction his predecessor‚ Lenin‚ and his
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the policy: “The Soviet Union‚ he wrote was a “political force committed fanatically to the belief that with the U.S. there can be not permanent modus vivendi.” As a result‚ America’s only choice was the long-term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” President Harry Truman was the first American president to fight the Cold War. He used several policies‚ however the most famous was the Truman Doctrine. This plan would give money and military aid to countries
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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differences between USSR and the West can be divided into two groups; one is from the political point of view‚ and the other can be the difference in economic system on both sides. After the Bolshevik Revolution‚ under the rule of Lenin‚ the first socialist country was created‚ the USSR. The idea of socialism was developed through Marxist-Leninist theory‚ which is the building of the material base for communist under the dictatorship of the proletariat. Under the theory of socialism in USSR‚ everyone in
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The term containment‚ introduced by the Truman Administration‚ describes the foreign policy pursued by the United States after the Second World War. The policy itself was an attempt to ’contain’ the Soviet Union within its current borders and frustrate any attempts of expansion. George F. Kennan‚ a diplomat and US State department advisor on Soviet affairs‚ introduced the term in his famous Anonymous X - article. Keenan suggested a ’ Long term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian
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ideologies that greatly contrasted with each other. The USA with the backing of the western world was capitalist‚ who essentially belied that the freedom of control for the individual was far more important than being equal and alike. Contrary to this‚ the USSR was a Communist one party dictatorship that believed that the rights of the individual were far less important than the whole of society. Not only did this lead to a rivalry but it lead to each side to despise the rival ideology and the way the other
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Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR? Lenin‚ the leader of Russia died from ill health in 1924‚ without choosing a successor‚ but how did Stalin‚ one of the least likely people to take over become leader of the Ussr? His role as General Secretary was used by Stalin to great advantage. It allowed him to see all important documents flowing in and out of the party. This fortunate for Stalin‚ included Lenin’s last testament‚ which stated Lenin’s desire for a dictatorship of the party as well
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