THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
MCCARTHYISM AND THE RED SCARE
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It led to the spread of communism in East Asia
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It was investigated by the United Nations
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It led to a peaceful time between nations
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It began an arms race with the Soviet Union
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Detailed explanation-1: -Truman stated that his decision to drop the bomb was purely military. A Normandy-type amphibious landing would have cost an estimated million casualties. Truman believed that the bombs saved Japanese lives as well. Prolonging the war was not an option for the President.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bomb affect international relations? It initiated the arms race with the Soviet Union. It prompted other nations to begin investigations of war crimes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Years ahead of what Americans thought possible, the Soviets had exploded a nuclear device. Truman reacted by requesting an intensive re-evaluation of America’s Cold War policies by the National Security Council.
Detailed explanation-4: -’Little Boy’ Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima Then on August 8, Soviet forces invaded Japanese-occupied Manchuria, violating an earlier non-aggression pact signed with Japan.