THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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It urged the United States to stop the Soviet Union from spreading communism.
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It encouraged the United States to share scientific information with the Soviet Union.
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It led to peace negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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It established open trade between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Truman Doctrine was informally extended to become the basis of American Cold War policy throughout Europe and around the world. It shifted American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union from a wartime alliance to a policy of containment of Soviet expansion, as advocated by diplomat George Kennan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.
Detailed explanation-3: -This foreign policy caused the United States to enter into conflict with the Soviet Union as it attempted to thwart Soviet expansionism in events such as: Berlin Blockade, Korean War, Vietnam War, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Implications. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Truman Doctrine generally succeeded in containing Communism to its pre-1945 borders with exceptions in southeast Asia, Cuba, and Afghanistan.