WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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world communism and the threat of the Soviet Union
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outbreak of revolutions in the Soviet Union
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world democracy and the threat of Japan
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fear of democracy
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Detailed explanation-1: -We call it the Cold War, but in October 1962 the world seemed about to incinerate. The Soviet decision to install nuclear missiles in Cuba triggered a crisis with the United States that threatened a global holocaust.
Detailed explanation-2: -Postwar Soviet expansionism in Eastern Europe fueled many Americans’ fears of a Russian plan to control the world. Meanwhile, the USSR came to resent what they perceived as American officials’ bellicose rhetoric, arms buildup and interventionist approach to international relations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States feared specifically a domino effect, that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next, destabilizing one nation which would, in turn, destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to dominate the region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Overview. In 1947, President Harry S. 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.