COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD 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: -The Truman Doctrine, 1947 Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
Detailed explanation-2: -It was 70 years ago, on June 20, 1948, that the U.S. and its allies started their first major fight of the Cold War, aiming to stop mass murderer and tyrant Josef Stalin from enslaving more people in Europe: the Berlin Airlift.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Summary of Cold War détente The period was characterized by the signing of treaties such as SALT I and the Helsinki Accords. Another treaty, SALT II, was discussed but never ratified by the US.