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U.S. Goals of the Cold War 1945

U.S. Goals of the Cold War 1945. 1. Stop the spread of Communism. 2 . Spread/Promote Democracy. 3. Avoid World War III. 4. Limit American cost. Every U.S. President from 1945 to 1992 kept these goals in mind but used different policies. Harry S. Truman. Containment. 1. No appeasement.

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U.S. Goals of the Cold War 1945

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  1. U.S. Goals of the Cold War 1945 1. Stop the spread of Communism 2. Spread/Promote Democracy 3. Avoid World War III 4. Limit American cost Every U.S. President from 1945 to 1992 kept these goals in mind but used different policies.

  2. Harry S. Truman Containment 1. No appeasement 2. Create alliances 3. Provide $, weapons, and supplies 4. Limited war- no WWIII

  3. From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe. Warsaw, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Belgrade, Bucharest and Sofia; all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject, in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence but to a very high and in some cases increasing measure of control from Moscow

  4. Marshall Plan: Country Data

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