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1. The United States hotly protested Stalin's actions in Poland, East Germany, and
the rest of Eastern Europe as a violation of the "one world" principle of the Atlantic Charter and a departure from the agreements reached at Yalta and Potsdam. Why did the Soviet Union act this way?
The United States was extremely against Stalin's actions in Poland, East Germany, and other parts of Eastern Europe, citing them as a breach of the "one world" principle of the
Atlantic Charter and a deviation from the agreements made at Yalta and Potsdam. After Potsdam, the Soviet Union was creating more issues and problems rather than being an
ally to everyone else. Joseph Stalin was the current leader of the Soviet and his “Red Army” led his people to war and more destruction rather than creating peace. George Keenan stated, “Stalin needed to present the outside world as hostile and menacing to justify his own bloody regime”. The United States was just as much based on national self-interest as was the Soviet Union. The United States was seen as the good guys in this situation because they were democratic and capitalist, but on the other hand, the Soviet Union was seen as the bad guys because they were communist and a socialist state. The United States was just seeking to pipe the Soviet Union down, as they feared
they were going to try to take over Europe, as the US wanted the power over them.
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2. Who was George Kennan? Explain how the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, and support for the Korean War were based on the policy of containment. Explain what each policy was in your answer. What did that policy concede to the Soviets? How did NSC-68 refine the doctrine?
George Kennan was an American diplomat and political analyst who shaped US foreign policy during the Cold War. He was highly recognized for his famous "Long Telegram''.
This was a policy of containment towards the Soviet Union, an approach that would become the key to the US Cold War strategy. The Truman Doctrine was a policy that allowed the United States to provide military and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism. The policy was based on the belief that the spread of communism posed a serious threat to global security and that the US had a duty to contain its spread. The Marshall Plan was a US aid program to help rebuild Europe after
World War II. The plan was based on the idea that a stable and prosperous Europe would be less vulnerable to communist influence. Aid was only provided to countries on the condition that they adopt democratic institutions and market economies. NATO, otherwise known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was a military alliance between the US and several European countries including Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, etc. This alliance was based on the principle of collective defense, with member countries agreeing to come to the aid of any member state attacked. The alliance was designed to lessen Soviet aggression in Europe. The US support for the Korean War was also based on the policy of containment. The Korean War was fought between North Korea, supported by the Soviet Union and China, and South Korea, supported by the US and other UN member states. The US got involved to prevent the spread of communism in Korea and beyond. The policy of containment allowed the Soviets that they would control Eastern Europe and the countries that fell under Soviet influence. The policy was designed to prevent the spread of communism to other regions and countries outside of the Soviet sphere of influence. NSC-68 was a secret report produced in 1950 that recommended an increase in US defense spending to counter the Soviet threat. The report argued that the US needed to pursue a more
aggressive policy of containment, including the development of a hydrogen bomb and increased military aid to US allies. NSC-68 refined the doctrine by emphasizing the need for a more military strategy to counter Soviet expansion and aggression.
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