United States Foreign Policy During The Cold War

When the world famous liberal thinker Francis Fukuyama in his masterpiece declared that we were witnessing the end of the history, he was greeting the new political structure and also the new international environment, which is peaceful[1]. However, developments that occurred after the collapse of the Soviet Union showed us that the dissolution of the Soviets was unexpected. The international society was not ready for peace and Fukuyama’s optimistic assumptions were far from becoming real. Moreover, the international society currently started to realise that the tension and the potential of mass destructive war during the Cold War era had provided a

Throughout the course of history, the United States has remained consistent with its national interest by taking many different actions in foreign policy. There have been both immediate and long term results of these actions. Foreign policy is the United States policy that defines how we deal with other countries economically and politically. It is made by congress, the president, and the people. Some of the motivations for United States foreign policy are national security, economics, and idealism. The United States entry into World War I in 1917 and the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1964 and the both had great impact on the United States.

The Cold War took a lot of affect on the United States Domestic Policy and American society. Domestic Policies were changed due to the world affairs, and the American society had a dramatic change from the war. The United States Government became extra secure and protected. Many new political cartoons were created from the fear of Communists and other big events and things that were happening during this time period. War was the leading problem in the US during this time period. Many citizens became upset and protested. Also, many American citizens were scared because they heard many people talking about the war,and what was happening and took as many measures on safety as they possibly knew and could. Later, through science, we have learned that many of their tactics when it came to protecting themselves would not even have worked.The United States spend a lot of extra money during this time period to keep up with the war. (DBQ questions)

During the Cold War, America's basic policy was that of "containment" of the Soviet Union. The policy of containment was based upon several principles. First, the Soviet Union wanted to spread socialism to all areas of the world. However, it was felt that the leadership of the Soviet Union felt no particular rush to accomplish their goal. "The Kremlin is under no ideological compulsion to accomplish its purposes in a hurry. Like the Church, it is dealing in ideological concepts which are of a long-term validity, and it can afford to be patient. (Hook and Spanier, 42)." In other words, the Soviet leadership believed that, since their ideas were the correct ones, they would eventually prevail, and thus, no direct confrontation would be

The role of America at the end of World War II was where the origins of policing the world originate. America had been engaged in a very costly war in terms of dollars as well as lives. But, despite the expense the United States came out of World War II better than any other nation that was involved. The Second World War was a battle between the Allied and Axis Powers. The Allied Powers consisted of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and France. This war was seen as the fight against Nazi Germany, and therefore resulted in a majority of the battles fought on German and Russian soil. The aftermath left the Soviet Union in bad shape. Close to twenty million Russians

Foreign Policy, is government’s strategy in dealing with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives. America’s Foreign Policy is determined how America, conducts relations with other nations around the world. It is designed to achieve certain goals. It shows the power to protect and project America’s national interests around the world in political, economic, military, and ideological areas. America’s Foreign Policy today covers a wide range of functions and issues. It includes establishing and maintaining diplomatic relations with other countries and international organizations, peacekeeping functions, such as working with allies to assure regional and international security, furthermore, it covers a range of international economic

George Kennan, compared to other writers which have been discussed in this class takes a different approach to the Cold War through the lens of American foreign policy following World War Two in his article, “After the Cold War: American Foreign Policy in the 1970s.” Kennan, unlike Leffler, Schlesinger, and Brzezinski, believes that the battle between the two nations over hegemony is beyond comparison to the dangers which threaten all of humanity. The threats Kennan provides are environmental, the unstable nature of the United Nations, and nuclear weapons. He provides a critical analysis of American foreign policy following WWII, and where the U.S. should go leading into the future. Kennan writes about the Cold War less as a historical

Foreign policy main goal is building relations with other countries such as economic and security relations to serve the interests of the state. Also make alliances with other countries in order to have more influence in the world and that will also ease the burdens of wars. As the book mentioned foreign policy consist of many strategies, such as diplomacy, economic aid, technical assistance, and military intervention. It called foreign policy because it deals with foreign affairs; however, it may occur a change in the local scene and perhaps the country’s stability based on element, which includes the economy and security.

Henry Graham Greene was born October 2, 1904, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England. Greene an English novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist whose novels treat life’s moral ambiguities in the context of contemporary political settings (Phillips 2002). Greene was the author of The Quiet American, which was highly criticized by the New York Times due to the criticism for portraying Americans as murderers, largely based on one scene in which a bomb explodes in a crowd of people. Greene the author of multiple novels, became a major author due to the Stamboul Train. Greene’s father was the headmaster of Berkhamsted School, which Greene attended for some years. After running away from school, he was sent to London to a psychoanalyst

The United States foreign or defense policy rests on the US relations with other actors outside the US. This is unlike the other areas of government policy that greatly deal with internal issues. As described by Patterson (2013) “the cornerstone of foreign policy is the national interest” (p. 435). The policy that defines the way in which the US interacts with foreign nations. It defines what is best for the nations with respect to protecting its ways and its physical security. It even sets standards of interaction and dealings for its nationals, both citizens and organizations with foreign nations.

Korean War – 35th June 1950 – 27th July 1953. A war between North and South Korea and the communist and anti-communist forces. The war caused a lot of casualties, and eventually reached a stalemate, followed by an armistice. This war resulted in the rapid economic and industrial development of South Korea, while North Korea suffered under harsh communist rule (And still does to this day.) The United States had a lot of casualties, but racial integration efforts had also begun in the

This essay will be seeking to prove that the United States was responsible for starting the Cold War. Through consulting with 6 secondary literature sources, ample evidence will be drawn to effectively support the contention regarding the United States’ involvement.

While President John F. Kennedy was only the commander and chief for a brief period of years, not even fulfilling a full term, he was extremely beloved. Not just for the work that he completed in the United States, such as founding the Peace Corps, but for his strategic and diplomatic relations with what were often extremely tense diplomatic relations. One of the most famous incidents of precarious international relations was the Cuban Missile Crisis; it was during this occasion that Kennedy had to use strategic and rock solid diplomatic techniques.

Foreign policy of USA is aimed at protecting national interests, security and other wide range of political, economic, humanitarian and ideological concerns. The foreign policy covers a wide range of functions and issues that are affecting the interests of USA

According to BussinessDictionary.com, foreign policy is a type of strategy implemented by a country which relates to their diplomatic issues and decisions with other countries. Foreign policy is not merely invented in the United States, if there was only one country that has this policy then how would a country has an affair or a relation to one another? Thus, foreign policy is supposed to be useful for one country and the others. Furthermore, the United States values foreign policy because this policy helps the country to protect itself, its citizens, enhance its economic, human rights and to obtain recognition from other countries about what the United States truly values and to assist the country’s representations such as diplomats (U.S Department of State).