... could they naturally express or embody their ideology as well as the Americans. For the Germans this daily exposure to the charismatic American culture was not only refreshing, but also gave them a new sense of freedom.36 Rid of their fascist leader they were now ready to ... the American Exceptionalist attitude was already firmly in place. The ideology of American Exceptionalism filtered perceptions of the Korean War throughout U.S. public culture.38 The fact that this ideology was at the heart of every foreign policy decision constrained debate over any intervention; former leading for...

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... Truman Doctrine. It was the other pea in the containment pod. At a Commencement speech at Harvard University on June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall called for massive aid to European countries struggling with the economic burden of reconstruction after the war. Marshall's plan directly liked U.S. aid to bolstering a certain "way of life- against the threat of communism. The plan provided ... would increase production and reduce tariffs. The Plan was a big success as aid came in the form of goods, loans up to 1952. US Machinery poured in and helped build European factorie...

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... time, every communist state had without exception supported the Soviet Union. As stated before, however, the experience of the Yugoslavs during WWII was much different than that of other Eastern European countries. Had the Soviets played a major role in removing the Germans, there is no doubt in my mind that Yugoslavia would have been behind the "Iron Curtain" like the rest ... support from non-communist countries that want to see Yugoslavia stay in the middle. The U.S. and the Soviets both have the idea that they had the best possible form of culture. This is what led to the developmen...

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• Grade Level: High School