... nation. The 1948 elections in Italy led promise that the people, for the first time, would be able to decide for themselves how their country would begin their existence in this "new world-. The landslide Christian Democrats victory in these elections showed the world that Democracy had risen above ... of "freedom for all-. The United States intervention in Italy began with their influence over the allocation of funds for the war the worn torn country. The Truman administration's stance became clear quite quickly: vote democratically and receive millions of dollars for the reconstructio...

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