... the underlying perception that it was no longer able to compromise with the Soviets was already expressed privately by the American leader and policy makers prior to 1947. As early as January 1946, Truman had already made up his mind to 'stop babying the Soviets' as part of ... makers as seen from the Kennan's Long Telegram which was circulated in the Truman administration a month later. In fact, American perceptions towards the Soviets might have changed as early as the post-Yalta Conference period in April 1945 when even Roosevelt, a perennial optimist, expressed his doubts about ...

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... nationalism and self-governance.2 A significant part of the French Empire which was lost due to nationalism was Indochina, established in 1887. With a history of emerging nationalism in Vietnam where French rule was not desired, the French had to remove three Emperors from 1885 to 1917 and this did ... the colony to break away from the imperial rule since the British were lenient with their own influences. Because of this also, the early 20th century saw the British reckoning with the effect of allowing the self-governing autonomy system and its impact on the demand of reforms ... have ha...

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... to spark a "new world- of peace and freedom for all. Amidst the victory over Nazi Germany however, a new fear was born, coined by history as the "Cold War-. In Italy the people had won the right to vote in a "free- election and choose the type of government they ... United States demand by ousting all leftist opposition in his cabinet. If the United States felt good about winning this battle, the events in early 1948 would make them feel unsure as to the possible outcome of the April elections. In an effort to maximize their combined popularity, the ... living life behind the iron curta...

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