... . Overall, this essay seeks to argue that the Truman Doctrine is not important in causing the Cold War as it was only a mere declaration of American intentions which were present before 1947, and there were other factors which limited the Truman Doctrine, hence eliciting no response from the Soviets. The Truman Doctrine was arguably an important cause of the Cold War ... economic stability in Europe, and it elicited an immediate response from the Soviets, as seen from the action of sending a 100-men delegation headed by Molotov to participate in the discussion about the plan. However, th...

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... in the breakdown of the USSR. Yet, the unexpected and nonviolent demise was shaped by several factors combined together. By creating Glasnost and Perestroika, Gorbachev released new paths open to discussion regarding Capitalism as the best alternative for the current unstable political situation. As the democratization of the Soviet system was taking place, the "openness" for discourses was gaining ... ...

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... is also objectively real; in 1900 the political and military realities were truly such that we had relatively little to fear in the immediate sense, whereas today we have a situation before us which, I am frank to admit, seems to me dangerous and problematical in the extreme." I believe Kennan accurately points out the shortcomings in American attitudes towards Asia and how that ... ...

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