... . The Truman Doctrine said that the United States should aid all free people fighting against Communism across the globe. In turn the Truman Doctrine lead to many major events in U.S. History including the Korean War, Vietnam War, Bay of Pigs invasion. The Truman Doctrine also lead to major spending on things other the military expenses like the Marshal Plan, which gave ... force and more emphasis on understanding. Perhaps many wars could have been avoided and much money would have been saved in both countries, or perhaps we would all be speaking Russian now. The Cold War is over now and...

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... sanctions as well as economic aid and through military force. Primarily, American foreign policy provides for the nation's defense, advancement for the economy, and promotes democracy to other nations. In history the principles of American foreign policies have evolved from isolationism, to providing military and economic needs to developing nations. After the birth of our great nation, the concept of isolationism ... by World War II in Europe. In return, the Americans expected development of democratic and institutions and for these countries to take a stand along side with the United ...

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... are doing well. The $17 billion in aid also helped U.S. exports and markets for the future. The Berlin Airlift saw U.S. and Royal Airlift planes bring supplies to Berliners, breaking the Russian blockade. This was an attempt to make Russia less powerful by making Germany stronger. This also stopped the spread of communism to West Berlin. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or ... . When the leaders of the country faced the choice of deciding whether or not to intervene in communist aggression across the globe, they looked back to previous events in American history and saw that their...

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