The leaders of the U.S. feared that if we let communists have Korea, or Asia, they could gain momentum and take Europe. This "domino theory" played a big role in U.S. foreign policy. As the Truman Doctrine stated, it was the "policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures." ... 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. ...

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It is a term used to describe the conflict between the U.S and Russia during the post-war period. ... Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. ... Pg. 39) As the great depression was classed as a cause of World War II and as the depression was caused by capitalism, people thought capitalism may be a cause of a possible next World War. ... Truman said, "I believe it must be the policy of the U.S to support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures." ... Most importantly, the "Truman Doctrine" also committed...

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But then in the sunset decades of the nineteenth century, a momentous shift occurred in U.S. foreign policy. ... Strong trumpeted the superiority of Anglo-Saxon civilization and summoned Americans to spread their religion and their values to the "backward- people. ... The development of a new steel navy also focused attention overseas, during both centuries. (19th and 20th) captain Alfred Thayer Mahan's book of 1890, The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783, argued that control of the sea was the key to world dominance. ... Some anti-imperialists argued a moral position: it was ...

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It was from here, the first bipolar world, that people began to place more and more importance on the power of individual countries in a world spectrum. ... In the words of Dean Acheson "The great thing which creates purchasing power is people if the people can develop their own countries, they will become an increasing market for all goods including our own"2 Also Western Europe appeared open to influence by the USSR. ... "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed majorities or by outside pressures. ...

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