1. The Truman Doctrine and the Cold War
However, it could also be argued that other factors such as the misinterpretation of independent actions taken by other countries as aggression by the US, American aggression and Soviet Union's legitimate security concerns, were responsible for the start of the Cold War. ... These actions had directly infringed on the rights of Iran and the US saw it as an act of Soviet expansionism, which meant that the ideology of communism could effectively be spread further in Europe and threaten the security and democratic ideology of the US. ... Furthermore, the Soviets had legitimate security reaso...
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