Coldwar
The conflict in ideologies between capitalism and communism resulted in one of the greatest conflicts of the twentieth century. The belief that freedom and democracy would die under communist rule caused the United States to start a conflict that would last for decades. The decisions made by the United States in W.W.II caused tensions to rise between the U. S. and the Soviet Union. Fear of Communism in capitalist nations, caused the United states government to use propaganda to raise Cold War anxieties. Furthermore, the American media influenced the attitudes of Americans, making a hatred of communism spread though the nation. Thus, the United States caused the conflict known as the Cold War, through its political policy and propaganda. The political relations going on in Europe during and directly after World War II had an enormous effect on laying the foundation for the Cold War. War time conferences such as Yalta and Terhran harshened the relationship between the communists and the capitalists. At the end of W.W.II American policy towards the Soviets changed drastically. The change in president in 1945 caused relations with Russia to worsen. Furthermore, other political contributions to the Cold War entailed the Truman Doctrine
Thus, to get the American public to side with the government on the issue of communism, America turned to the use of propaganda. This book showed the United States under a communist dictatorship. Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 1995. "(7) At this response Truman changed his attitude toward the Soviets with the words, " there isn't any difference between the totalitarian Russian government and the Hitler government. (21) Thus, the actions of the American government, journalist, and media increased the general anti-Communist support for the Cold War. This happened despite the fact that many of the accused were not in fact communists. "(12) Thus, America was further contributed to cold war issues by committing to stop the spread of communism in areas of the world very remote from them. II conferences between the Soviet Union, America and, Great Britain. The political decisions made by the United States from W.
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