HIST 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Survival Under Atomic Attack, Ad Council, Marshall Plan
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Impact of cold war on foreign policy: direct military intervention, deployment of military advisors, economic aid, aggressive use of propoganda. Cold war prompted investment in other countries. Called for containing communism and soviet expansion. Entailed supporting anticommunist regimes around the world to contain communism. Vietnam war began as advisors going over there to contain communism. Democrats and republicans alike both endorsed containment. Us assumed more global responsibility: marshall plan. Could be applied to any country around 16. Needed to help food shortages and crumbling infrastructure which they believed gave room for communism to spread. . 7 billion worth of food, equipment, fuel, fertilizer, etc. Us government paid us companies to make these goods helped sustain domestic economy. Protected tariffs were eliminated which increased cold war aggravation. Eastern europe countries didn"t want to participate because they were afraid of ideas of western culture into their country. Us foreign aid program for reconstruction of post wwii europe.
