America's Involvement During The Cold War

The Cold War policy of containment, the subsequent military expansion, however, caused growing tensions as smaller nations were overcome by the threat of the great military power. This tension would eventually result in a second global confrontation, World War II. After the war, disputes over occupied territories gave way to a Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Each nation sought the victory of its political philosophies on a worldwide scale. The eventual involvement of the United States in fighting the growth of Communism and totalitarianism throughout the world brought divisiveness and frustrations to its own people. The security earned in defeating Germany and the other Axis powers was short-lived in the postwar years. …show more content…
The frequently used term, "the hot war," a term used to describe actual fighting, was soon to be traded for what came to be known as "the Cold War." The process of rebuilding Europe and Japan after the destruction of the Second World War was underway. The threat of Communism, however, was advanced as the Russians spread their influence and propaganda through Eastern Europe and parts of Asia. During the difficult years of World War II, other major issues demanded the consideration of the Allied powers besides the numerous problems of the hot war. One of these issues would later mushroom into a Cold War. The Cold War would foster hostilities between nations with resulting diplomatic moves and with political decisions as complex and as intense as any war of bullets and