Post World War 2 was a prosperous time for the United States. After gaining a victory over the axis powers the United States grew to be a powerful source. After the war, a new era began, out with the old powers and in with the new superpowers the Soviet Union and the United States of America. If I had to write about all of the innovations and gains during the world war 2 time, the paper would be hundreds of pages long. With that being said, in this essay I will be strictly discussing the changes throughout in the education with science and technology, and international relationships. Education played a big role even more so after the war than before. American education was rapidly during this time period. The federal government became much
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International relationships can we defined as the interactions each country has with one another. From fighting World War 1 to the Cold war the foreign policy and the relations between countries changed significantly. The time period between the first and second world wars was characterized by the policy of isolationism which means that the United States preferred to be isolated from all international or foreign affairs. The US separating themselves from other countries meant that they declined to enter any alliances, commitments, or agreements with foreign countries. In September 1939 when Germany Invaded Poland, britain and france declared war on germany which prompted the start of world war 2. President Roosevelt, the leader of the US at the time, addressed the people and said that he would do the best that he possibly could to keep them out of the war but he would not let their hopes to stay out of the war affect the security of the country. Later that year the actions of roosevelt made it clear to the americans that they were moving towards going from isolationism to having relationships internationally which would soon bring them into the war. The Neutrality Act that was put in place toward the end of 1939 permitted exchanging and trading arms with some nations as longs as the nations came to america and could only pay for them in cash, it was deemed the “cash and carry.” Another big move was played in 1941 which allowed the president himself to “lend, lease, sell, or barter arms, ammunition, food, or any other ‘defense article’” to any country that seemed vital to the us’s defense. Roosevelt ultimately used these programs to gain trust from the british and french in their fight the Nazis. After World War 2, the United States turned to the policy of containment to avoid the spread of communism. Truman put this policy into place because he
International relationships can we defined as the interactions each country has with one another. From fighting World War 1 to the Cold war the foreign policy and the relations between countries changed significantly. The time period between the first and second world wars was characterized by the policy of isolationism which means that the United States preferred to be isolated from all international or foreign affairs. The US separating themselves from other countries meant that they declined to enter any alliances, commitments, or agreements with foreign countries. In September 1939 when Germany Invaded Poland, britain and france declared war on germany which prompted the start of world war 2. President Roosevelt, the leader of the US at the time, addressed the people and said that he would do the best that he possibly could to keep them out of the war but he would not let their hopes to stay out of the war affect the security of the country. Later that year the actions of roosevelt made it clear to the americans that they were moving towards going from isolationism to having relationships internationally which would soon bring them into the war. The Neutrality Act that was put in place toward the end of 1939 permitted exchanging and trading arms with some nations as longs as the nations came to america and could only pay for them in cash, it was deemed the “cash and carry.” Another big move was played in 1941 which allowed the president himself to “lend, lease, sell, or barter arms, ammunition, food, or any other ‘defense article’” to any country that seemed vital to the us’s defense. Roosevelt ultimately used these programs to gain trust from the british and french in their fight the Nazis. After World War 2, the United States turned to the policy of containment to avoid the spread of communism. Truman put this policy into place because he