From the years of 1946 to 1991, the United States, the Soviet Union, France, Britain and much of Eastern Europe were involved in what is known as the Cold war. Foreign policies across the globe were concerned with a few major concepts, of which two were the most prevalent: containment and the Domino Theory. The countries not involved in NATO and the Warsaw Pact were highly competed for, in terms of annexation and expansion, by those two groups, in the attempts to make either capitalism or communism the dominant ideology. This conflict lasted for 45 years after the end of World War two and it can be understood most of the events that transpired during that time adhered to certain concepts: the bipolar world, mutually assured destruction (M.A.D),
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The initial category includes the second Red Scare and the Korean war. The second Red Scare was predominantly the result of the threats and exaggerations of the senator Joseph McCarthy, who made it a priority to investigate and condemn any and all government employees in order to prevent infiltrations from the Communist party. This was in response to the China’s conversion to the communist way, which reinforced America’s thoughts about the Domino theory, however, this event did nothing to affect they way the cold war proceeded, and rather described the mindset of the American people and the detrimental actions of one individual. The Korean war involved American support when China and North Korea hoped to convert South Korea to adopt communism directly after North Korea became affiliated with Chinese totalitarian rule. This war became, at times, a battle of attrition, as neither side had much advantage over the other, and eventually result in an …show more content…
The doctrine had very specific objectives and that was to prevent conflict from escalating between Egypt, France and Britain, and also stated that it would allow Egypt’s government to pursue more efficient self-democracy, but it was not relevant or influential after the conflict subsided. With the case of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is not to be said that the event was utterly insignificant, as it was literally the gateway to the reunification of Berlin, however, during the Cold War, this did not have any influence on the way other countries and their foreign policies were organized or enforced. It was important in that it encouraged other oppressed countries to plan and follow through with minor insurgencies, but thereafter did not change the course of the war. These events both made changes in the time when they occurred, but in regards to the Cold War and correlating foreign policies, or nations’ actions, they didn’t have quite as much influence, or
The initial category includes the second Red Scare and the Korean war. The second Red Scare was predominantly the result of the threats and exaggerations of the senator Joseph McCarthy, who made it a priority to investigate and condemn any and all government employees in order to prevent infiltrations from the Communist party. This was in response to the China’s conversion to the communist way, which reinforced America’s thoughts about the Domino theory, however, this event did nothing to affect they way the cold war proceeded, and rather described the mindset of the American people and the detrimental actions of one individual. The Korean war involved American support when China and North Korea hoped to convert South Korea to adopt communism directly after North Korea became affiliated with Chinese totalitarian rule. This war became, at times, a battle of attrition, as neither side had much advantage over the other, and eventually result in an …show more content…
The doctrine had very specific objectives and that was to prevent conflict from escalating between Egypt, France and Britain, and also stated that it would allow Egypt’s government to pursue more efficient self-democracy, but it was not relevant or influential after the conflict subsided. With the case of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it is not to be said that the event was utterly insignificant, as it was literally the gateway to the reunification of Berlin, however, during the Cold War, this did not have any influence on the way other countries and their foreign policies were organized or enforced. It was important in that it encouraged other oppressed countries to plan and follow through with minor insurgencies, but thereafter did not change the course of the war. These events both made changes in the time when they occurred, but in regards to the Cold War and correlating foreign policies, or nations’ actions, they didn’t have quite as much influence, or