Essay Question: The United States’ rivalry with the Communist Soviet Union had profound impacts not only on America but on the world as well. How did the Cold War affect American politics and how did the conflict shape America’s relationship with the rest of the world?
READ THE 7 DOCUMENTS AND USE THEM TO CITE:
1. DOCUMENT: The Truman Doctrine (1947)
– How does Truman argue that the civil war in Greece and Turkey threatens “the security of the United States?”
– How does Truman define the “alternative ways of life?”
