Americas Victory in the Cold War

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Subject Area:History

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America stayed strong over the cold war and there were some reasons that attributed to their success which was economic strength and foreign policy. Cold war dominated world affairs and which resulted in deaths of millions of innocent people and also led to the destabilization of many nations. One of the main reasons of the cold war between America and the Soviet Union in the aftermath of defeating German was that America failed to recognize the later as an international community which was to be part of the United States of America. The aggression of the communist Soviets and the failure of America to include the former into the union is one aspect that was inevitable as a cause of the cold war and therefore I believe that none of the parties was to blame for the cold war.

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The paper will discuss the two main contributing factors of foreign policy and strong economic strength of America that contributed to their success in the cold war. The government also developed a council of economic advisers (CEA) which was independent of the administration and its main function was to oversee economic matters in the country and plan them in line with the advancement in cold war. The CEA was a consulting unit of the government that worked closely with it to ensure that aspects of inflation that arose during the war did not jeopardize their plans for the war. The CEA encouraged more civilians and companies to make investments overseas and implemented tax-free policies on foreign trade so that the money that the government earns can be invested in infrastructure bonds and development.

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The plan was to work by ensuring that each $ 1 billion spent on infrastructural development created about 35,000 jobs and the multinational companies will withdraw their money from the foreign economy back to America. Therefore, it is alleged that economic development used by America had three strategies which include unfair trade practices, boosting manufacturing and infrastructural development. The ideological differences between the two blocks of Europe caused an upheaval as it is notable that there was a disparity in the quality of living between the west and the east wing. Those in the west lived a life with high standards as compared to communists because they were economically stable and therefore the ideas of nationalism were promoted effectively in the region that led to the success of America in the war.

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