The U.S.A. and Post-WWII Europe

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This essay presents the role of the United States of America in the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe. This report also provides information regarding the Cold War, the formation of NATO, and the ample economic trade opportunities sought by the Americans.

Paper Outline
Introduction
Hitler and World War II
Reconstruction Needed
United States Foreign Policy
The Truman Doctrine
The Marshall Plan
Allies and NATO
The Cold War
Democracy
Financial Assistance
Post World War II European Economy and Trade
Conclusion
References

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"Thus, by 1947, the idea to contain communism was converted into a national philosophy that originated through the idea supported in the notions of the Truman Doctrine. Both the Soviet Union and the United States felt they had to protect themselves as the paranoia intensified and an all out clandestine war was brewing. In Europe the clandestine war between the philosophies of democracy and communism led to the eventual division between the Eastern European Communist Bloc States and the Western European democratic nations that would eventually become the NATO nations. The division was made into a physical divide when the Russians and East Germans began to isolate the city of Berlin through a fence that eventually became the foundation of the Berlin Wall. This division and the opposition of the two philosophies came full circle and the Cold War was on."

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