Abstract
This paper discusses how President Truman's rhetorical style and manner of outlining the objectives and direction of American politics, brought a radical change to the rhetoric of American politics especially during the Cold War. The paper examines the phases that Truman's rhetorical context follows, focusing on his rhetoric in the first years of the Cold War just after World War II and the following years.

Outline:
Introduction
Propaganda during the Cold War
a) Period of Naivete
b) Period of Hysteria
Evaluation

From the Paper
"According to Medhurst (1988), between 1945 to 1947, Truman exhibited rhetorical failures by choosing the rhetorically "inappropriate strategy of silence and noncommitment" (p.54) when confronted with the inflexible and deceitful politics of the Soviet Union. Medhurst states that the President's rhetoric during this period, was reticent and one which failed to inform the Americans about the arising problems of Soviet "expansionism, intimidation and support for indigenous armed minorities" (p. 55). In fact, Medhurst defines Truman's rhetoric as a "rather laudatory of the Soviet Union" (p. 55) and points out that it was due to his forthright, clear and authoritarian rhetorical manner that lead to the perception that the Soviet-American relations were mildly positive. However, even though this authoritarian style attempted to portray the Soviet Union in a mildly positive light in the eyes of the American public, "rhetoric had not mirrored reality" (Medhurst, 1988, p. 56). Vague assertions such as "we shall refuse to recognize any government imposed upon any nation by the force of any foreign power" (as cited in Medhurst 1988, p. 56), stated by the President in a foreign policy address in 1945, "were as close as he would come to overt criticism of the Soviet regime" (Medhurst, 1988, p.56). "

Tags:Truman, rhetorical, rhetoric, speech, Cold, War, propaganda, administration

Abstract
This paper examines world foreign policy (with an emphasis on the United States)leading up to the Cold War. Different sources are used to determine whether the Cold War was a natural occurrence of the outcome of WWII. This paper includes MLA style footnotes but does not contain a works cited page.

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"As president, Roosevelt chose to keep many of his policy decisions to himself, and Vice President Harry S. Truman often did not know the choices made by the American political leader. FDR often manipulated those around him, perhaps including the American people, in order to lead the country on the path which he felt to be appropriate for it. The secret meeting held between the British and the US from 9-12 August 1941, which became known as the Atlantic Charter, illustrated FDR's decision to place America's economic needs before the democratic process. In the talks that took place over those four days, FDR attempted to convince British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to agree to a joint regulation that would end the imperial preference system and that the two countries would "'endeavor to further enjoyment by all peoples of access, without discrimination and on equal terms, to the markets and to the raw materials of the world.'" The benefit for Great Britain would be an unspecified type of US support for the Allied cause against the Axis powers. FDR needed to proceed very cautiously in this agreement, as it was unconstitutional for the president to declare war, and while he wished to aid the Allies, it was essential to find a way for the US to enter the war without having to fight two fronts, one in Europe and the other in the Pacific. Not even a full four months later, this dilemma was solved for the president when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941."

Tags:cold war, foreign policy, united states, communism, soviet union, monroe doctrine

Abstract
This paper presents a review of the article "The Cold War: What do we now know?" by Melvyn Leffler which focuses on the origins of the Cold War. The paper gives particular attention to the link between the relationship and interactions between national decision making and the international system as a whole. It also examines the period of detente between the U.S. and USSR.

From the Paper
"In his article entitled 'The Cold War What do We Now Know' Melvyn Leffler undertakes a review of the modern literature concerning the period of detente between the United States and the Soviet Union known as the Cold War. Leffler proposes that the sheer number of new treatises on the topic suggest that we have to think more deeply about the connections between power, culture and political economy as well as the linkages between beliefs, perceptions and behavior.(Leffler) The challenge forLeffler however is that none..."

Tags:history, cold war, U.S., USSR, soviet union, stalin

Abstract
This paper examines the function and salient features of U.S. Cold War rhetoric. According to the paper, this rhetoric consisted of repetitive warnings about the danger to the Free World posed by the threat of global communist expansion. The common lines of argument such as the need for containment, and stylistic patterns involving metaphors for the Soviet Union such as the Evil Empire and the Russian Bear are also considered. This rhetoric served the function of portraying the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Bloc as a struggle between good and evil.

From the Paper
"The salient features of U.S. Cold War rhetoric were repetitive warnings about the danger to the Free World posed by the threat of global communist expansion, common lines of argument such as the need for containment, and stylistic patterns involving metaphors for the Soviet Union such as the Evil Empire and the Russian Bear. This rhetoric served the function of portraying the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet..."

Tags:cold, war, rhetoric

Abstract
This paper discusses how the development of the Cold War era was part of larger trends in international relations. It reviews how an examination of primary texts from the era demonstrates, popular and political conception of the threat posed by the Soviet Union in the United States was significant. This fear of the so-called Red Menace was enough to propel a distrust of the Soviets at the end of World War II into a greater conflict of nuclear brinkmanship. The era of the Cold War in the United States was first articulated with the Truman Doctrine in 1947; however, subsequent events such as the Korean War and the launch of Sputnik I enhanced the perceived risk and cemented the U.S.'s resolve.

Tags:cold, war, truman

Abstract
The writer of this article points out that there is no single cause for the Cold War between the United States and Russia. The writer notes that in the roughly 45 years that this conflict took place, many reasons were given for both initiating and continuing with it. In the end, no clear winner emerged from this unfortunate era in history. This paper first gives a brief description defining the period of the Cold War, then examines its domestic and international causes.

From the Paper
"There is no single cause for the Cold War between the United States and Russia. In the roughly 45 years that this conflict took place, many reasons were given for both initiating and continuing with it. In the end, no clear winner emerged from this unfortunate era in history. This paper first gives a brief description defining the period of the Cold War, then examines its domestic and international causes."

Tags:cold, war, origins

Abstract
Stanley Kubrick uses satire to provide a very different view of the Cold War. This paper shows Kubrick's overall critique of the Cold War and how some events in the movie are related to the events of the time. Also uses examples from the movie and other authors.

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"The Cold War developed after World War II between the United States, with their allies, and the Soviet Union. It was a very tense time in American history marked by suspicion, distrust, paranoia, and most importantly misunderstanding. In Stanley Kubrick's film, "Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb", he takes shots at all of these different attitudes toward the Cold War. Kubrick's mind developed a very different view of this time in American history, one of sarcasm and ridiculous characters, but his film will go down as one of the first of its kind."

Tags:1960, american, cold, war

Abstract
This paper examines the effect of the Cold War on American society, particularly as it manifests in poetry and song. The paper discusses the Cold War's impact on American culture and TV shows and presents an analysis of the poem "How Krushchev Stole Khristmas," as well as other topical poems.

Tags:poetry, songs, Cold War, communism

Abstract
This paper explains that economic and political policy reforms implemented by Eastern European countries, specifically the reunification of Germany, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Soviet Union, finally brought about an end to the Cold War. The author contends that the developing countries are particularly at risk of falling back into an authoritarian regime due to the instability of processes of democratization. The paper relates that some experts suggest that the end of the Cold War created two super powers: the U.S.A. and the former Soviet Union.

From the Paper
"Economic and political policy reforms implemented by Eastern European countries, specifically the reunification of Germany; the fall of the Berlin Wall; and the collapse of the Soviet Union, finally brought an put an end to the Cold War. In a relatively short amount of time these events lead to a new beginning for the world economy. "The end of the Cold War marked the closure of a distinct era in geopolitics and international relations. It changed not only the relations between states and rival blocs of states, but the very boundaries and definitions of states and thus the component parts of the international system" (Cronin, 2001, p. 3)."

Tags:cold, war, policy

Abstract
This essay discusses the impact of the Cold War on Canadian society. . While the Canadian government was more liberal in dealing with internal security, it also tightened up on democratic rights to a certain extent.

Tags:cold, war, impact