George Kennan, at the time the Ambassador to the Soviet Union, wrote what is called his "Long Telegram." ... His conclusion was that "the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies. ... The central theme in much of traditionalist historiography was an ideological one: the United States, confronted by an implacably hostile foe for which no amount of Western conciliation would satisfy its global ambitions, came to the defense of freedom and democracy, saving the world from ...

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There could be no selling out; or else there would be outrage. ... Roosevelt's stance at the Yalta Conference can be explained by what he said to Francis Spellman, archbishop of Boston, in September of 1943, "There is no point to oppose the desires of Stalin, because he has the power to get them anyhow. ... He eased his conscience by telling others, and himself, that the population of eastern Poland "wants to become Russified."" ... Roosevelt passed away not long after the February agreement. ...

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Currently there are no international laws banning nuclear weapons, but there are restrictions on testing these weapons. ... They may have bad relations with some of the member states at the convention, this raises a problem, there is no possible way to make states comply with terms that in fact other countries have set down, it seems that for arms control to create stability each country has to take the guidelines and restrictions that arms control carries it cannot be forced or compromised. ... For instance, adhering would ease international pressures spearheaded by the United States, Great B...

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It ended a long civil war against the remnants of the old Czarist military system and established institutions in government. ... During this period the public was given a say in the government, albeit an extremely minor one, and the judicial system eased it's aggressiveness allowing a defendant a better chance of defending themselves. ... This called for major long term change of the political system. ...

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Here, there was none of "the sharp structural clarity of Europe," no drawing of a line, no Iron Curtain; rather, there existed a more complex web of international relations, because of the physical presence of three great powers: the Soviet Union, China and Japan. ... As Mandlebaum states: "For no country more than the Soviet Union did the underlying structure of Asian international politics revolve about a complex interconnected set of triangular relationships. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate