In answering the question "In what ways was the concept of American Exceptionalism evident in the Cold War during the years 1947-1961?" I intend to start by looking at the root of the idea and how its history manages to evoke passionate responses of American Nationalism in the transition period between the end of World War One and the Cold War. ... In order to understand exceptionalism in the Cold War, it is important to understand that it is rooted in the values that were established from the foundation of America. So when the USSR's spread of communism threatened these values,...

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The Korean War 1950-1953 was the first proxy conflict of the Cold War costing 5 million lives, 54,000 of which were American soldiers, yet it has often been described as America's, "forgotten war." Thus, eluding to the idea that it was not as significant to world affairs or security as other conflicts during the Cold War such as in Vietnam. ... " This essay shall evaluate how significant the American government perceived the Korean War to be to global security by analysing key documents from the early war period such as daily summaries in addition to key speeches and NSC 68 and 48/2...

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The war traced its origins to before the Cold War and even before World War II. ... Eisenhower's advisors after calculating the forces necessary to win the war were perceptive enough to convince him to keep the U.S. out of the Indochina war. ... A war of guerillas and insurgents, a war fought in ambushes not traditional combat. ... The Vietnam War was not a very popular war with the American people and due to the prolonged United States involvement the number of people against it grew. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and d...

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To follow from that, what happened fifty- six years ago - the end of World War II. ... At the end of the Second World War, whole countries were left in disarray and destruction. ... Yet another irony both super powers did not want another war to start but they were plunging themselves into another war the Cold War. ... A more direct method of gaining allies was the Truman Doctrine of 1946 which was used to justify support for any nation that the United States government believed was threatened by Communism during the Cold War period.2 It was the beginning of American policy for the cold war. ....

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This was probably due to the Cold War which created a general paranoia of anything not American, as well as the infamous Roswell spacecraft crash in 1947, which heightened an already large fascination with UFOs. ... These included such classics as "The Day The Earth Stood Still", "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers", "It Came From Outer Space", "The War Of The Worlds" as well as many more. ... However, such subject matter was undoubtedly heavily influenced by Cold War politics. The war of words between America and Russia contributed to suspicion and paranoia of anything "un-American". ... The pros...

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Baring in mind that the war occurred at the height of the cold war and the propaganda was quite strong; there was an overall distrust of communism and the East. ... This war became known as the T.V war. ... This turned the cold war into a three-way distrust from a two way one. All the countries had good reasons to want a warming of the cold war: America wanted to separate the USSR and China, as together they were too much of a threat to America. ... This was not to mean the cold war was over, the nuclear arms race with the USSR continued, but it did mean that the Vietnam War was drawing to an ...

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"The Manchurian Candidate" In the 1960's the Cold war paranoia of communism affected the lives of everyday people. ... The Cold war era was a time of fear and the first time the Americans felt threatened by a country that matched our abilities and power. ... This film accurately displays cold war paranoia. ...

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The Vietnam War was also another event that shaped the way Americans viewed war and how they viewed the rest of the world. ... During the cold war the Cuban missile crisis was one of the most important events happening in the news at that time. ... America was fighting a war over in Vietnam during the 70's against communism. ... Many anti-war demonstrations were being held everywhere in the United States. ... From the Vietnam War being the first televised war, to the United States spy plane being *censored* down over China, the media is a big influence on how we view the world. ...

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During the cold war era (1961-1970) the United States pumped billions of dollars into its NASA program with the sole goal of landing on the moon. ... At the time, a push for a nonmilitary goal such as a moon landing would temporarily hold off the growth of a cold war. ... The Americans were first.The landing on the moon by America only fueled the cold war. ... With America's landing on the moon, and the nuclear age at its peak, the cold war had only begun. ... Although the initial affect of the moon landing in respect to military and political tension indeed seemed good, ultimately t...

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WAR ON IRAQ Out line: The fall of Soviet Union_____No deterrence. ... War on Afghanistan________War against Terrorism. ... Since its victory in the Cold War over Soviet Union, America has flagrantly been declaring to introduce and impose its so-called New World Order. ... So under the garb of "War against Terrorism- she launched a diabolic campaign to wipe out the Muslim countries and their regimes, which do not conform to her ugly plans. ... The war would have been stopped if U.N.O. realized its responsibilities rather earnestly. ...

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The 1950s are characterized as a decade marked by the Cold War and social conformity. ... Returning war veterans were encouraged to marry. Society now advocated women to leave their war time factory jobs for domesticity. ... With the Cold War and atomic age in full force, the family provided stability in unstable world. ... The nuclear family calmed fears regarding the Cold War while simultaneously fought against Communism and the Russian threat. ...

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Almost instantly after the end of World War Two, the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union began to tear away at the thin bond formed by the two counties" alliance in the war. ... The anti-Communist hysteria that was taking control of the U.S. came as a result of many different factors following the end of World War Two. ... Also Miller refers to the cold war era as one of "ideological warfare." By this statement, Miller means that while there was no actual war occurring, the ideas of communism and socialism were enough to breed paranoia throughout the United States. ... Sinc...

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The movie also failed to illustrate the hippies that fought in the war. ... The movie also failed to explain how the war began? How the Americans become involved in Indochina war? ... Their attitudes towards the war, was very cold and harsh. ... I felt that the movie, Platoon, was pro - American and not pro - war. ...

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This was the first time people were actually concerned about communism spreading which lasted until 1991, the end of the cold war. ... Mostly, the Cold War was famous for nuclear weapons. ... This was not only a great embarrassment for the U.S, it also increased the fear of communism, as well as worsening the relationship between East and West during the cold war. ... This fear of nuclear war became constant in American life for the next 30 years. During the Cold War many events happened that impacted America negatively. ...

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During this time America had just begun her recovery from the Second World War and USSR became its mayor enemy during the cold war. ... They had just gone to war, the cold war was going on, and the communist were looked down on society. ...

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The league was based on a new concept: collective security against the "criminal" threat of war. ... In 1918, as one of his Fourteen Points summarizing Allied aims in World War I, United States president Woodrow Wilson presented a plan for a general association of nations. ... The covenant was formulated as part of the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, in 1919. ... Cold War: The cold war is the post-1945 struggle between the United States and its allies and the group of nations led by the Soviet Union. ... The two countries fought against Germany during World War II, but this a...

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After the Cold War, the US failed to adapt any new kind of terrorism. During the Cold War, the threat was from great nations but after it had narrowed down to weak nations, individuals and non-state groups. ... Resources allocated for defence and intelligence budgets were in fact reduced over time instead of being increased (Winkler, 2005).It was observed that American administrators did not adapt new and modern security changes after the Cold War; resources were not allocated accordingly to counter terror attacks. ... This article was specially formulated to deal with cases that did not appl...

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She attacked and finally won; world war (ii). ... Roosevelt, America did not want to participate in the war. ... This marked the end of the war in Europe. ... The war claimed more than 300000 lives. ... Having proved their military capability, the US ushered in the cold war with the Soviet Union. ...

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With this, and several other events, the Cold War had begun. ... These are particularly important in light of recent events in the Global War on Terrorism. ... Nuclear capabilities clearly saved our nation during the Cold War and through the early 1990s; however, in today's changing world is the capability necessary? ...

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Polk and his cabinet prepared a declaration of war. ... The war lasted almost 2 years. ... They argued that slavery had brought on the war and that its survival would cause another war. ... The Civil War was by far the deadliest war in American history. ... In December of 1991, two years after President Reagan left office, the Cold War ended when the Soviet Union was dissolved. ...

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Tariffs and states right to nullify acts of congress, nearly brought the country to a secession and the possibility of a civil war. These tariffs were detested by many southerners felt that they were being "left out in the cold." ... Although Jackson never went to war with South Carolina he did wage a war with the Bank of the United States. ...

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Life in America after World War II was immersed in social and political turmoil. The country was in the middle of the Cold War with the Soviet Union, and many people were left with a false sense of security. ... African-Americans were in search for equality, the Cold War, and the country was on the brink of falling into a war in Vietnam. ... Songs like "Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall- - written about the Cuban Missile Crisis - and "Masters of War- - condemning political leader's pugnacious tactics - brought to the forefront the political and social issues occurring (Szatmary). ... Coupled ...

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In fact, FDR himself called them "concentration camps" (Weglyn) The residents (all US citizens) were forced to stay there until the end of the war. ... Shortly after the end of World War Two came the cold war, and with it, came McCarthyism. ... All came about when there was widespread concern and hysteria over the security of America (Pearl Harbor, Post-War Europe and 9/11), and the bypassing of constitutional rights (Japanese-American camps, bugging of any US citizen's phone) for the good of "national security". ...

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Our country was at war, but still our leaders were at the games, throwing out the first pitch and sitting in the front row, with the backing and support of the fifty thousand fans that were in attendance each game. ... Before the September 11 attacks we, the United States was involved in a cold war with the U.S.S.R. ... However, I do know that it was a very stressful time, the economy in our country was down and the threat of a nuclear war was possible. ...

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At the time of "Howl", Ginsberg finds himself in a society concerned with possessions, conformity and establishing itself as a world super power in the destruction of other nations, by entering world wars involuntarily, and ending as the victor. ... He confronts many of the problems hidden behind the flag of a post-war America, starting on his own doorstep. ... Additionally, the Cold War gave America an excuse to eradicate communism, and its followers. ... War is a fixation, which Ginsberg believes to be fundamentally and intrinsically wrong, as it maims and mutilates love, as much as the peop...

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