During the Cold War, the communism of the Soviet Union posed as a major threat to presidents Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy, who were the ones responsible for maintaining the United States’ system of capitalism throughout the world and preventing communist governments. However, during each of their presidencies, each of them approached foreign policy during the Cold War with differences and similarities. All three of these presidents, however, followed the guidelines of the containment policy, but each of them made changes in order to fulfill the present needs, which sometimes had consequences.
President Truman was the first president to encounter the threats of communism from the Soviet Union and enforce the foreign policy of containment. Containment was first enforced when president Truman realized that in order to …show more content…
As a way to stop the spread of communism, Truman implemented the containment policy which would be used to limit and stop the progress of communism through containing it within its borders. Truman’s version of the containment policy would have the components of increasing the supply of atomic weapons to pose as a potential threat to the Soviet Union, improving and strengthening the U.S. military and establishing alliances, providing aid to countries resisting communist power, and using espionage and propaganda to give the United States an advantage in stopping communist power. Some events that show Truman’s efforts in enforcing his version of containment include the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan. The Truman Doctrine was a speech given by president Truman that expressed his concern for Turkey and Greece’s potential of their government being taken over by communism due to their weak economy, and eventually giving more global power to the Soviet Union. To prevent this situation from happening, Truman proposed that the United States should “...send the two countries military and economic missions, along with $400 million
President Truman was the first president to encounter the threats of communism from the Soviet Union and enforce the foreign policy of containment. Containment was first enforced when president Truman realized that in order to …show more content…
As a way to stop the spread of communism, Truman implemented the containment policy which would be used to limit and stop the progress of communism through containing it within its borders. Truman’s version of the containment policy would have the components of increasing the supply of atomic weapons to pose as a potential threat to the Soviet Union, improving and strengthening the U.S. military and establishing alliances, providing aid to countries resisting communist power, and using espionage and propaganda to give the United States an advantage in stopping communist power. Some events that show Truman’s efforts in enforcing his version of containment include the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan. The Truman Doctrine was a speech given by president Truman that expressed his concern for Turkey and Greece’s potential of their government being taken over by communism due to their weak economy, and eventually giving more global power to the Soviet Union. To prevent this situation from happening, Truman proposed that the United States should “...send the two countries military and economic missions, along with $400 million