Once World War II, the United States had successfully happened to be the for the most part authoritative and important country in the world in cooperation militarily and politically. Throughout America’s increase to control, however, among America and the Soviet Union, consequential in a violent competition. The Cold War, which by no means concerned direct military confrontations between the two nations, involved of the fight back to include the spread of communism, extreme anti-communist attitudes in America, and a comeback of the civil rights matter. During the war against Germany, America tended to ignore the military needs of the Soviet Union. Roosevelt hesitated to release a second front against the Nazis and this uncertainty saved many American lives at the expense of even more Russian lives. In totaling to other strategic differences, the two nations ended up racing each other to “liberate” as much of Western Europe as potential; Soviet Russia eager to expand communism and the United States loyal to preventing a potential enemy from gaining a footing in international affairs. The Cold War really began as soon as America gained intelligence that the Soviet Union had detonated an h-bomb. Shortly, the National Security Council issued a statement advocating the construction of an American h-bomb as well as a raise in taxes to sponsor a massive defense budget. To prevent Soviet growth, President Truman adopted a doctrine of control—that is, if Communism threatened the governments of allied nations, the United States had the authority to interfere with military action. Also, America maintained economic dominance by establishing the Marshal Plan, which meant that the United States would give economic aid to European countries so that they could buy American products. Although the Soviet Union forbade its satellite states from participating in this understanding, the Marshal Plan was doing well in putting America in the middle of international economics.
