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Please answer any two of the following essay questions attached. Make sure to completely answer, explain and discuss every part of the question. Should be at least 3-4 pages double-spaced MLA, thank you.
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Question 1
The Truman doctrine was an American policy that was formulated by President Harry S.
Truman in 1947. The doctrine was formed to counter all the movements and missions of the
Soviet Union to expand its territories during the cold war era. With the Truman doctrine, it aimed
to finance and supply political, economic and military support to those countries that felt that
they had both internal and external threat from the Soviet Union (Gaddis 396). In my own
opinion, I feel that the doctrine was not consistent and it did not provide support to democracy
and facilitating the world in becoming a better place. Democracy provides for people or nations
having the ability and freedom to choose what they want or who they want to follow. The
doctrine denied many nations to follow the Soviets, and the Americans wanted to control other
nations themselves which is not democracy.
Bush and Clinton's doctrines were introduced to add more power and on the other hand
change some of the policies under the Truman doctrine. To begin with the Bush doctrine, it
formed allies with other world bodies like the United Nations to diffuse any threats that
threatened peace. However, with the doctrine, the United States would not fear acting alone on
peacekeeping missions if the ...