7.14 Heimler Postwar Diplomacy and U.S. Involvement in WWII

Group 1

• The U.S. suffered minimal domestic destruction compared to other nations.
• The U.S. had the largest army in the world.
• The U.S. was the only country with nuclear weapons.
• The U.S. had the most advanced technology in all sectors.

• The Marshall Plan
• The Truman Doctrine
• The Lend-Lease Program
• The Yalta Agreement

• To prevent future wars and maintain international peace.
• To promote global economic development.
• To expand democratic governments worldwide.
• To establish a global currency.

• The United States did not join, and it lacked enforcement power.
• It was too focused on economic issues.
• It was dissolved before World War II began.
• It was only supported by European countries.

• To discuss the postwar reorganization of Europe.
• To plan the invasion of Normandy.
• To negotiate peace with Japan.
• To establish the United Nations.

• By implementing the Marshall Plan to aid in European reconstruction.
• By establishing military bases in Eastern Europe.
• By forming the Warsaw Pact.
• By signing a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union.

• The U.S. became a leader in establishing international peacekeeping organizations.
• The U.S. withdrew from international politics.
• The U.S. economy collapsed due to war expenses.
• The U.S. adopted a policy of isolationism.

• It had peacekeeping forces provided by member nations.
• It was based in the United States.
• It focused solely on economic issues.
• It was a military alliance.

• World War II
• The Great Depression
• The Korean War
• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Providing economic aid through the Marshall Plan.
• Threatening military intervention.
• Imposing trade embargoes on communist countries.
• Signing mutual defense treaties with all European nations.

Group 2

Source 2.1