1. Lecture 10 Post-WWII American Foreign Policy

2. Cold War
By the end of WWII, the US and the Soviet Union fell apart and the Cold War began.
US vs. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Democracy vs. Communism
Capitalism vs. Socialism
NATO vs. the Warsaw Pact

3. The Arms Race Atomic Bomb Hydrogen Bomb Sputnik Nuclear Weapon
Star Wars Project

4. The Containment Policy
The US put into effect the containment policy in the late 1940s. By containment, the US meant that it would use whatever means, including military force, to prevent the Soviet Union from breaking out of its sphere of influence. In order to contain communism, the US fought two was in Asia: the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

5. Engagement and Expansion
In 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
In 1991, the Soviet Union disintegrated.
US won in the Desert Storm in Iraq.

6. Engagement and Expansion
The 3 pillars of American foreign policy of Clinton Administration:
National security
Economic prosperity
Promotion of democracy

7. Unilateralism and Faith in Military Strength
Pursued by George W. Bush in 2001
Any international agreement not in line with American national interests will be discarded.