One of the most difficult concepts to understand is the relationship between a countrys economic development and its international relations.  Bearing that in mind, in this essay, you will be asked to explain the development of the United States between the end of the World War II and the beginning of Americas large-scale involvement in the Vietnam War. 

 

In at least five to six pages, please explain how the Truman doctrine, which you have read, and the Marshall Plan, available on the web, both drew on Americas domestic and international development in the years before 1950 and served as a blueprint for Americas development in the 1950s and early 1960s.

In your essay, please be sure to discuss the following questions:

  1. How did the Marshall Plan demonstrate the change in the governments economic role since the 1920s?
  2. How did the Truman Doctrine represent a fundamental change in American foreign policy from the 1920s and 1930s?
  3. Considering the principles underlying the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine, what should the principles of U.S. foreign policy be?