HIST-3980 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Collective Security
Military 2
What were two developments in American “grand strategy” or national military policy that were
fundamentally new in the 3-6 years after World War II?
1. New strategy of deterrence
- Us always used oceans as deterrence
- Atomic bombs delivered by long range aircraft so ocean wasn’t barrier anymore
2. Collective security
- Nato first time military alliance
- Go to war to defend other countries
- Truman used containment for policy of us
What were six key provisions or results of the National Security Act of 1947?
1. Created national security council advised president national security policy
2. Department of defense
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