POL 373 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Nato, European Economic Community, Central Intelligence Agency
22 Dec 2017
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Moscow forced eastern europe to reject the marshall plan. Republicans didn"t want trade with the ussr because they thought the war was imminent. Congress and truman agreed a strategic embargo would be better than economic warfare. Had to coordinate with european allies to make it work. Cocom was the organization that helped coordinate export controls. Truman"s wise men helped create strategies for the west that won the cold war. The united states position in asia was far weaker in asia than europe because asian states were former colonies and anti-west. The united states officials with european help believed open markets would lead to global prosperity. The general agreement on tariffs and trade round s led to the creation of the world trade. Combined army and navy departments into the department of defense. Established the national security council to advice the president.
