Purpose
The purpose of this website is to
- Understand the importance of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, which established the pattern for America's postwar policy of supplying economic and military aid to prevent the spread of Communism and the resulting economic and political competition in arenas such as Southeast Asia, Cuba and Africa.
- Analyze the reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union, Including the weaknesses of the command economy, burdens of military commitments, and growing resistance to the Soviet rule by dissidents in satellite states and non-Russian Soviet Republics