{"id":17746,"date":"2023-04-28T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-role-of-america-and-the-domestic-effects-of-the-us-participation-in-the-cold-war\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T18:30:00","slug":"the-role-of-america-and-the-domestic-effects-of-the-us-participation-in-the-cold-war","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-role-of-america-and-the-domestic-effects-of-the-us-participation-in-the-cold-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The role of America and the domestic effects of the US participation in the Cold War"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"margin: 1em 0px 0px; font-size: 19px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Paper must be 10-12 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, standard 1&#8243; margins<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Proofread for typos and other careless errors<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Have accurate footnotes and bibliography (using Chicago\/Turabian style)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">5 Primary Sources and 5 Secondary Sources (minimum)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Have clear organization<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Have a thesis! 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Late papers will not be accepted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\">Here is what I have drawn up for my research proposal and my sources thus far; it would be awesome for you to be able to use it, but if not, at least I gave you some start of a starting point:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">After thorough consideration of the topic of my research paper this semester over a period of 20th century American history, I have settled upon researching the role of America and the domestic effects of the US participation in the Cold War.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">During the Cold War, the United States adopted the containment doctrine towards the Soviet Union, which was implemented in an attempt to prohibit the spread of communism, while simultaneously promoting democracy and capitalism around the world. This policy led to the U.S. significantly increasing their military spending and the eventual establishment of military alliances, such as NATO, which have become pillars for foreign involvement for the last several decades. The United States also used this policy of containment as a reason to engage in numerous proxy wars and interventions around the world, such as the wars and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam in the 1950s and 60s, and towards the end of the Cold War, Afghanistan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The domestic effects of the U.S. participation in the Cold War were also extremely profound. The country experienced a significant shift in its political, economic, and cultural landscape. The federal government became more involved in American life, something that was widely frowned upon in American politics since the founding of the country, with increased spending on defense and intelligence agencies. The fear of communism and Soviet infiltration into the country led to a political climate of political repression, which was exemplified by both the Red Scare of the 1920s in the midst of the Bolshevik Revolution in the Soviet Union, and the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 50s, which was eventually regarded to as McCarthyism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In terms of the economy, the Cold War contributed to the growth of the military-industrial complex, which became a significant pillar of the U.S. economy dating all the way to the present day. The government&#8217;s increased investment in defense spending, scientific research, and technology directly contributed to the development of new industries, such as the aerospace and computing industries, both being fields that have become especially prevalent in today\u2019s society.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Cold War also had a significant impact on the American way of life and culture. The looming threat of nuclear war and the propagated fear of communist infiltration influenced the likes of popular culture through several films, television shows, and literature which often depicted a dystopian future dominated by a government that controlled all aspects of the civilian way of life. The Cold War also had a monumental impact on the civil rights movement, as African Americans and other minority groups sought to utilize this time of division and conflict in order to challenge the country&#8217;s internal contradictions and moral authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Through a collection of primary and secondary sources, I anticipate being able to examine both the short-term and long-term domestic effects of the United States\u2019 involvement in the Cold War, and how these effects continue to shape the way that the United States functions as a country in the modern day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Primary Sources&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Truman Doctrine &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/truman-doctrine<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The National Security Act of 1947 &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/ic-legal-reference-book\/national-security-act-of-1947#:~:text=An%20Act%20To%20promote%20the,Establishment%20with%20other%20departments%20and<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Senator Joseph McCarthy\u2019s Speech on Communists in Government Service &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/about\/powers-procedures\/investigations\/mccarthy-hearings\/communists-in-government-service.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">President Eisenhower\u2019s Farewell Address &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Martin Luther King Jr.\u2019s \u201cBeyond Vietnam\u201d Speech &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/shec.ashp.cuny.edu\/items\/show\/1261#:~:text=On%20April%204%2C%201967%2C%20Martin,democratic%2C%20impractical%2C%20and%20unjust<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 700; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Secondary Sources<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Cold War Orthodoxy Restated &#8211;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2701705<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Security against Democracy: The Legacy of the Cold War at Home &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/41508909<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Cold War and American Science: The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex at MIT and Stanford &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/3447783<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; padding: 0pt 0pt 0pt 36pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The Tragedy of Cold War History &#8211; <\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/24912257<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; line-height: 2.4; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; 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