b. The globalization of the Cold War under Eisenhower
This page focuses on the impact of the Cold War and how it transformed the Americas into a focus of global Cold War rivalry. Harry S. Truman adopted a policy of containment that aimed to prevent the spread of communism beyond its existing borders. This strategy influenced not only foreign policy but also domestic policies as fear of communist infiltration led to the rise of McCarthyism - period of suspicion and...