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The Second World War & U.S. Strategic Goal

Posted on:2006-04-23Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:N YuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2155360182467463Subject:History of the world
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By the end of the U.S.-Spanish War in 1898, the great strength of the United States in economic field had soared to an unparalleled status among the international world. With the step of orientating itself, the United States was anxious aboutexpressing its "American Dream"------"Welshism", which aimed at seizing the leaderto take initiative after WWI. This was the first time for the U.S. government to indicate its own ambition about becoming a political power over the world stage. At the same time, owing to the fact that Germany had been defeated, Russia had been excluded from the international affairs, and Japan's impact had also been limited upon the Far-east and the Pacific areas, it was fortune for the United States to catch this unprecedented opportunity about the leading role. With the economic crisis of 1930's, Germany, Italy and Japan began to do their utmost to divide the current territories, so as to change the present conditions. Soon, Poland was attacked by the German Nazi, and the two original areas in Europe and Asia had formed from this on. Again, the United States was pushed to another challenging dilemma.Before the new war, Roosevelt had won the presidential campaign and became the owner of the White House. He began to adjust the domestic and foreign strategies, not only tried his best to isolate America from the European war, but also practiced thetraditional Dream------"Welshism". To some extent, Roosevelt created a marvel andwas deemed as the inheritor of Welsh in American history. During WWII, the U.S. government learned to how to confront with the capitalist crisis calmly, how to ensure its benefits and interests of the capitalist world, and how to make arrangements among those victorious nations. It was the Second World War that supplied the U.S. with the chance of exerting itself and making good preparations for the coming challenges. The fact that the U.S.'s taking part in the war greatly changed the strength of the Allied countries. Most important of all, the American Dream also became true under the war background. The political, economical, military and diplomatic goals of America had been completed after the war, as well.After all, as a chief delegate of American capitalists, Roosevelt's domestic and foreign strategies fixed eyes upon its current and future interests. So the war has dual impacts: one was progressive, and the other was the hidden danger of the future world's political patterns.
Keywords/Search Tags:Welshism, WWII, Roosevelt, U.S. Strategic Goal
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