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This discussion addresses the following outcomes:Explain the ideological and political origins of the Cold War, and the emergence of the containment policy (CO#3)Examine and explain Americans reactions to perceived internal and external communist threats during the early Cold War (CO#1, CO#3)The world looked very different at the end of World War Two than before it. While the former European empires focused on rebuilding from the destruction of the war, a new economic and military powerhouse, the United States, reigned supreme. But the US faced a challenge to its global superpower status from the Soviet Union. For the United States, the spread of communism in Eastern Europe and across the world was antithetical to its democratic values. But the Cold War did not simply take place in foreign affairs, anxieties and fears about communism permeated domestic politics as well.Before you beginning this discussion, be sure to read the Module Notes, Chapter 25: The Cold War (Links to an external site.) in The American Yawp.In addition, read the primary source documents Truman Doctrine, NSC-68, and On Communism. Then view this short excerpt from broadcast journalist Edward Murrow's live speech on Joseph McCarthy (Links to an external site.) on CBS's See It Now in 1954, and Duck and Cover (Links to an external site.), a film clip shown throughout the nation to schoolchildren in the 1950s.Using the primary and secondary source materials above as evidence, consider the following in a post of at least 250 words:How did the early Cold War affect everyday Americans fears for their own safety and their perceptions of their countrys place in the world? Do you think the US response to the Soviet Union through foreign policy and the hunt for internal communist subversives were based upon real threats, or the products of unnecessary anxieties and paranoia? Why? Your initial post is due by Thursday at 11:59 PM. Your responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 PM.Consult the Discussion Posting Guide for information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click on "Reply." Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click "Post Reply." This is a post first discussion forum. You must submit your initial post before you can view other students posts.To respond to a peer, click Reply beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.

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