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How can an ideology be defined?
A system of widely shared ideas and guiding norms
What does an ideology offer individuals according to the text?
A coherent picture of the world and ideal truths
What compelled people to seek private property and wealth according to the text?
Liberalism and capitalism
According to traditionalists, what was claimed to be the cause of the Cold War?
The expansion and domination of the former Soviet Union
What did the United States do after the war according to the text?
Demobilized its troops
What was confirmed about Soviet expansionism according to the text?
Soviet Union was slow to remove its troops from northern Iran
What event in 1948 gradually awakened the United States to the threat of communist expansionism and launched the Cold War?
Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea
According to the revisionists, what was a critical event that led to harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union?
Truman firing Henry Wallace
What did the subgroup of revisionists attribute as the reason for the U.S. becoming anti-Soviet?
The U.S. economy requiring expansionism
What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan according to the post-revisionists?
To expand the U.S. economy
What was a significant factor that contributed to the U.S. becoming anti-Soviet according to the revisionists?
James Forrestal becoming Truman’s secretary of defense
What did the revisionists claim was a significant result of Roosevelt’s death in April 1945?
A shift towards harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union
What was a key reason cited by the revisionists for U.S. economic hegemony not tolerating any country that might try to organize an autonomous economic area?
The nature of U.S. capitalism
Which event occurred in 1950 and gradually awakened the United States to communist expansionism?
Communist North Korea’s invasion of South Korea
According to the post-revisionists, what was the main reason behind providing aid through the Marshall Plan?
To expand the U.S. economy
Which event led to a shift towards harsher U.S. policy toward the Soviet Union, as claimed by the revisionists?
The firing of Henry Wallace
Explore the concept of ideology as a system of widely shared ideas and beliefs that offer individuals a coherent picture of the world, guiding norms, and values. Learn how ideologies help to organize human experience and serve as a compass for social and political action.
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