|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
||||
|
The United States: The United States of America (USA) emerged one of the world's two principle
superpowers following World War Two. America succeeded Britain as
the center of global wealth and manufacturing, and established a military
In East & West, the United States must bring its formidable resources to bear across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans via air and sea power. The USA needs to find a foothold on Asian soil to bolster desperate British and Western European defenses. |
 The image at the right shows the Soviet press release
photograph of their first atomic bomb (1949). Americans, including
President Harry S. Truman (shown above at his desk) were horrified that
an unpredictable, aggressive enemy could have so potent a weapon. This
fear sparked the "arms race" of the latter 20th century, leading to the
development of more powerful bombs and missiles to deliver them. |
| Main Page -- East & West Information -- FAQ -- Links -- E-Mail the Imp |
presence in many nations
around the world.