Can a Democracy Be an Empire?
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2023-04
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Keyhole Press, The University of Tampa
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to analyze how the
United States acted as an empire during the first half of
the Cold War by influencing the political, social, and economic
policies of countries under its sphere of influence.
This was accomplished through an analysis of secondary
sources discussing American influence in Europe, Asia,
and Latin America. In addition, an analysis of primary
sources was done to look at the legacy of the American
Empire in other countries. The paper finds that the
United States did act as an empire as its influence was
far-reaching enough to change many countries’ policies
to suit the United States during the first half of the Cold
War. In addition, the paper finds that the reason the United
States did this was to increase the quality of life for
its citizens and stop the expansion of communism. This paper was produced in Dr. Lauro’s AWR 201 course.
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Recommended citation: Zodkoy, M. “Can a Democracy Be an Empire?” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, vol. 4, 2023, pp. 127-143.https://doi.org/10.48497/X8GN-M520.
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United States, Empire, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, East Asia, Soviet Union
Citation
Zodkoy, M. “Can a Democracy Be an Empire?” Q: Journal of Undergraduate Research & Inquiry, vol. 4, 2023, pp.127-143. https://doi.org/10.48497/X8GN-M520.