Relations Between the US and Italy Between 1952-1954
"The Communist Problem"

The "cold war" loss of Italy to Communist control would result in profound political, psychological and military damage to the free world (p.1567)
Draft Statement of Policy by The Planning Board
of The National Security Council

After the end of World War II the United States embarked on years of an uneasy alliance with Italy. The recovering Italian Fascist government was highly unstable and looked as though it could fall into Communist hands at any moment. The United States through mostly financial means chose to support the Christian Democratic Party in hopes of squelching public support for the fairly popular Communist factions within the country. I believe that the United States government's involvement in Italy was a result of US fears that a Communist government could succeed in Italy and the US's refusal to allow that happen. "The rancor and irritation against the US expressed by many......

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Title: Coldwar Essay
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