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Postwar Politics and the Cold War

The late summer of 1945 marked the height of American power. The country...

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National Security Act of 1947

President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947. The act reorganized foreign policy authority and the Armed Forces, merging the War and Navy departments to create a unified Department of Defense. It also created the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council.