On The American Policy To Italy During The Period Of Post-war Era (1947-1952)

After the end of World Warâ…¡,the cooperation relationships between the United States and Soviet Union began to deteriorated, and the cold war was appeared. As the conflict front of the two Great Powers in Europe, Italy's strategic status played an important role little by little. American government attracted much attention from the postwar Italian situation worsening as well as the communist party strength. Therefore, the prior target of postwar American policy towards Italian was creating a pro-American democratic government. In order to achieve this goal, U.S. government formed NSC1 and NSC67 document series successively. Taking it as the instructions, the United States provided economic, political, military and other aid programs to Italian government who mainly constituted by the Catholicism Democratic Party. With American government's support, the Catholicism Democratic Party won in the April 1948 Italian election. Latter, Italy participated in the Marshall plan and joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as well as completed to exude the west camp finally. The process of Italy joined the western camp simultaneously enhanced the confronting of America and Soviet Union in Europe, and caused the cold war between America and Soviet to develop deeply.The article is under the guidance of historical materialism and based on American government's decipher file and the original document, regarding NSC1 and NSC67 document series of American National Security Council as the center, What's more, the article analyses detailed American foreign policy towards Italy, and tries to reappear comprehensively the change process of American foreign policy to Italy and the implementation result, exposes it essence, and briefly analyzes its main characteristic and the profound influence during the period of post-war years.The dissertation consists of three parts:1. Introduction the historical background of the American foreign policy to Italy in the period of post-war years. The paper aims to explore the origin of Italian question, as well as postwar US to Italian situation attention and to England and France Soviet's in this question policy appraisal.2. Analyze from 1947 to 1952, US to Italian policy formation and its development change. The elaboration revolves to contain the Italian communist party, the establishment and the consolidation must altogether pro-American Italian government, the American aid policy adjustment. Key analyzes the NSC1 document series, elaborated US intervened in 1948 under this instruction the Italian election and supports it to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization the situation. 3. Discuss the characteristic and profound influence of American policy towards Italy during postwar initial period.In a ward, the American policy to Italy was subordinated to its overall Europe strategy during postwar period. What's more, it had an important influence on the cold war development between America and Soviet Union, and it was a part of"containing communism spread"of America in the whole world. Regardless of America how to carry on the adjustment towards Italian policy, its basic starting point and final goal were established the whole world hegemony and maintained American national security interests.