In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt formally recognized the Soviet Union. During the Cold War of the 1950s and 1960s, military threats between the United States and the Soviet Union escalated, but the United States did not withdraw its recognition of that country. Why would a President want to continue recognizing a country when it has expressed hostility towards the United States?

How did kennan’s long telegram shape the united states interaction with communism throughout the world? a. the united states sought to restrict the expansion of communism and soviet influence. b. the united states conquered communism by economically oppressing third-world nations. c. the united states created the european union to maintain control of its post-wwii influence. d. the united states sought to extend its influence by militarily forcing democracy on the world.