UCSD The Reasons for The United States Sphere of Influence in Western Europe Essay

Please answer the following questions using appropriate materials from the course readings and lectures. Address the questions fully and completely. Your essay should be up to four pages, double-spaced, with normal font (12-point) and margins (approximately 1300 words in total). Although we are not specifically grading according to these criteria, the clarity of your reasoning, grammar, spelling, and general style will matter. Please use this “take-home” assignment as an opportunity to craft a compelling essay

Prompt:

Why did the United States develop a sphere-of-influence in Western Europe (and Japan) after 1945 – and why was such an approach possible after World War II but not after World War I? Why and how did this sphere-of-influence develop into a Liberal International Order? Lastly, how did the postwar order-building efforts by both the U.S. and Soviet Union lead to the Cold War? Be sure to apply the theoretical framework studied in class.

The answer should be based on the following readings:

Walter LaFeber, The American Age: U.S. Foreign Policy at Home and Abroad, 1750 to the Present (Second Edition). New York: W. W. Norton, 1994.

David A. Lake, The Statebuilder’s Dilemma: On the Limits of Foreign Intervention (Links to an external site.). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2016. Available electronically through UCSD Library.

I attached pictures of the theoretical framework studied in the class.