| − | '''Dean Acheson''' (1893-1971) was an American statesman who dominated foreign policy making in the 1940sand early 1950s. A specialist in international law, he held top positions in the Treasury Department in 1933. For most of 1941-53 he was a senior official in the State Department, and more responsible than anyone else—even more than his boss President [[Harry S. Truman]]—for many major policy decisions. | + | '''Dean Acheson''' (1893-1971) was an American statesman who dominated foreign policy making in the 1940s and early 1950s. A specialist in international law, he held top positions in the Treasury Department in 1933. For most of 1941-53 he was a senior official in the State Department, and more responsible than anyone else—even more than his boss President [[Harry S. Truman]]—for many major policy decisions. |
| | Acheson was primarily responsibly for shaping American foreign policy during the [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] administration in the early [[Cold War]] years, 1945-1952, including the implementation of the containment strategy. He helped design and implement many important institutions, including [[Lend Lease]], the [[Truman Doctrine]], the [[Marshall Plan]], the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], the [[International Monetary Fund]], and the [[World Bank]], together with the early organizations that later became the [[European Union]] and the [[World Trade Organization]]. His most famous decision was convincing Truman in June 1950 to intervene in the [[Korean War]]. Historians have argued, "Dean Acheson was more than 'present at the creation' of the [[Cold War]]; he was a primary architect."<ref>Randall Bennett Woods, "The Good Shepherd," ''Reviews in American History,'' Volume 35, Number 2, June 2007, pp. 284-288</ref> | | Acheson was primarily responsibly for shaping American foreign policy during the [[Harry S. Truman|Truman]] administration in the early [[Cold War]] years, 1945-1952, including the implementation of the containment strategy. He helped design and implement many important institutions, including [[Lend Lease]], the [[Truman Doctrine]], the [[Marshall Plan]], the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]], the [[International Monetary Fund]], and the [[World Bank]], together with the early organizations that later became the [[European Union]] and the [[World Trade Organization]]. His most famous decision was convincing Truman in June 1950 to intervene in the [[Korean War]]. Historians have argued, "Dean Acheson was more than 'present at the creation' of the [[Cold War]]; he was a primary architect."<ref>Randall Bennett Woods, "The Good Shepherd," ''Reviews in American History,'' Volume 35, Number 2, June 2007, pp. 284-288</ref> |