In the aftermath of World War 2, the wartime alliances that had existed during the war had changed. Instead of power being centered in Europe, it shifted to nations on its periphery. The United States and the Soviet Union emerged as the two superpowers instead of France Germany, and England. With the Soviet Union and the United States having power during the war, only the Soviet Union lay in ruins after the war had ended. The United States had a booming economy, as well as a massive military establishment. After the war ended, Western Europe was on its way to recovery thanks in part to the Marshall Plan. The Soviets pressures on Greece and Turkey had abated. The Joint Chiefs of Staff had committed themselves to a policy of nuclear deterrence. Another thing that changed after the war was that when minorities went back to the labor practice, they were brought back into the saying; “last hired, first fired.” Woman who during the war sought out their independence by working where told to instead of working to give undemanding affection to returning GIs. Some of the policies and practices that influenced international relations in the late 1940’s to the mid-1950’s where that in 1949, Alger Hiss was charged with passing secrets to the Soviet Union. While the evidence was inconclusive, Hiss was still convicted of lying about his association with Chambers. In 1950, Korea was the last place Americans imagined they would fight a war with, but it happened. Truman didn’t declare war with Korea, but called it a “police action” instead. Also in 1950, while discussing American policies in Asia, Secretary of State Acheson didn’t even mention Korea. International relations with China were scarce. China’s premier, Zhou Enlai cautioned that his country would not tolerate an American presence on its borders. In 1952, Truman did not run for reelection, Eisenhower ran instead. Once