How Did The Soviet Union Contain Communism

The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1990s. The US and the Soviet Union are in a state of political tension without direct military conflict. The US aims to contain the spread of communism. The United States feared specifically a domino effect, that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next, destabilizing one nation which would, in turn, destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to takeover the region. The Soviet Union sought to expand its influence. After a history of enemy invasions, the Soviet leader Josef Stalin wanted to expand its territory and build a buffer between the Soviet Union and Europe. The US and the Soviet Union had significant differences in their economies, governments, and freedoms. The US had a capitalist economy, a democratic government, and more individual freedoms, while the Soviet Union had a command economy, a communist government, and limited freedoms. The Truman Doctrine was a policy to support countries resisting
There was a shift in foreign policy under Eisenhower towards more covert operations and alliances. During the 1950s, there was a Red Scare with fears of communism leading to intense anti-communist sentiment in the US. Joseph McCarthy, a US Senator, led a campaign accusing people of being communists without substantial evidence, known as McCarthyism. McCarthyism had a powerful effect on American life in the 1950s due to the fear and paranoia it generated, leading to investigations, blacklists, and ruined reputations. McCarthy's claims that hundreds of communists had infiltrated the state department and other federal institutions drove him to national prominence in 1950. These charges struck a particularly responsive note at a time of deepening national anxiety about the spread of world