The Containment In The Cold War Between 1945-1975
The time period between the years 1945 and 1975 were filled with panic and concern as the Cold War was coming commencing. In a desperate attempt to halt the spread of communism, the United States administered a containment policy to rebel against communism in the Soviet Union. During 1945, Americans had a great fear of communism and caused distress and concern to many people. Soon enough, other countries such as Europe and Asia became involved in the discontinuation of communism and fight with the United States to keep communism under control. With the containment policy put into place by the United States, communism was effectively obsolete during the Cold War from the years of 1945 to 1975. The one major goal throughout the Cold War
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NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and it was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered outside of the Western Hemisphere. One section of the treaty says, “The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually, and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area” (Document D). This particular excerpt from the treaty sums up that idea that if any nation signed under NATO is threatened by another nation with armed force, then it will be taken as a threat to all nations under NATO. The following section of the treaty states, “Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security” (Document D). This treaty was an effective way to keep communism to a minimum and it protected countless countries from possible communistic
NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and it was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered outside of the Western Hemisphere. One section of the treaty says, “The Parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all, and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually, and in concert with the other Parties, such action as it deems necessary, including the use of armed force, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area” (Document D). This particular excerpt from the treaty sums up that idea that if any nation signed under NATO is threatened by another nation with armed force, then it will be taken as a threat to all nations under NATO. The following section of the treaty states, “Any such armed attack and all measures taken as a result thereof shall immediately be reported to the Security Council. Such measures shall be terminated when the Security Council has taken the measures necessary to restore and maintain international peace and security” (Document D). This treaty was an effective way to keep communism to a minimum and it protected countless countries from possible communistic