The Role Of Communism In The United States During The Cold War

Google would define communism as “advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.” Communism is exactly what Americans wanted to prevent during the Cold War. The Cold War started on March 12, 1947, when Europe had been split in half. Soon after World War I was over, an economic and political war between capitalist and communist countries, America and the Soviet Union began. Subsequently, the United States contained communism in Korea, Berlin, and Cuba through military, economics, and diplomacy powers. The United States contained communism in Korea through military force. North Korea first invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950 with
Given North Korea’s ideology on communism and Americans on capitalism, Americans are helping South Korea. American general Douglas MacArthur counterattacks North Korea all the way to the Yalu River as a way to show North Koreans the power that a capitalist country has. America saw this as an opportunity to convince South Korea to join their efforts because America was helping them fight back against North Korea. Furthermore, Senator Robert F. Taft explains, “with every available resource the American men in our armed forces who have been moved into Korea” (Capital Report, Senator Robert F. Taft). The quote goes into detail about how the United States Senate agreed to help South Korea by sending their troops to South Korea and helping provide them with every food and resource that was available. This illustrates how America contained communism because they stopped a communist country from invading with the resources that they provided. Ultimately, the United States used military intervention to contain communism in North Korea by providing support to a country that was about to get invaded and consumed by
Kennedy). The quote further explains how the United States went out of their way to address the Soviet Union and have a civil conversation about their issues. As a result, the obligation America felt caused the missiles to be lifted from each country and the two governments came to an agreement that saved many lives and many countries from suffering. Figure 2: “October 15, 1962: U.S. spy planes find evidence of medium range nuclear missile sites being rapidly installed in Cuba.” The United States had reason to be worried about Cuba being invaded with missiles because Cuba is so close to the United States that the United States could have been impacted as well as Cuba. Taking this into consideration, the United States had more of a reason to want to talk things out with the Soviet Union. In short, the United States contained communism in Cuba because they were able to bring things to terms with a diplomatic agreement that met the concerns of the United States and Soviet Union. In conclusion, America was able to use their military, economic, and diplomatic powers to contain communism in Korea, Berlin, and