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    Containment” referred to the strategy of the United States during the Cold War as a method to control Soviet expansion of physical territory and ideological control. It was defined as the application of counter force to pressures or actual physical military action. However‚ containment appears to be a strategy that ended up being at least in part‚ counter productive. In the way that it’s first proponent Kennan described it with the use asymmetrical response to Soviet aggression. This was later replaced

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    Historians consider “Truman’s involvement in Vietnam to be part of his containment strategy” This is a key turning point in the Vietnam war‚ one which arguably had the most significant impact on the rest of the war. As a result of Truman resorting to a “containment policy” all successive presidents may have been influenced by this outlook. Because of this‚ Kennedy’s policies may have been influenced by the idea of containment which will have an effect on his approach towards Vietnam. As Schlesinger

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    Political Science 120A Midterm Study Questions 1. How does public opinion affect foreign policy? Is public opinion permissive or constraining? Does the U.S. public support the use of force? Under what conditions? -The public holds the president accountable because he needs approval ratings and support‚ especially during elections.  Public can constrain freedom of action (if the public hates something‚ the president isn’t going to do it)‚ and the public generally supports war when it is

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    anti-communist South Korea began as a civil war that turned into an international conflict. The United States acknowledged the threat of the potential for communism to spread and the threat of expansion did not sit well with president Truman. A national containment strategy was implemented with the objective of preventing expansion. The Korean warfare was‚ in reality‚ a United Nations action. The United Nations agreed

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    Truman then asked his ambassador to Russia to write up a report on how the situation should be handled in the aftermath of Wallace’s sacking. What came back from the ambassador George Kennan was an 8000-word document in which he evidently backs containment. He claimed that ‘It is not enough to urge people to develop political processes similar to our own’ and also said that the

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    Militarily speaking‚ the Vietnam War was the result of North Vietnam and the Vietcong attempting to overthrow the South Vietnamese government. There were several reasons why the USA became involved in the Vietnam War. Some of the reasons include‚ the containment of Communism and the Domino Theory. One of the reasons why the US got involved was because of their need to contain the spread of Communism. Vietnam was a country 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its

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    takeover of South Vietnam as part of their wider strategy of containment. The Containment Policy‚ first constituted by the late President Harry Truman‚ was an agreement in which any location that condoned Communism and were prevailingly Communist would have to be effectively contained; in order prevent the spread of Communism. When invading Vietnam‚ and assisting the South in their affairs‚ the United States were acting upon the Policy of Containment‚ just as they had done in many other previously Communist

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    Mathew Attalla Thomas Valencia US History 5 April 2015 The Policy of Containment Containment was a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad. This policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe‚ China‚ Korea‚ Africa‚ and Vietnam. Soon after the end of World War II‚ it became clear that the Soviet Union was going to try to expand its territory. Starting in 1945 it began to force communist governments upon East European

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    Telegram and It’s impact on the Truman Doctrine George Kennan’s long telegram had many impacts on the American foreign policy. Its influence can be seen directly through the Truman Doctrine in 1947. The Long Telegram influenced Truman’s doctrine of containment‚ and it opened the eyes of many Washington officials as to how dangerous the Soviets and more specifically communism was. George Kennan’s Long Telegram was a reply as to why the Soviets weren’t supporting the World Bank and the International

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    Sam Preusser Mr. Staude U.S. History 25 April 2013 Truman Doctrine VS. Marshall Plan The years after the war brought times of disagreement and argument. The United States worked at this time to contain and control the spread of communism. During the years of WWII and the Cold War this idea was prominent and an issue America thought must be solved. Their were two strong attempts to fight communism. These attempts were the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan. These ideas go hand in hand making

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