The Cold War era was guided by the policy of “containment”. The word was mainly used only in its foreign policy version‚ first articulated by George F. Kennan in 1947. Through actions of the United States‚ the power of the Soviet Union would not endanger national security if it could be contained within a clearly defined sphere of influence. (The Sources of Soviet Conduct) However‚ this term also describes the United States government’s response to other postwar domestic developments. Although many
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War might worsen it into bitter enemies of war. Furthermore‚ China had a profound influence in Asia. Having a bad diplomatic relationship with China‚ USA might have great difficulties and problems in its foreign policy on Asia. Thus General Macarthur must be removed for his aggressive policy would only result to a larger scale of war than the Korean War (with the involvement of USSR and China). He even suggested using nuclear weapons which will virtually destroy the whole world. Furthermore‚ he blatantly
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Containment during the Cold War refers to the United States’ methodology of dealing with Communism. Proposed by George Kennan‚ this policy (along with the Truman Doctrine) would be the driving force behind many of the United States’ decisions throughout the Cold War. The idea involved stopping the spread of Communism and influence of the Soviet Union by keeping it within the borders it already lies. Kennan believed that the system of Communism was a deadly force as it spreads‚ similar to a parasite
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1. Explain the US policy of containment abroad. What were the economic‚ military‚ and political strategies of enforcing containment? Identify at least three specific programs or institutions in your response. * First laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947‚ Containment stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated‚ or it would spread to neighboring countries. This spread would allow the Domino Theory to take hold‚ meaning that if one country fell to communism‚ then each surrounding
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Rollback was a US policy regarding communism that aimed to not only contain communism‚ but to overthrow communist countries and replace them with a different government that is not communism. Rollback is different from containment because containment only stops the spreading of communism‚ and the US will always have to keep trying to contain communism without doing anything about it. Rollback is the US taking action against communism‚ and getting rid of communist countries they can overthrow entirely
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Cold war containment and the red scare As the strength of the Soviet Union grew and the fear of its potential capabilities mounted in the 1950’s‚ coupled with the fear of communism as a whole in the US reaching an unprecedented point‚ the effects on the social development of the US as a result of the red scare and growth of communism showed in several ways. As a result of the Red Scare that developed in the 1950’s‚ American politicians often held strong concern for soviet espionage and as a result
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In my opinion‚ the containment was a success. Containment meant to fight a number of small wars and staying on guard against Soviet moves‚ and continuing the arms race which eventually became too costly for the Soviets and bankrupted them. When a victorious conclusion to the war with Germany seemed inevitable‚ Roosevelt‚ Stalin‚ and Churchill met at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. They made strategic plans to defeat Germany and began discussing crucial postwar issues. Stalin agreed that the
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“Long Telegram‚” George Keenan (diplomat) explained the policy: “The Soviet Union‚ he wrote was a “political force committed fanatically to the belief that with the U.S. there can be not permanent modus vivendi.” As a result‚ America’s only choice was the long-term‚ patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.” President Harry Truman was the first American president to fight the Cold War. He used several policies‚ however the most famous was the Truman Doctrine. This
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The Geography of the Cold War: What Was Containment? It was a glorious meeting. On April 25‚ 1945‚ at the Elbe River in Germany‚ two powerful armies met. Coming from opposite ends of Europe‚ the Americans and Russians had cut Hitler’s Germany in two. Now at the Elbe‚ soldiers from the Red Army of the Soviet Union reached out their hands to their American counterparts. It was a time for great happiness. World War II‚ the deadliest war in all of human history‚ was nearly over. Unfortunately
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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
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