Evaluate the ways in which the U.S. tried to contain communism.
Date Submitted: 09/09/2006 22:39:15
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 6 pages (1535 words)
Category: / History / War & Conflicts
Length: 6 pages (1535 words)
Communism had always posed a threat to the interest of the U.S. and their attitudes towards the U.S.S.R. had proved they had not entertained the idea of communism much. But it was not until February 1946 did it all come out and the U.S.A began to act towards containing communism. The policy of containment meant the U.S. actively prevented the psreading of communism.There were several ways with which …
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…the ways the U.S. had contained communism or tried to.Through militarial means, that is the Truman doctrine and financial mean such as the Marshall plan. And also through propaganda, when they tried belittle the communists because of their use of 'salami tactics'. They also tried the use of terror which was the A-bomb but that proved unsuccessful. Like some of the techniques used and on the other hand, others were quite successful indeed.
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