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Why was containment so important during world war 2 and the cold war?
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∙ 15y ago
IF the term "containment" was ever used in WW2, it certainly wasn't meant in the same context as the "cold war" containment...there were no nuclear weapons during 99% of WW2. Atomic weapons created the "cold war." Without atomic weapons, the Soviets/Red Chinese/etc. would've been fighting the US more times than just Korea and Vietnam...and they would have been "declared total wars." Since Nukes wouldn't have existed, it would have been "war as usual." Man's been fighting wars since before recorded time. Why should things change now(?)...because of atomic weapons they changed! Nukes DO EXIST; and they have since 1945. Thus, the cold war. It was important because the Communists were violating most of the values that the free world considered important. And the communists were seemingly getting more aggressive...therefore, the free world resisted them.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt stopped the spead of communism.
Hardly, as there was no communism to stop. Just Totalitarian Dictatorship.
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∙ 12y agoIt was important because it stopped the spread of communism
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What is the foreign policy of the US toward the soviet union during the cold war?
containment-
Who was the president who applied the policy of containment during the cold war?
President Harry Truman isssued the policy of containment
What was the long-term strategy of the US during the Cold War?
Communist containment.
During the Cold War the US worked through the to stop the spread of communism.?
united nations
Who coined the phrase 'containment' to describe America's Soviets policy during the cold war?
George Keenan
What is the foreign policy of the US toward the soviet union during the cold war?
containment-
What was the us foreign policy during cold war?
containment
What was the US policy called that was to prevent the Soviet Union from gaining control over the world during the Cold War?
containment
Who was the president who applied the policy of containment during the cold war?
President Harry Truman isssued the policy of containment
What was the long-term strategy of the US during the Cold War?
Communist containment.
This containment policy was initially designed to aid all of the European nations that experienced damage during world war 2 but it was rejected by soviet union?
The term "containment policy" that most US people are familiar with is the "containment of communism" during cold war. Meaning, stopping the spread of communism world wide. Actually the answer your looking for is the Marshall Plan
How did cold war policies impact American foreign policy especially during Vietnam and Korea?
Containment. VN & Korea were containment.
What document encouraged containment during the Cold War?
The Eisenhower and Truman Doctrines
During the cold war American relations with the Soviet Union were dominated by?
Containment.
Who was the author of containment?
Foreign Service Officer, George F. Kennan, is the author of the policy on containment. Containment was the strategy the US used during the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
During the Cold War this policy was adopted by the United states to keep communism from spreading?
The US adopted a policy called 'containment'
During the Cold War the US worked through the to stop the spread of communism.?
united nations
