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    The US Policy of Containment of Communism Proved Costly and Unsuccessful in The Years 1947 To 1975, Assess The Validity of This View

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    The US policy of containment sought to reduce the spread of communism after World War 2 through various foreign policy measures during the Cold War years of 1947 to 1975. This included the formation of NATO and stationing troops in Europe, providing economic aid to countries through programs like the Marshall Plan to discourage communism, and engaging in conflicts like the Vietnam War to prevent further communist takeovers in Asia despite being ultimately unsuccessful in China. Overall, the policy proved very costly as the US spent huge amounts on military interventions and foreign aid but was only partially successful in containing communism within Europe and unsuccessful in Asia.

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    The US policy of containment sought to reduce the spread of communism after World War 2 through various foreign policy measures during the Cold War years of 1947 to 1975. This included the formation of NATO and stationing troops in Europe, providing economic aid to countries through programs like the Marshall Plan to discourage communism, and engaging in conflicts like the Vietnam War to prevent further communist takeovers in Asia despite being ultimately unsuccessful in China. Overall, the policy proved very costly as the US spent huge amounts on military interventions and foreign aid but was only partially successful in containing communism within Europe and unsuccessful in Asia.

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    The US policy of containment sought to reduce the spread of communism after World War 2 through various foreign policy measures during the Cold War years of 1947 to 1975. This included the formation of NATO and stationing troops in Europe, providing economic aid to countries through programs like the Marshall Plan to discourage communism, and engaging in conflicts like the Vietnam War to prevent further communist takeovers in Asia despite being ultimately unsuccessful in China. Overall, the policy proved very costly as the US spent huge amounts on military interventions and foreign aid but was only partially successful in containing communism within Europe and unsuccessful in Asia.

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    The US policy of containment sought to reduce the spread of communism after World War 2 through various foreign policy measures during the Cold War years of 1947 to 1975. This included the formation of NATO and stationing troops in Europe, providing economic aid to countries through programs like the Marshall Plan to discourage communism, and engaging in conflicts like the Vietnam War to prevent further communist takeovers in Asia despite being ultimately unsuccessful in China. Overall, the policy proved very costly as the US spent huge amounts on military interventions and foreign aid but was only partially successful in containing communism within Europe and unsuccessful in Asia.

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    The US policy of containment of communism proved costly and unsuccessful in the years

    1947 to 1975, assess the validity of this view.

    After the war more focus was kept on the state of communism as it started to present threats
    towards US interest in which the measure pursued towards foreign policy during the cold war
    which sought to reduce the spread of communism after the end of WW2.

    Europe
    Formation of NATO - 100,000 soldiers in Europe

    $400 million care packages encouraged Turkey and greece to suppression of communism

    Iron curtain falls of countries like hungary

    West essentially untouched - Europe


    Berlin airlift

    SALT established

    Marshall plan

    Asia
    China

    1949 mao zedong turns china communist

    Us maintains links with Taiwan

    America waste fund on indochina war

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