From the end of WWII in 1945 until 1991, the United States and the Soviet Union interacted in a major conflict called the Cold War. It was called the Cold War because there was no physical harm or the use of deadly weapons, therefore, the two sides never directly fought each other. Throughout this time, the United States followed a foreign policy called 'containment '. This policy was highly effective between the U.S. and West Berlin, Kore, and Cuba. The United States contained communism in these countries by aiding West Berlin, staging Korean counterattacks, and quarantining Cuban ships. According to document A, the United States containment policy was established to slowly cease Russia 's desires to spread communism. "In these circumstances,
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When communist North-Korea attacked U.S.-supported South Korea without warning, President Truman vowed to defend democratic South Korea. Seen in document C, American forces were sent to defend but it ended up backfiring due to their lack of power. "American forces occupying Japan after WWII are sent to defend South Korea. The US and United Nations forces are nearly pushed pff the Korean Peninsula". Seeing as the defense did not work, other plans had to be places in effect. According to document C, General Douglass MacArthur, the American commander, planned a different attack at a different location, in which the plan worked. "MacArthur stages a risky, yet successful counterattack at the port of Inchon. North Korean forces are routed and pushed back all the way to the Yalu River, the border of North Korea and communist China". After North Korean forces get pushed back, communist China decides to get involved and instead of holding conflict with North Korea, they push South Korea back to their territory, referring to document C. "In November of 1950, communist China enters the war and pushes the UN and US forces back into South Korea. After several more years of battle, the war ends in 1953. "The war drags on for several years, ending in 1953". All the United Nations countries helped contain communism by helping the Democratic General MacArthur attack Inchon and pushing North Korea and China back. They are slowly pushing communism back out of
When communist North-Korea attacked U.S.-supported South Korea without warning, President Truman vowed to defend democratic South Korea. Seen in document C, American forces were sent to defend but it ended up backfiring due to their lack of power. "American forces occupying Japan after WWII are sent to defend South Korea. The US and United Nations forces are nearly pushed pff the Korean Peninsula". Seeing as the defense did not work, other plans had to be places in effect. According to document C, General Douglass MacArthur, the American commander, planned a different attack at a different location, in which the plan worked. "MacArthur stages a risky, yet successful counterattack at the port of Inchon. North Korean forces are routed and pushed back all the way to the Yalu River, the border of North Korea and communist China". After North Korean forces get pushed back, communist China decides to get involved and instead of holding conflict with North Korea, they push South Korea back to their territory, referring to document C. "In November of 1950, communist China enters the war and pushes the UN and US forces back into South Korea. After several more years of battle, the war ends in 1953. "The war drags on for several years, ending in 1953". All the United Nations countries helped contain communism by helping the Democratic General MacArthur attack Inchon and pushing North Korea and China back. They are slowly pushing communism back out of