Am I Being Contained? The US policy of containment is the idea that the Soviet Union and Soviet Communism should not be allowed to spread. Three instances of containment from the documents are when West Berlin was a pro-American island in the “Soviet Sea” when it was a capitalized area which supports the US and its policies, when the Americans decided to aid West Berliners, and the quarantine area that the US made. The Cold War lessons in containment have demonstrated by the US, West Berlin, and South Korea; when evaluating these lessons, it is clear that documents B, C, and, D provide historians with instances of the US policy of containment, this paper will argue that when the Americans supported West Berliners was the strongest example of containment and the Truman doctrine
…show more content…
This is the strongest example of containment because the Soviets had created a blockade that circled around West Berlin, which prevented any shipments (including food) coming into West Berlin. According to Document D, “West Berlin was completely surrounded by communism…” This shows that communism made a sphere of influence that couldn’t pass through West Berlin. In addition, West Berliners were not under the influence of communism, according to Document B, “…Western Berlin was a pro-American island in a Soviet sea.” This means that West Berlin was an all capitalist area that supports the United States and its policies. When the Soviets created a blockade, the Americans decided to support the West Berliners. They flew in supplies for over 2 million people for about a year, this also shows that the Americans were supportive towards West Berlin because they wanted to prevent communism from swooping in. The map of Document D also shows the airlifts moving towards Western Berlin. This is the strongest example of containment. However, there are weak examples of containment that represent and support
This is the strongest example of containment because the Soviets had created a blockade that circled around West Berlin, which prevented any shipments (including food) coming into West Berlin. According to Document D, “West Berlin was completely surrounded by communism…” This shows that communism made a sphere of influence that couldn’t pass through West Berlin. In addition, West Berliners were not under the influence of communism, according to Document B, “…Western Berlin was a pro-American island in a Soviet sea.” This means that West Berlin was an all capitalist area that supports the United States and its policies. When the Soviets created a blockade, the Americans decided to support the West Berliners. They flew in supplies for over 2 million people for about a year, this also shows that the Americans were supportive towards West Berlin because they wanted to prevent communism from swooping in. The map of Document D also shows the airlifts moving towards Western Berlin. This is the strongest example of containment. However, there are weak examples of containment that represent and support