"The Successes and Failures of Containment during the Cold War"
With the end of World War II, the growing power and influence of the Soviet Union became worrisome to the West. For the next few decades, the majority of American foreign policy would revolve around the Soviet Union, an era that came to be known as the Cold War. In his Long Telegram, George Kennan outlined the policy for this period, containment. In essence, Communism would be allowed to stay where it is but not allowed to expand. The United States policy of containment was only somewhat successful as seen in the results of the Korean War and the rebuilding of Europe and Japan, but had key failures such as the growth of Communism in Eastern Europe and Asia.
Following the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided into two governments, a Communist North Korea and an undemocratic but American-aligned South Korea. Eventually, war broke out on the Korean peninsula, and the United States sought to reunify Korea under an anti-communist government. General Douglas MacArthur, upon launching a successful, strategic attach at Inchon controlled most of North Korea. He asked President Harry Truman for permission to invade China and use nuclear weapons; Truman declined. Eventually, the North Koreans retaliated and the war ended where it started. This reflects the …show more content…
policy of containment is similar to the successes of the New Deal. The New Deal was a response to the Great Depression in the United States and much of the domestic policy of this era revolved around the Great Depression. The New Deal saw major successes such as the moderation of banking activities with the Emergency Banking Act and Glass-Steagall Act and several government infrastructure projects, but ultimately saw failures in the Supreme Court and the rise of Keynesian economics. Much like how containment did not ultimately end the Cold War, the New Deal did not ultimately end the Great
With the end of World War II, the growing power and influence of the Soviet Union became worrisome to the West. For the next few decades, the majority of American foreign policy would revolve around the Soviet Union, an era that came to be known as the Cold War. In his Long Telegram, George Kennan outlined the policy for this period, containment. In essence, Communism would be allowed to stay where it is but not allowed to expand. The United States policy of containment was only somewhat successful as seen in the results of the Korean War and the rebuilding of Europe and Japan, but had key failures such as the growth of Communism in Eastern Europe and Asia.
Following the end of World War II, the Korean peninsula was divided into two governments, a Communist North Korea and an undemocratic but American-aligned South Korea. Eventually, war broke out on the Korean peninsula, and the United States sought to reunify Korea under an anti-communist government. General Douglas MacArthur, upon launching a successful, strategic attach at Inchon controlled most of North Korea. He asked President Harry Truman for permission to invade China and use nuclear weapons; Truman declined. Eventually, the North Koreans retaliated and the war ended where it started. This reflects the …show more content…
policy of containment is similar to the successes of the New Deal. The New Deal was a response to the Great Depression in the United States and much of the domestic policy of this era revolved around the Great Depression. The New Deal saw major successes such as the moderation of banking activities with the Emergency Banking Act and Glass-Steagall Act and several government infrastructure projects, but ultimately saw failures in the Supreme Court and the rise of Keynesian economics. Much like how containment did not ultimately end the Cold War, the New Deal did not ultimately end the Great