The foreign policy is a strategy in dealing with other nations. The goals of foreign policy is to preserve the national security of the united states, promote world peace, secure global environment,maintain a balance of power among nations, work with allies to solve international problems, and promoting democratic values and human rights. However the united states was not successful at meeting the goals of containment. They failed to keep communism from spreading among the nations besides soviet union in europe.
To start off, one way the u.s was not successful at containment was during the Vietnam war. According to thevietnamwar web site (thevietnamwar.info), the war started when Viet Minh (national independence coalition) forces won the …show more content…
Elections were to be held two years later, in 1956, to establish an unified government. The united states then got involved because they feared that communism would spread to southeast asia and the elections would not be fair under communist influence. The united states then implemented the policy by sending the Military Assistance Advisory Group to the republic of vietnam. This was an attempt to aid those in the south against the north. this allowed them to intervene with national republic and provide across the nation. They were not successful though because according to the website, infoplease (infoplease.com), united states backed out due to the length of the war, the high …show more content…
According to Caleb Cannata on the web site prezi, the korean war started due to the north supporting communism and wanting to transform the south into communism as well. The U.S supported south korea and aided them with military only if the united kingdom promised to aid the united states in the process. Their change in world affairs included financial and involvement of intervention and tactics in war. The united states kept increasing their military and tactics resulting in a lot of debt, This was was not successful because according to Tracy Wong on prezi, the north and south remained split. So although the north did not control the south, it still cost the u.s $50 billion and 33,000 u.s
To start off, one way the u.s was not successful at containment was during the Vietnam war. According to thevietnamwar web site (thevietnamwar.info), the war started when Viet Minh (national independence coalition) forces won the …show more content…
Elections were to be held two years later, in 1956, to establish an unified government. The united states then got involved because they feared that communism would spread to southeast asia and the elections would not be fair under communist influence. The united states then implemented the policy by sending the Military Assistance Advisory Group to the republic of vietnam. This was an attempt to aid those in the south against the north. this allowed them to intervene with national republic and provide across the nation. They were not successful though because according to the website, infoplease (infoplease.com), united states backed out due to the length of the war, the high …show more content…
According to Caleb Cannata on the web site prezi, the korean war started due to the north supporting communism and wanting to transform the south into communism as well. The U.S supported south korea and aided them with military only if the united kingdom promised to aid the united states in the process. Their change in world affairs included financial and involvement of intervention and tactics in war. The united states kept increasing their military and tactics resulting in a lot of debt, This was was not successful because according to Tracy Wong on prezi, the north and south remained split. So although the north did not control the south, it still cost the u.s $50 billion and 33,000 u.s