POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
COLD WAR IN ASIA
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It forcibly took over countries.
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It made nations satellite states.
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It colonized nations for resources.
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It gave military and economic aid.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Truman Doctrine, also known as the policy of containment, was President Harry Truman’s foreign policy that the US would provide political, military, and economic aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences in order to prevent the expansion of communism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The United States feared specifically a domino effect, that the communism of the USSR would spread from one country to the next, destabilizing one nation which would, in turn, destabilize the next and allow for communist regimes to dominate the region.
Detailed explanation-3: -American aid would end poverty and halt its spread. In Asia, containment policy followed similar lines to those adopted in Europe. Poor countries devastated by warfare and Japanese domination were given economic aid and a US military presence to help them stem the spread of Soviet-inspired communism.
Detailed explanation-4: -The United States contained communism by airlifting supplies to Berlin, sending troops to Korea, and set up a blockade/quarantine to keep out the communist Soviet Union.