POST WAR WORLD 1946 1959
THE MARSHALL PLAN
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They did not want China to get involved in an armed conflict.
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They did not have weapons powerful enough to use in a war.
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They were concerned about the possibility of global nuclear war.
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They did not have any allies to help them in a war.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States deployed troops to both of those conflicts, largely because it was determined to contain the expansion of communism. For its part, the Soviet Union did not participate directly in either war. But it provided aid and support to its communist allies in North Korea and North Vietnam.
Detailed explanation-2: -Soldiers of the Soviet Union and the United States did not do battle directly during the Cold War. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering, military coalitions, espionage, propaganda, arms buildups, economic aid, and proxy wars between other nations.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most important factor in swaying the Soviets eventually to enter into an alliance with the United States was the Nazi decision to launch its invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941.