THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
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maintain prosperity in America after World War II
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give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
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support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledges American “support for democracies against authoritarian threats.” The doctrine originated with the primary goal of containing Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S.
Detailed explanation-3: -Implications. Until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Truman Doctrine generally succeeded in containing Communism to its pre-1945 borders with exceptions in southeast Asia, Cuba, and Afghanistan.