COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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carry out its policy of containing the spread of communism
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keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime activities
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secure additional Asian trading partners
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extended the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The temporary division of Korea along the 38th parallel was a success for the policy of containment, as communism did not spread into South Korea. In 1954, SEATO (South East Asian Treaty Organisation) was set up as a copy of NATO. Communism had been prevented in South Korea and the UN was seen as a success.
Detailed explanation-2: -Containment-The korean war: from containment to liberation to containment. The Korean War led to the endorsement of NSC 68, vast expenditures for arms in Asia and in Europe, and the overextension of American power. American intervention in Korea was the most dramatic test to that date for containment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Although the war ended where it began, the United States and its allies did succeed in preventing communism from overtaking South Korea.
Detailed explanation-4: -America wanted not just to contain communism-they also wanted to prevent the domino effect. Truman was worried that if Korea fell, the next country to fall would be Japan, which was very important for American trade. This was probably the most important reason for America’s involvement in the war.