Title: To what extent was America's policy of containment successful? Use Korea, Cuba and Vietnam in your investigation. - A-Level History - Marked by Teachers.com
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To what extent was America's policy of containment successful? Use Korea, Cuba and Vietnam in your investigation.
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To what extent was America's policy of containment successful? Use Korea, Cuba and Vietnam in your investigation. Extracts from this document...
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To what extent was America's policy of containment successful? Use Korea, Cuba and Vietnam in your investigation. American policy of containment refers to the foreign policy strategy of the US in the early years of the Cold war. The policy was to defeat the Soviet Union by preventing it from expanding the territories under its Communist control or otherwise extending its influence. This, naturally, resulted in strained relations and rivalry between the two superpowers. Despite the many difficulties, American policy of containment during the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War did manage to contain the expansion of Communism to a certain extent. The containment of communism in Korea was successful. The Korean War, which started on June 25, 1950 and ended with a cease fire on July 27, 1953, was a civil war between North Korea and South Korea.