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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Content: Soviet reasoning was two fold - first to defend this new socialist state from a United States or United States - sponsored invasion, and second, to restore the nuclear balance of power putting United States cities directly within the range of Soviet missiles." In Saturday 27 October, Kennedy ignored the second letter he received that day from Khrushchev. Instead he accepted the terms suggested by Khrushchev on 26 October, that is, "If assurances were given that the USA would not participate in an attack on ...read more. Conclusion
By April, South Vietnamese army had fallen to the Communists. Vietnam was united by the North Vietnamese on July 2, 1976 to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Communism had spread to Vietnam. In conclusion, American policy of containment of communism and Soviet's influence was not as successful as it was hoped to be. The Americans managed to contain the spread of Communism to a certain extent during the Korean War and to a limited extent during the Cuban Missile Crisis. One of the reasons for the South Korean success was that the Korean terrain was familiar and there was tremendous support from the Korean people. On the other hand, the Vietnam War was a thorn in the side because American troops were not familiar with the Vietnamese rainforest terrains.