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Why did the United States commit itself to containing communism between 1945 and 1960?
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Content: In practice, this meant that the United States would not actively try to wrest back Eastern Europe from Soviet dominance and control as this could well lead to nuclear conflict. Instead, the spread of Communism beyond the Soviet sphere of influence would be held back by a number of other, more sophisticated measures. These included the provision of substantial economic and military aid to Western countries at serious risk of Communist subversion, such as France and Italy. In the developing world, the United States also backed a variety of dictatorships and resistance movements to crush the merest hint of Communist insurrection. American involvement in South Vietnam is a paradigm example of this approach. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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There are at least two ways to answer this question. First, we can look at why the United States thought communism was an evil influence in the world. The basic reason for this is that communism is a system in which people’s liberties count for little or nothing. Communism as a system inherently believes in depriving people of economic liberty. The government controls the economy and people are not free own much property or to do as they wish with what property they are allowed to own.