Policy Of Containment

Question 1

Reason 1:opposing ideologies

Answer 1

Government: USA is democracy and USSR was a dictatorship
Economy: capitalist meant people could own property and businesses
Communist meant state owned all businesses.
Rights:US is freedom. USSR=eqality

Question 2

Reason 2: communist expansion in Europe

Answer 2

Stalin stayed in Eastern Europe after freeing it from nazis.
“Iron curtain” of east and west-Churchill.
Marshall Aid-1947- 12 billion sent to Europe. 400 mil sent to Greece and Turkey to stop them becoming communist.
Truman Doctrine:sent help to those threatened by communism and halt communism rapid spread

Question 3

Reason 3: communist expansion in Asia

Answer 3

1945 Ho Chi Minh proclaimed north Vietnam communist
1948 Kim 11 sung made North Korea communist (Stalin backed)
1949 Mao Zedong made china communist after winning civil war.
1950 china signed the Treaty of Friendship, Alliance, and Mutual assistance. With USSR
Communism in Indonesia and burma.

Question 4

Which is the main reason?

Answer 4

Communism in Europe because: meant US became deeply anxious to stop the spread.

Opposing ideologies only forced rivalry despite extreme differences

Communism in Asia heightened tensions but it came after the Truman Doctrine.