Why did the US want to stop the spread of communism?
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Why did the US want to stop the spread of communism?
Americans feared that the Soviet Union hoped to spread communism all over the world, overthrowing both democratic and capitalist institutions as it went.
How did the US try to contain communism?
In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine. To help rebuild after the war, the United States pledged $13 billion of aid to Europe in the Marshall Plan.
What do you think the US wanted to contain communism?
What would happen if the United States of America fell?
It holds up most of the economy and keeps terrorists and communists like North Korea and ISIS from terrorizing the rest of the world. If the US fell it would most likely lead to a second Great Depression and communists like North Korea, Vietnam, ISIS would rise to power to annex most of the surrounding nations.
How did communism come to an end in Europe?
In Romania, the Communist regime of hardliner Nicolae Ceausescu was overthrown by popular protest and force of arms in December 1989. Soon, the Communist parties of Bulgaria and Albania also ceded power. The revolutions of 1989 marked the death knell of communism in Europe.
What would happen to China if the United States collapsed?
China relies solely on the U.S. to buy most of their products. Once the US falls, China will fall and that’s just about 40\% of the world’s economy right there. Countless others would fall as a result. Look around, American companies are everywhere. You probably use a Visa credit card.
It simply isn’t going to happen. Socialism has been portrayed as un-American for generations. It didn’t help that so many Socialists in the US were foreign born. Communism is impossible and Marxist Leninism is equally impossible. The Soviet Union was formed from the Russian Empire because the last Czar was incompetent.