Evaluate the ways in which the United States tried to contain communism (up to 1950)

There were eight ways in which the United states of America try to control socialism: by agreement, by the deterrent of nuclear weapons, by applying the Truman doctrine, by economic measures under the marshal plan, by propaganda, by non-cooperation with the USSR, by form action and by force alliance.

         The first manner the USA applied to contain communism was agreement. This can be seen as attempt at the Yalta and Potsdam conferences of 1945. this method was as history proves non very effective because it did not contain communism and the measures agreed upon were not respected, i.e. free choice in eastern Europe.

        The method of force deterrent was not very effective either. It aimed to contain communism through the USs military superiority. This was not effective because the technology was not superior rich not be attained by the USSR. The USSR getting the nuclear bomb in 1949 and the h bomb in 1953. so the measure of scaring the USSR and thus containing communism was not effective.

        The Truman doctrine of 1947 was created to save Greece from communism.



The prudence was to be done through helping Britain with military and monetary aid to fight communism in Greece. But the insurance policy was extended to aid any country under the terror of communism. The Truman doctrine was effective considering that much of the eastern block had already fallen to communism by the time it was implemented. Furthermore it did interdict Greece form falling to communism.

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