Communist Containment In Asia

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along with portraying the natural evolution of a communist “utopia” from a capitalist society. Marx and Engels defined communism to be a concept, or system, of society in which the major resources and means of production are owned by the community, rather than by the individuals. In theory, such societies provide for equal sharing of all work, according to ability, and all benefits, according to need. This, however, did not work because people are generally selfish and lazy. Each person wants to do the least amount possible to gain the most from it. This is where the conflicts arise.
Between 1945 and 1975, the number of countries under communist rule increased greatly. This is partly because of the way the victorious powers of World War II divided the world amongst themselves. This is also due to the fact that countries such as China and The Soviet Union pushed their beliefs tyrannically on other weak countries.
The Soviet Union began its communist regime under ...

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(Farrell, 325) Truman was greatly unprepared for the news that he as about to receive, and he was caught off guard. His first month in office, was largely devoted to briefings by Roosevelt’s aids and advisors. Truman, and the rest of the United States, was able to close out the war successfully. Despite the fact that the USSR was allied with the United States during the war, Truman kept a strong eye on the untrustworthy communists.
The Truman Doctrine was the momentum for the change in United States foreign policy, from isolationist to internationalists; thus The United States was drawn into two wars of containment and into world affairs. The Truman Doctrine led to a ...

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