Answer the following question in one-two paragraphs.

Do you think that the United States handled the aftermath of WWII correctly in dealing with communism?  Use the following questions to help guide your answer.  Was our stand against communism a smart move?  Was the policy of containment the best way to fight against communism.  Do you think that the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were good ideas?
 


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Sabrina Bava
01/26/2012 10:53am

I think the way the United States dealt with communism after WWll was good. It was important to take stand against communism because communist governments oppressed its people. Stalin said that capitalism is a danger to world peace and that it would clash with communism. Contaiment was the best way to fight communism because it helped stop the expansion of Soviet control. The Soviets were the main influence of communism, so if their influence and power was contained to the Soviet Union the amount of communist governments would decline. The Truman Doctorine was a good idea because it got Congress to approve the cost of helping the Turks and Greeks. It also helped get Americans to hate communism. The Marshall plan was good because it protected European countries from communist takeovers and increased trade between the United States and Europe.

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Colleen Durand
01/26/2012 11:49am

Our stand against communism was a smart move. I don't think we could have dealt with it in a less menacing way. Although we angered the Soviet Union by our policy of containment, we had to make sure that communism did not get to the United States or countries that did not, as a whole, want communsim. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were good ideas because they helped keep communism to the Soviet Union. The Truman Doctrine gave money to the Turkish and Greek governments so that they could keep communism out of their countries. The Marshall Plan also helped European conutries' economies.

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Shane Szulborski
01/26/2012 11:57am

The United States handling of communism was correct. Communism was too controling and any other way of dealing with it would not be a success. if the usa didnt use containment then we would have had an actual war with the USSR and it would have gone ugly. I dont think that the Marshall plan was good because I dont think the USA should be helping out other countries when they are in crisis too. I do like the Truman Doctrine because it was nessecsary for containment.

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Alek Frascone
01/26/2012 11:58am

Yes i feel that the way the US handeld dealing with communism after the war was a smart move. I feel this way beacuse instead of makin a big deal about it and going to war all we did was try to stay one step ahead to make sure that they did not become more powerful then the democratic nations. If we dident do that then you never know maybe right now that most of the worlld would be communist and we would not have all the freedoms that we have today. Also the way we fought them was a great plan because we never atactted them so we never looked like the bad guy. Yes i think that the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were good ideas becaause it gave us a outline to follow to ensure that the communist nations like the USSR would not over power us. This is how i feel about the way we dealt with the cold war.

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Alex Schneider
01/26/2012 11:59am

The way the United Sates dealt with communism afer WWII was good. Our stand to prevent communism sprerad was important because if it did spread The United Sates would be left helpless with little to no alliances. Containment played an important role to stop the expansion of Soviet control. The Soviet Union was the main country to force communism into othe countries. By containing communism many countries would decline the government style. The Truman Doctrine was a good idea because it made America not approve of communism. The Truman Doctrine also helped Turkey and Greece. The Marshall plan was a good idea becuase it helped fight communism in euorpean countries, as well as opening up more trade to european countries.

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Austin McArdle
01/26/2012 12:00pm

I don't think that America dealt with communism the right way after WWII. I think that making a stand against communism was a bad move since although we didn't want the spread of communism we also didn't want to get in a war due to communism. I think It Would have been smarter to try and deal with communism differently by making an agreement before things happened like the cold war. I do however think the policy of containment was needed so that communism didn't spread and take over much of the world.Also
there would be no more democratic parties around the world. I think that against the fight of communism the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plans weren't good ideas since they helped fuel more hate between Russia and America. But I do believe that it was smart since it helped the US with Europe and getting Europe to buy American products. The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan also helped in capitolism rising in popularity and communism falling in popularity.

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Angelo Caramagno
01/26/2012 12:00pm

I do feel that the way in which U.S. delt with communism after WWII was very good. It was nessisary to stand up to the communist USSR especially after they were the two main powers of the world after WWII. I think the truman doctrine was a good idea to have all americans financally support containment. Also the marshal plan was a great plan to get capitalism to flourish instead of communism.

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Nicholas Mickovski
01/26/2012 12:01pm

Yes I think that America handled communism from the aftermath of the war correctly. We both have totally different types of government and communism was bad for the people. Yes I think it was a smart move because we wanted to help the people to get out of that type of government. I think the policy of containment was the best way to handle the fight against communism. The Truman Doctrine was a good policy because it aided countries not to go into to or fall into the Soviet Union. Also the Marshall Plan was a good idea to help countries out and rebuild their economies.

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Angeline Newfer
01/26/2012 12:02pm

I think that the stand against communism was a smart move by the United States. I believe that the policy of containment was the best way to fight against communism. It avoided war and still weaked the communist effectivley. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshal Plan were great ideas because they were the main reason that the communists were weakened. By not helping them financially or economically, it stopping them from achieving their main goals which is to become world powers.

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Collin Dunneback
01/26/2012 12:03pm

America dealt with communism after the war in the best way that they possibly could. Harry Truman's stand against communism helped keep weaker countries free of soviet control. If containment was not enforced poland and many other countries would probably be controlled by communist leaders. Communism was a threat to the lifestyle of many citizens in weak countries and the U.S. would not stand to let something like that happen, which is why the truman doctrine and the marshall plan were created.

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Madison Thieda
01/26/2012 12:03pm

I think the way the United States dealt with communism after WWII was good. Our stand against communism was a smart move becuase the Soviets were the main causing conflict in the control of communism and it would weaken world peace. The policy of containment was the best way to fight against it because it put a stop to the Soviets gaining control and power. The Truman Doctrine was a good idea because it took over the support of the Greek and Turckish governments. The Marshall Plan was also a good idea because it help to rebuild Europe.

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Rachel Thomas
01/26/2012 12:03pm

I think the United States' stand against communism was good and they dealt with the aftermath of WWll correctly. Because the U.S. is a powerful and strong country they can handle a fight to stop the spread of communism. I think the Truman Doctrine and The Marshall Plan were good ideas. Both plans were made to help the European countries and stop the spreading of communism. It also tried to elimate communism all together. When the U.S got involved with other countries government and way of life, it causes problems for them as well. The United States just got out of WWII and when FDR died they had a new president that wasnt familar with what was going on with the Soviet Union. It was bad timing for the U.S to get involved with the communist countries, but i think it was still a good idea,

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Lawrence Lalewicz
01/26/2012 12:04pm

The U.S did the only thing that they could have dealing with communism. Our stand against communism was to use containment. Containment was not a smart move because it is what started the Cold War. I believe the Truman Doctrine was not a good idea. The Marshall Plan I believe was a good idea because it helped stop the spread of communism and helped America open up trade to the markets of the world.

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Brandon Brundirks
01/26/2012 12:05pm

The United States dealt with the aftermath of communism was good because it kept communism to the Soviet Union and away from the United States.If communism got to the United States it would ruin our whole country. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan help the U.S get communism away from us. The Marshall plan help most of European counties by giving them money and to keep them on the right track. The Truman Doctrine gave money to countries where communism was starting to happen. So both the Truman Doctrine and The Marshall plan were good ideas.

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Chris Makdisi
01/26/2012 12:05pm

I do think the United States handled the aftermath of communism correctly. The poilicy of containment was the best was to fight against it. It was good because it avoided war but still weakened communists. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were affective. This was because they did not help the communists financially and it weakened them even more.

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Jamie Lotito
01/26/2012 12:54pm

The way the United States handled communism may not have been the best way, but it kept communism out of the United States and all the countries that did not want communism. Containment was a good policy, for the most part. It left the communist countries alone, without expanding, keeping Europe from a communist state. All policies are going to have negative effects, a good policy is just going to have as few negative effects as possible, and have the positive effects overpower the negative. The United States' sand against communism was a smart move because it helped keep communism under control in Europe. The Truman Doctrine and The Marshall plan were also very helpful to Europe. It provided ways for the U.S. to aid Europe without having to be in Europe and fight a legitiment war against the Soviet Union.

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Samantha Bednarowski
01/26/2012 12:55pm

I think the United States did handle the aftermath of the war well when it came to communism. Communism is not a free form of governement and i belive everyone should have a say in their govenment like the Unites States does. After the war the Soviet Union lost so many lives and their economy wasn't doing so well. Therefore, they were going to do everything in their power to try to regain what they lost and gain new territories. Our stand against communism by containment was a smart move because as the Soviets moved to conquer Eastern Europe we helped those countries retain some of their freedom. I also think the Truman Doctorine and Marshall Plan were good ideas because the Truman Doctorine helped Greek and Turkey stay free of the Soviet Union and helped gain support for the hatred of communism from Americans. The Marshall Plan was a good idea because it increased the United States trade and our economy, helped European countries out in their time of need, and lastly helped stopped any further Soviet expansion.

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Mitch Altman
01/26/2012 1:06pm

Yes i think the way that the United States delt with WWII and communism was smart. The people in communist nations should have a say in their government, as we do in our democratic nation. Our stand against communism was a smart move, the policy of containment was the best way to fight communism because looking back it worked out in the end, which is all that matters. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were also good ideas becuase nations against communism should not have to be in the fight alone.

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Kendall Crudo
01/26/2012 1:07pm

I think the US handled the postwar well by wanting to help Europe. They got alot of other countries to help aid Europe by agreeing to buy American goods. This got Congress to use 17 million to send for recovering countries. Once the US aided Europe they were successful with spreading the idea of capitalism. The Marshall Plan prevented communism to spread. The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were both affective.

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Matt Frontera
01/26/2012 1:08pm

I think that the United States handled communism after the war the right way. If the U.S didnt stand against communism then everything would be different. The truman doctorine and marshall plan were very good ideas. The Truman Doctorine gave the U.S a chance to out the containment policy to work. The Marshall plan cost us money but it helped the U.S in the long run. It cost billion of dollars but alot of counties had to buy are good so we can make money.

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terry lange
01/26/2012 1:08pm

I do beleive that the united states handled the after math of the war well.to take the stand on anti communism was a very good plan because our government is fair equal and we are the land of the free communism goes against all of that. the marshall plan helped the u.s expand on trade, this made our economy boom! i dont think we could of handled the after math any better, think about it, our economy boomed we helped out other countries in trade, and there really was no physical fight between the u.s and the soviet union.

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Alexus Long
01/26/2012 7:14pm

I believe that the United States handled the aftermath of World War II correctly in dealing with communism. The United State's stand against communism was a smart move because it allowed other countries to become more democratic. The policy of containment was the best way to fight communism because it prevented communism from spreading to other countries. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan were good ideas because they helped rebuild the cities and economy in Europe which would prevent weaker, poorer nations from falling into communist hands.

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Jillian Doss
01/26/2012 10:00pm

I believe that the United States handled the aftermath of WWll correctly in dealing with communism. Our stand against communism was a smart move because the Soviet Union was enforcing other countries to become communist, and we don't want communism to grow. The policy of containment was the best way to fight against communism because it kept communism from growing and it didn't cause a war. The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were good ideas because it kept the spread of Communism down, by providing aid to Europe. After it is all said and done the United States did the right things at the right time to put a stop to the spread of Communism.

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Angela Vaughn
01/29/2012 10:16am

I think the United States did handle Communism in a smart way. The policy of Containment was good because it avoided war. Communism did not grow quickly. The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine helped not spread Communism. The Marshall Plan gave European countries money to help them. Capitalism started growing while Communism did not. For the Truman Doctrine, Truman needed to scare Congress and American people into supporting the plan of Containment. It stopped Soviets from spreading on 3 continents.

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Peter Archibald
01/29/2012 2:23pm

I think that the united states handeled communism correctly with their plan of containment. The united states had to isolate communism so that it wouldn't spread around Europe and ruin the US' plan for global democracy. I think the marshall plan was a good idea because Europe was in need after the war and the US was the only nation that would help them. The Truman Doctrine was good because it upheld the US' plans for containment.

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Ashley Bousson
01/30/2012 12:38am

I think that the United States handled Communism intelligently with their plan of containing Communism. If the United States did not contain Communism, Communism would have spread throughout other countries and sooner or later tried to take over the states. It wasn't just the fact for the U.S. to have global domination over other countries through their democratic ways but it was to help other countries to be saved from the effects of Communism and how harshly it could be. I believe that The Marshall Plan and The Truman Doctrine were plans that did help to our country and other countries around the world. It helped contain Communism in the countries that it had already spread to. Even though, it used a lot of money from our government, it helped in the long run to keep our country safe from harm's way of Communism.

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kate cvetkovski
01/31/2012 11:47am

I think that the U.S. dealt with Communism appropriately after WWII. It was important to maintain our democracy, rather give in to Communism, and containment seemed to be the best method to protect other nations from Communism as well. Preventing Communism from spreading to nations outside of the Soviet Union would eventually lead to its decline, since the Soviet Union was its main influence. I think that both the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine were good ideas because they both contributed to fighting Communism.

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