The Cold War policy was called "containment." By supporting anti-communist governments and movements, the US attempted to match the Soviet attempts to create new communist governments that would become client states of the USSR.
China's embrace of Communism forced a complete realignment of foreign policy. While China had been under Nationalist control, it was a strong ally of the West. However, with a new Communist government, China had to reorient its foreign policy towards the Soviet Union.
The Soviet Union was already communist during the cold war. Stalin rose and took power as a dictator and he was a communist. Therefore, under communist rule, all of Soviet Russia was forced to become communist.
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Capitalism and communism - APEX.
The Soviet Union was never Communist, it was an example of state capitalism. Communism is a classless stateless society based on production for use.
It was rooted in the idea of containment,limiting communism to the areas already under soviet Union control.
China's embrace of Communism forced a complete realignment of foreign policy. While China had been under Nationalist control, it was a strong ally of the West. However, with a new Communist government, China had to reorient its foreign policy towards the Soviet Union.
Containment
The Soviet Union was already communist during the cold war. Stalin rose and took power as a dictator and he was a communist. Therefore, under communist rule, all of Soviet Russia was forced to become communist.
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The Soviet Union wanted to spread communism to the whole world. The West had a capitalist system and tried to limit the spread of communism. This created the environment for hostility between the two factions.
In 1980, the American foreign policy aimed to contain and roll back communism, with a focus on supporting anti-communist movements and governments around the world. The American policy also emphasized promoting democracy and free-market capitalism. In contrast, the Soviet policy focused on expanding its influence and maintaining control over its satellite states, as well as supporting communist movements and governments worldwide.
Vernon V. Aspaturian has written: 'Process and power in Soviet foreign policy' -- subject(s): Foreign relations 'The Soviet Union in the world communist system' -- subject(s): Communism
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Capitalism and communism - APEX.