Nukes, ICBM's contained both. In that case, cold was much better than hot.
It was a policy of containment to stop communism.
During the Cold War the policy of the United States was one of containment of communism. China dominated Asia and it was a communist country. US policy was to try to contain the Chinese spread of communist doctrine in Southeast Asia. In Europe it was containment of Russian communist doctrine and to stop the Russians from attempting to enter Western Europe. It was felt if Russia would invade through Poland and enter central Germany in force. To some extent there is still a bit of that philosophy present in American foreign policy. It can be seen with the American reaction to the Russian take over of parts of the Ukraine. Today NATO is adding troops to Germany.
Hunters and gathering tribes depended upon the animal and weather cycles. They had to follow herds who migrated. Also as the cold settled in, they had to follow the game to areas more likely to support animals during the long cold months. Homes of a more permanent nature were erected by those tribes who gardened because it was not as imperative to follow the herds. They grew much of what they needed and hunted during the spring and summer to add to their food stores.
Latin America was the strategic backyard of the US during the Cold War. The Cold War started after World War II and lasted until 1991.
To win.
Communist containment.
containment strategy
Foreign Service Officer, George F. Kennan, is the author of the policy on containment. Containment was the strategy the US used during the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
communist containment so that the U.S. could maintain control.
Containment Strategy
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President Harry Truman isssued the policy of containment
Containment. VN & Korea were containment.
The Eisenhower and Truman Doctrines
Containment.
The US adopted a policy called 'containment'