One important factor was Russia’s harsh climate, Russia is brutally cold and because of that he was not prepared for the weather and climate that would face him. I’m not sure of the second reason though
Answer: Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam.
Chinese rulers claimed they had the "Mandate of Heaven" which gives them the ability to rule over China. Even earlier rulers claimed that they were a god in the flesh or a descendant of one.
