Initially, U.S. supported decolonization or the removal of Vietnam as a colony. However, they wanted France as an ally in its Cold War effort to contain the Soviet Union (now Russia). President Truman wanted to make sure that there was a strong, anticommunist Western Europe. Thus, he sacrificed his own belief of decolonization. To guarantee French aid in the Cold War, Truman supported France's efforts to regain control over Vietnam. Between 1950 and 1954, the U.S. contributed 2.6 billion dollars to France's war efforts.
<span>When President Eisenhower took office, he continued Truman's policies toward Vietnam. He believed in the domino theory, that if Vietnam became a communist country, all other countries in Southeast Asia would follow.</span>
Answer:
D. Each region established its own ''iron curtain'' to protect its interests
Explanation:
After the World War II, Western and Eastern Europe quickly diverged because of their politics. While the West was promoting democracy and market economy, the East was promoting communism and command economy. The strategic interests were intermingled, which led to lot of tensions, so there was a sharp division with artificial political boundary that was separating the two. As both sides were trying to spread their ideologies, but were also afraid of the influence of their opponent, they set ''iron curtains'' resulting in isolation between the two on pretty much every level.
Mr. X can be considered as a Buddhist.
Buddhism is a religion started by Siddhartha Gautama, known as Buddha. It is a religion of peace, of meditation, of achieving nirvana, and ultimate happiness through caring about the world around you as much as yourself, your inner and outer peace.
Christopher Columbus was the first European to see and/or visit Honduras.
This visit occurred during his fourth trip to the Americas in July 1502. He first reached the island coast and then journeyed to the mainland. Upon reaching the mainland, Columbus experienced a rainstorm that was “treacherous” and named the country “Honduras” after this experience.
