Question

Analyze the successes and failures of the United States Cold War policy of containment as it developed in TWO of the following regions in the world during the period 1945-1975. East and Southeast Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East.

Answer 1

The United States Cold War policy of containment was generally seen as a failure in Southeast Asia since it foccussed heavily on the War in Vietnam, which was widely seen as a failure and hated in the US. It was slightly less effective even in the Middle East, which was much closer to Soviet control.