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Northern aspects were high and after all the victories they had in the West the expectations of the invasion were that it too would be a victory and end the war entirely. However, it actually set them back quite a bit. <span />
Answer:
The (non-existing) communist threat.
Explanation:
The. Berlin Blockade (1948-1949) can be seen, in retrospect, as the start of the Cold War. The Sovjets blocked the Western sectors of Berlin as a protest to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark in Berlin. This event troubled the already tense relationship between the two world powers.
Now it must be said that from the beginning the wide-spread belief that the U.S.S.R and it´s communist comrades (Cuba) was going to complete what Hitler couldn´t manage, i.e. conquer the whole world, was, in retrospect, an absurd idea from the American side.
This by paranoia fueled belief - see for more information Eric Hobsbawm in <em>The Age of Extremes </em>- was shown clearly in the Truman Doctrine, the failed invasion in Cuba and the Cuban Missile Crisis, not to mention the Vietnam War in which several American presidents <em>¨tapped their way through a dense cloud of incomprehension, confusion and paranoia.¨ </em>Eric Hobsbawm
Answer:
A. It failed to create a regional balance of power between China and Japan.
D. It led to increasing tensions between the U.S. and Japan.
Explanation:
Taft aimed to maintain the balance of power in Asia by supporting China’s ability to withstand Japanese interference in the region. At first, he was successful and helped the Chinese government to develop a good railroad industry. But he pushed the Open Door policy to Manchuria, which conflicted with the Japanese interests. Taft did not reach the power balance in the region and it also heightened tensions between Japan and the US. Japan eventually consolidated itself as the main Asian power.
