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Because of the superior number of Asian armies, European was at disadvantage in fighting inland.Small islands including <u><em>Java</em></u> and those in mainland southeast Asia were also able to resist the Europeans. Realizing their position within Asia, they became submissive, in which they accepted the power of Asian rulers and kowtowed to them in order to be accepted for trade.
Foreign policy that is aimed aimed at controlling foreign trade by holding colonies and defending them against other foreign powers is: imperialism
Imperialism refers to the view that a country should dominate others in a certain way in order increase its power. Controlling foreign trades by holding colonies is a form of political and economical domination that was popular among Empires in Europe.
The country that tried to stop the spread of Communism would be the United States. After World War II, the United States saw the threat that Communism posed on the world, so they adopted policies to prevent the spread of it. These policies were known as containment because they were trying to contain the spread of Communism. This fueled the fire in what would be known as the Cold War, which was a time of heightened aggression between the United States and the Soviet Union. I hope this helps :)