1. The Cold War
... Cold War was in full effect and the threat of communist expansion was a serious danger to the Western world that must be destroyed. When the NSC-68 report was released in 1950, it argued that the "United States could no longer rely on other nations to take the initiative in resisting communism."" Ideas such as these would lead to American involvement in the Korean ... and Vietnam War, and ... Soviet Union."" The United States refused to recognize the new regime and focused its attention on the revitalization of Japan. The loss of China would aid the stalemate in Korea that was soon to ...
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