... Communism would spread Communism to their neighbors and in turn those neighbors would spread Communism to their neighbors. After the speech many Americans were able to see why it was critical to "Contain" Communism, and therefore allowed billions and billions to be spend to reach that end. It was the combination of the "Domino Theory" and the idea of "Containment" that ... military expenses like the Marshal Plan, which gave money to free European countries to prevent the from falling to Communism. The idea that the United States should pursue a less aggressive stance towards the Soviet ...

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... , extremely important in any war, turned decisively against US involvement in Vietnam by the end of the 1960s. Unlike most previous wars, the American media soured public opinion through a highly critical stance. Antiwar protest fueled many American's to rally against the war. Which worried the government because up until this point, people didn't really question the government. Now we doubted the government ... ...

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