Containing Communism Did Not Work
By: Ruth Docteur
Communism
Communism In China
The Great Leap Forward
The Cultural Revolution
The Long March
Tianamen Square
The Tiananmen Square Massacre was a response to a protest in the Peoples Republic of China(PRC) in 1989. Also known as the June Fourth Incident, it occurred when several waves of protests across the course of a few months came to a head. The PRC government debated over whether to try to defuse the situation through discussion, but eventually decided to suppress it militarily. Estimates of how many students were killed range from hundreds to thousands. This led to mass criticisms and sanctions around the world, and has remained a controversial topic into the 21st century.
Korean War
Vietnam War
US Involvement
Vietnam-The U.S. government viewed American involvement in the war as a way to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of a wider containment strategy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism.