How did the US stop communism in Europe?

In 1947, President Harry S. Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine. To help rebuild after the war, the United States pledged $13 billion of aid to Europe in the Marshall Plan.

Why did Communism fail in Eastern Europe?

Instead, there was a realization that there was a very deep crisis in communism. In the case of Central and Eastern Europe, the empire was simply too expensive to maintain, and a kind of political decision was made–Moscow had to let those countries go. It could no longer afford to maintain the empire.

When did communism end in Europe?

The Revolutions of 1989 formed part of a revolutionary wave in the late 1980s and early 1990s that resulted in the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe, the end of the period of the Cold War, and the removal of the Iron Curtain between Eastern and Western Europe.

Who stopped the spread of communism?

George Marshall devised a plan for long-term economic and industrial recovery for most of Europe. But the $10.25 billion plan was more than just a humanitarian effort, it was meant to help contain the spread of international communism. This website has a summary of all the parts of the Marshall Plan and its results.

Is Vietnam still divided?

The Vietnam War’s north-south division officially ended 31 years ago. Vast cultural differences divide the former republics of North and South Vietnam. Hanoi is as far from Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon, as New York City is from Atlanta.

How many Vietnamese soldiers are still MIA today?

Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War

	Vietnam	Cambodia
Original Missing	1,973	90
Repatriated and Identified	729	42
Remaining Missing	1,244	48

What is Saigon called today?

Ho Chi Minh City