Describe the relationship of containment and NSC-68 to the purpose of American involvement in the Korean War
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. NSC-68 argued for a long-term buildup of the military.
2. NSC-68 also argued that the Soviet Union had to be contained.
3. The policy of containment as a whole argued for containing the Soviet Union through a variety of ways: politically, economically, and, if necessary, militarily.
4. When the Korean War started, the United States thought the Soviet Union was behind it, and acted accordingly.
5. The United States was successful in the long term as the Soviet Union was contained and ultimately defeated.
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