How did civil wars around the world become battlegrounds for the Cold War?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. The Truman Doctrine was the basis for U.S. military intervention in countries where communist insurgents threatened the existing government.
b. Harry Truman framed the conflict in Greece as an ideological struggle between a way of life exemplified by the United States and a way of life represented by the Soviet Union.
c. In China, the United States backed the Nationalist government headed by Chiang Kai-shek because it was being threatened by communists led by Mao Zedong.
d. In Korea, the United States backed South Korea when communist-controlled North Korea invaded it.
e. In Vietnam, the United States backed South Vietnam when communist-controlled North Vietnam sought to bring the south under its control.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)