This is an example of what might be said by a critic of containment:
“We (the US and Soviet Union) need to cast aside our differences and protect the alliance created during the harsh battles of WWII. The Soviets have a long history of being invaded and sacrificed the most during WWII. They are justified in wanting to expand their sphere of influence after the war. Their “sphere of influence” is for the purpose of protecting themselves. The containment policy can only hurt us. It will create another war, this one extremely dangerous in an era of nuclear weapons. By supporting countries under dictatorships just because they oppose communism we are going against our ideals of freedom and equality. The nations could involve us in a war that has no relationship to American interests.”
"We must recognize that the world has changed and that today there can be no 'one world' unless the United States and Russia can find some way of living together," - Harry A. Wallace
This quote by Harry A. Wallace describes the anti-containment way of thinking. The people against containment wanted the Americans and the Russians to be allies, or, at least, tolerate the other country.They wanted to protect the alliance formed in WWII. If the U.S. and Russia could not work together, the world would be separated into two sides: the East and the West. There could never be "one world" if both countries and their spheres of influence remained enemies.
“We (the US and Soviet Union) need to cast aside our differences and protect the alliance created during the harsh battles of WWII. The Soviets have a long history of being invaded and sacrificed the most during WWII. They are justified in wanting to expand their sphere of influence after the war. Their “sphere of influence” is for the purpose of protecting themselves. The containment policy can only hurt us. It will create another war, this one extremely dangerous in an era of nuclear weapons. By supporting countries under dictatorships just because they oppose communism we are going against our ideals of freedom and equality. The nations could involve us in a war that has no relationship to American interests.”
"We must recognize that the world has changed and that today there can be no 'one world' unless the United States and Russia can find some way of living together," - Harry A. Wallace
This quote by Harry A. Wallace describes the anti-containment way of thinking. The people against containment wanted the Americans and the Russians to be allies, or, at least, tolerate the other country.They wanted to protect the alliance formed in WWII. If the U.S. and Russia could not work together, the world would be separated into two sides: the East and the West. There could never be "one world" if both countries and their spheres of influence remained enemies.
The "two worlds" during the Cold War.
Citations Against Containment:
Bodenner, Chris. “Cold War Containment Policy.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Learning, 2 May 2007. Web. 21 Dec. 2016.
Citations Against Containment:
Bodenner, Chris. “Cold War Containment Policy.” Issues & Controversies in American History. Infobase Learning, 2 May 2007. Web. 21 Dec. 2016.