United States During the Cold War

During the Cold War, America's main goal was to contain Communism and keep its existence in as a few places as possible. To make sure this goal was accomplished, America adopted containment as its foreign policy. There was an intense fear of Communism in the U.S. and the fear that other countries would also convert to Communism. This was called the Domino Theory. Americans believed that if one country became communist others would follow and the result was compared to the falling domino effect. Tension began to rise tremendously and to ensure safety, Americans adopted Brinkmanship. Brinkmanship was the willingness to go to the brink of war without an actual attack. United States did not want this to result in the third world war because it would be the first war fought with nuclear weapons and the results was unknown and terrifying. America struggled to keep Communism away and they did whatever possible to contain it as well as they could. They sent soldiers to Korea, Vietnam and China in order to keep communist beliefs out.
America also had a lot of faults and controversial actions in the Cold War era. They made decisions that many believed weren't the best. United States was also the superpower that contributed to a lot of war tensions during the 1950's. This was because the U.S was offering much help through the Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines in return of support for democracy. Offering these services and wanting support out of it caused nations to choose sides which in turn resulted in much tension for everyone.