Many attempts were made throughout Europe to stop the spread of communism during the 1950's and as time went on the fear of it spreading was more intense, and spread worldwide. In the US something known as McCarthyism was put in place and was essentially a witch hunt for those practicing or suspected of communism. During 1950-54 this period was filled with paranoia and even being suspected and the idea that you practiced communism ruined many peoples lives in the US. Dwight D. Eisenhower also played a huge role in the stop of communism world wide. It was his goal to provide a doctrine of containment around the world and he did this by introducing, OAS, ANZUS, SEATO, and CENTO.
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