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1. How might the discussion of history spark controversies and disagreements?

2. How did the policy of Containment place the US in the center of international conflicts?

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1. The discussion of history is always prone to spark controversies and disagreements because of the different ideological viewpoints from which the participants come. One's political ideology will affect how they view American history from 1945 to the present. An isolationist may argue that America had no business involving itself in foreign wars, and should have minded its own business, regardless of what the Communist powers were doing. Interventionist policy would defend the actions of American presidents in seeking to halt the spread of ...

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