Global Communism and Containment

Western European nations tied to the US embraced parliamentary political systems and capitalist economic structures and adjusted their foreign-policy's to the US vision of the postwar world. Eastern European states adopted Soviet political and economic visitations and supported Moscow's foreign policy goals. (socialist and capitalist)

Many individuals left communist East Germany between 1949-1961, because the preferred life in capitalist West Germany, and. Embarrassment of communist leaders. Many of them were skilled. The Berlin Wall was built to prevent further emigration.

The struggle between the U.S and Soviet Union led to the creation of the NATO. The treaty intended to serve as a military counterweight to the soviet forces in Europe.