How did the United States use hard power against the threat of Communism? How did they use soft power?

Hard power encompasses a wide range of coercive policies, such as coercive diplomacy, economic sanctions, military action, and the forming of military alliances for deterrence and mutual defense.A country's soft power, according to Nye, rests on three resources: "its culture (in places where it is attractive to others), its political values (when it lives up to them at home and abroad), and its foreign policies (when others see them as legitimate and having moral authority)."

answer: alexander hamilton

explanation: alexander hamilton was george washington's right hand man. he took an early role in the militia as the american revolutionary war began. in 1777, he became a senior aide to general washington in running the new continental army.

it increase by 12% a year from 1812-1820