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Containment was the policy of the United States after World War II to assist small countries in their resistance against communism, so that communism would not spread further.
'''Containment''' was the policy of the [[United States]] after [[World War II]] to assist small countries in their resistance against [[communism]]. The idea was to counter act the [[Soviet]] pressures so that communism would not spread further.
The term was coined by diplomat [[George F. Kennon]] in 1946, in an anonymous article written to the journal ''[[Foreign Affairs]]''. Kennon stressed that the Soviet Union did not intend to be at peace with the United States.
Containment was a major part of the [[Truman Doctrine]], laid out in 1947.
[[category:Cold War]]
[[category:United States History]]