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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]]. The idea was to counter act the [[Soviet]] pressures 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. | + | 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, and that containing it was of utmost importance. |
Containment was a major part of the [[Truman Doctrine]], laid out in 1947. | Containment was a major part of the [[Truman Doctrine]], laid out in 1947. | ||
Revision as of 22:53, May 8, 2007
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, and that containing it was of utmost importance.
Containment was a major part of the Truman Doctrine, laid out in 1947.