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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.