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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, so that communism would not spread further. | ||
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| + | Containment is controversial among historians, who wonder whether some American administrations mistook nationalist movements for communist ones and intervened unnecessarily in countries such as Iran. | ||
Revision as of 21:18, March 7, 2007
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 is controversial among historians, who wonder whether some American administrations mistook nationalist movements for communist ones and intervened unnecessarily in countries such as Iran.