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United States policy of containment vis-a-vis the Soviet Union

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What was the United States' policy of containment vis-a-vis the Soviet Union?

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This solution provides an introductory outline of the policy of containment, utilized by the United States, against communism during the cold war period.

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Very simple idea.

The USSR and its East European satellites were bent on global revolution. They were expanding into China and North Korea.

The concept of containment, developed by Harry Truman (the so called Truman doctrine) was that the US was to assist all ...

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