What is Containment in the Cold War?

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Ernest Green

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10 April, 03:53

What is Containment in the Cold War?

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London Schwartz · Answer 1

Containment is a geo-political strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy. During the cold war the US used a policy of containment to stop the spread of communism.

Jase Gutierrez · Answer 2

Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, and Vietnam.