1. What was the purpose of the U. S. foreign policy of containment?

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Andres Whitaker

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26 October, 05:35

1. What was the purpose of the U. S. foreign policy of containment?

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Elle Cordova · Answer 1

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.