USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The containment strategy, laid out by George Kennan in the Long Telegram, dictated that the United States do everything in its power to prevent the spread of communism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The doctrine of containment argued that all-out war should be avoided, but the US should pledge itself to stopping any new communist governments, or preventing any existing communist governments from expanding.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States developed its policy of containment to prevent communism from spreading further into Europe and the rest of the world. The concept was first outlined in George Kennan’s “Long Telegram, ” which he sent from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

Detailed explanation-4: -The United States became deeply involved in Vietnam during the 1960s largely due to America’s desire to assure that developing countries modernize as capitalist and democratic. Thus, American involvement began with economic and social support in South Vietnam.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kennan and Containment, 1947 Kennan, a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of “containment, ” the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war (1947–1989) with the Soviet Union.