USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Cold War, the United States used the containment theory to deal with the Soviet threat during the Cold War. Containment of communism was the goal. Containment was meant to keep communism contained to existing areas of communism and prevent countries that bordered communist regions from falling to communism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Containment was a foreign policy strategy followed by the United States during the Cold War. First laid out by George F. Kennan in 1947, the policy stated that communism needed to be contained and isolated, or else it would spread to neighboring countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Truman pledged that the United States would help any nation resist communism in order to prevent its spread. His policy of containment is known as the Truman Doctrine.

Detailed explanation-4: -The policy of containment later informed the “domino theory, ” which stated that one country falling to Communism meant the surrounding countries were likely to fall as well. This policy ultimately pushed the United States to enter into wars in Korea, Vietnam, and other Cold War conflicts.