HISTORY
THE COLD WAR ERA
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preventing the spread of communism
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providing help for communist nations
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build the economy of the US
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encourage immigration to the US
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Detailed explanation-1: -Containment was a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II.
Detailed explanation-2: -In addition to economic redevelopment, one of the stated goals of the Marshall Plan was to halt the spread of communism on the European continent.
Detailed explanation-3: -The key goals of containment were to limit the spread of Soviet power and Communist ideology. Yet containment was never a defensive strategy; it was con ceived as an instrument to achieve victory in the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-4: -From the American point of view Before entering these battlegrounds America’s goals were “defend Western Europe, contain Soviet or communist expansion, prevent/deter nuclear war.” (Fact sheet n.p.).