Question

In the years after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe, Asia and the Americas mainly by



A. taking over the governments of several Western European nations.

B. holding a series of summit meetings with the leaders of East Germany.

C. establishing policies of economic and military aid for nations who resisted communism.

D. increasing opportunities for foreign political refugees to join the U.S. military.

Answer 1

Containment is a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States. It is loosely related to the term cordon sanitaire which was later used to describe the geopolitical containment of the Soviet Union in the 1940s.

Answer 2

Answer: Containment is a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States. It is loosely related to the term cordon sanitaire which was later used to describe the geopolitical containment of the Soviet Union in the 1940s.