in the years following world war ii, the united states established a policy of containment to keep the…

in the years following world war ii, the united states established a policy of containment to keep the countries of eastern europe from becoming communist. ensure that communism was contained to the soviet union only. eliminate all communist governments throughout the world. prevent the spread of communism outside of eastern europe.

in the years following world war ii, the united states established a policy of containment to keep the countries of eastern europe from becoming communist. ensure that communism was contained to the soviet union only. eliminate all communist governments throughout the world. prevent the spread of communism outside of eastern europe.

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The United States' containment policy after World War II aimed to stop the spread of communism globally. It was not about keeping Eastern - Europe from becoming communist (it was already largely communist), nor was it about containing communism to the Soviet Union only or eliminating all communist governments immediately. The goal was to prevent the further spread of communism beyond areas where it already had a foothold.

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prevent the spread of communism outside of Eastern Europe.