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Content: Containment
What is containment? the blocking of another nation's attempts to spread communism
influence
an act or policy of restricting the territorial growth or
ideological influence of another, especially a hostile nation
US policy to prevent the spread of communism
Which US strategies contributed the fall of some communist countries? Deterrence and Containment
What role did nuclear weapons play in President Kennedy's foreign policy? President Kennedy saw US nuclear weapons as a tool of deterrence
against Russian aggression and necessary for securing mutually
assured destruction. How did the US' Cold War policy of containment influence the Vietnam War? That was the whole point. The US was trying to prevent Communist
expansion. How did the US gain influence in china? The United States was able to gain considerable influence with
China by adopting the Open Door Policy of the early 1900s. This
remained a primary part of American foreign policy for over 40
years.