Title: Containment
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How did America seek to contain the threat of communism?
Content: Containment
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How did America seek to contain the threat of communism? The Cold War, as we discussed, was mostly played out on the diplomatic front and not the battlefield. As it became increasingly clear that there would be a competition for power in the new world order both nations formulated foreign polices designed to limit the expansion of the other. In the case of the United States the policy was known as containment. Simply put it was the goal of the US to contain the spread of Communism. The specifics and implementation of this policy as well as the Soviet response will be the focal point of todays lesson. I. Post WWII Foreign Policy
A. What was the Soviet Foreign policy as WWII ended? 1. The Soviet Union feared US hegemony. 2.