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Which of the following best describes the United States’ policy of containment following World War II?

The United States would invade the USSR whenever that nation seemed likely to stage a Communist takeover.
The United States would only provide diplomatic assistance to countries fighting a Communist takeover.
The United States would only go to the United Nations on behalf of nations resisting a Communist takeover.
The United States would use economic and military measures to prevent the spread of Communism.

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Answer: The United States would use economic and military measures to prevent the spread of Communism.

The policy of containment that the United States adopted after World War II was designed to prevent the spread of communism abroad. As part of the Cold War, it was a response to the intentions of the Soviet Union to enlarge its communist sphere of influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea and Vietnam.

The policy is mostly associated with U. S. President Harry Truman, including the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a mutual defense pact. It promised economic and military support to any country that was fighting to prevent the spread of Communism.

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The United States would use economic and military measures to prevent the spread of Communism.

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