The policy of containment, pursued by the United States during the Cold War, aimed to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II
It was a strategic foreign policy that sought to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union and block the spread of Soviet power and influence
The term "containment" was suggested by the principal framer of the policy, U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan, who advocated for a "long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies"
The policy was implemented in various ways, including the Truman Doctrine, which provided economic and military aid to democratic countries under the threat of communist influences to prevent the expansion of communism
The policy of containment had a significant impact on U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War and influenced the country's approach to global affairs.