Question

In an influential 1947 article, diplomat George F. Kennan advocated that the US should:

a. Invade the Soviet Union to establish a democracy
b. Adopt a more conciliatory policy toward the Soviet Union
c. Conduct covert activities in underdeveloped countries to undermine communist governments
d. Focus its foreign policy on containing the spread of Soviet communism

Answer 1

d. Focus its foreign policy on containing the spread of Soviet communism

Step-by-step explanation:

In an influential 1947 article, diplomat George F. Kennan advocated that the US should: "Focus its foreign policy on containing the spread of Soviet communism."

In the article which was titled the "X-Article" and published in a journal named Foreign Affairs George F. Kennan described that "The main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union, must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.”