Question

Which statement summarizes the United States' policy of containment during the Cold War?

A The United States refused to go to war after World War II.
B The United States became isolationist and avoided conflict in other parts of the world.
C he United States focused only on the economic issues within its borders.
D The United States promised to defend democracy by stopping communist expansion.

Answer 1

D The United States promised to defend democracy by stopping communist expansion.

Explanation: he "containment policy" was the U.S. approach to containing, or preventing, the spread of Communism after World War II. The idea was to make other countries prosperous enough to avoid the temptation of communism.