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The doctrine of containment was a U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism. It was made in response to the Soviet Union's moves to enlarge communist presence in Eastern Europe.

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What is the containment doctrine?

a doctrine of containment :p


What policy did the Truman Doctrine support?

Containment


How did the Truman doctrine help promote the principles of the policy of containment?

The Truman doctrine and containment had on common threat, communism. The truman doctrine wanted to help any country threatened by commmunism. Containment was about stopping communism from spreading especially in the U.S.


What document expressed containment?

Truman Doctrine


How is the Reagan doctrine different from containment?

Thbn


What was the United State's policy of containment also known as the Truman Doctrine?

Yes, that is correct. The "containment policy" and the "Truman Doctrine" are often referred to interchangeably.


What was the belief that the us had to prevent the ussr from expanding and communism from spreading called?

The Doctrine of Containment. Also called The Truman Doctrine.


What was the doctrine of containment and how did the US use it in conjunction with nuclear weapons to deter aggression in different parts of the world?

truman doctrine


What us policies led directly to cold war tensions?

containment and the Truman doctrine


What year did the Truman Doctrine and Containment policy take place?

i believe it started in 1947


Who developed the theory of containment?

George F. Kennan, toward the Truman doctrine


What is the difference between the Truman Doctrine of 1947 and the Containment Policy?

According to The Penguin Encyclopedia of American History, page 383, the Truman Doctrine is the "policy statement of the Truman administration anticipating the cold war policy of containment."