The foreign policy adopted by the United States in the early years of the Cold War to stop the expansion of the Soviet Union was known as:
Correct answer: B. containment
- A. the Marshall Plan
- B. containment
- C. mutual assured destruction
- D. peaceful coexistence
Explanation
Containment was the US strategy of limiting the spread of Soviet influence and communism during the Cold War. The Marshall Plan was an economic recovery programme, not the overall strategic doctrine.
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