The policy of containment can best be described asA) preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions.B) a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world.C) preventing the spread of communism worldwide.D) fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world.E) containing capitalism within its own safe sphere.

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The policy of containment can best be described asA)  preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions.B)  a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world.C)  preventing the spread of communism worldwide.D)  fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world.E)  containing capitalism within its own safe sphere.

Ridhi Chhabra · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The policy of containment was primarily aimed at preventing the spread of communism worldwide, as articulated by U.S. diplomat George Kennan in 1946. This strategy became a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.

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