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How was the United States policy of containment after World war 2 related?The "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.
How were the policy of containment and the domino theory related?The Cold War “containment” notion was born of the Domino Theory, which held that if one country fell under communist influence or control, its neighboring countries would soon follow. Containment was the cornerstone of the Truman Doctrine as defined by a Truman speech on March 12, 1947.
How does the Marshall Plan relate to the Cold War?Implementation of the Marshall Plan has been cited as the beginning of the Cold War between the United States and its European allies and the Soviet Union, which had effectively taken control of much of central and eastern Europe and established its satellite republics as communist nations.
How did the Marshall Plan help contain communism?In places where communism threatened to expand, American aid might prevent a takeover. This policy enabled the United States to contain communism within its current borders. The war left most of Western Europe in dire need. In 1947, Secretary of State George Marshall announced the European Recovery Program.
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