The containment policy was the U.S.â??s way of preventing the spread of communism in foreign countries. The Truman administration establish NATO as a defense pact in Europe to prevent the Soviets from extending their sphere of influence. The U.S. also intervened in the war between South Korea and North Korea.
Both were conceived as part of the overall containment policy that dated back to the Truman administration
Containment
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."
He wannted to prevent the spread of communism across europe. Also he was determined to containment.
Truman and George F Kennan (the "father of containment")
The effects of the Soviet leader Josheph Stalin, who refused free elections in Eastern Europe was the Truman administration decided they will establish a policy of containment to block Stain from expanding.
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.
The Truman also known as "containment"
Truman Doctrine
Yes, that is correct. The "containment policy" and the "Truman Doctrine" are often referred to interchangeably.
the containment doctrine
It gave money to countries in Europe trying to rebuild after the war. History showed the Truman administration that communism spread more easily in countries that were in bad shape. By giving Europe the money to keep itself going, it would be more resistant against communism.