The united states’ policy of containment after world war ii was intended to prevent communism from spreading beyond
the middle east.
south america.
eastern europe.
western europe.

   The correct answer is: Eastern Europe.

Explanation:  The Soviet Union and its communist government sought to expand into several capitalist countries. The United States worried if communism could not be stopped, countries could fall into it one by one like dominoes. Then, in the United States, the idea arose that to avoid this expansion, communism should be contained within the borders of the nations that were communists. The doctrine of containment begins with Truman in 1947, when the United States backs economically Turkey and Greece to prevent further expansion of communism in the region.

The United States’ policy of containment after Second World War was intended to prevent Communism from spreading beyond Eastern Europe.

Further Explanations:

The containment policy is also known as cold war policy of the Unites States after Second World War  

Cold war is considered as the period of geographical tension between Soviet Union with its allies and United States with its allies. It begun in 1947 after the end of Second World War. The term “Cold” was used as there was armed conflict between them, but can be marked as supporters of Proxy war. Cold war left the world in the hands of two superpower, US and USSR with profound political and economic differences.

The West Capitalist assisted by US, is federal republic with binate party Presidential System. USSR was a self- declared Marxist Leninist state that imposed totalitarian regime led by, Politburo.

Domino Theorystates that if one nation of a region comes under the influence  then the nearby nations will also get influenced It was also named Domino effect, successfully used by United States during Cold War.to uphold their need of involvement around the World.

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Answer Details:

Grade: High school

Subject: US History  

Chapter: Containment Policy

Keywords: containment policy, Cold war, geographical, Soviet Union, United States, Second World, War Proxy war, cold, US, USSR, West Capitalist, Presidential, Marxist Leninist, Domino Theory, intervention

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