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Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War strategy
→
United States foreign policy → foreign policy doctrine → |
| advocatedBy |
Harry S. Truman
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| appliesToPeriod |
Cold War
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| basedOnConcept |
balance of power
→
geopolitical containment → |
| characterizedAs |
long-term strategic competition with USSR
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| codifiedIn |
NSC-68
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| coreComponentOf |
Truman Doctrine
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticizedFor |
leading to proxy wars
→
supporting authoritarian regimes → |
| evolvedInto |
détente policies
→
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| field |
international relations
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| firstArticulatedIn |
1946
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| firstPubliclyOutlinedIn |
1947
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| formulatedBy |
George F. Kennan
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| geographicFocus |
East Asia
→
Europe → Middle East → |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
prevent expansion of Soviet influence
→
prevent spread of communism → |
| historicalOutcome |
contributed to eventual collapse of Soviet Union
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| implementedThrough |
Korean War intervention
→
Marshall Plan → North Atlantic Treaty Organization → Vietnam War intervention → covert operations by CIA → support for anti-communist regimes → |
| influencedByDocument |
Long Telegram
→
X Article → |
| opposedActor |
Soviet Union
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| opposedIdeology |
Soviet communism
→
global communist expansion → |
| promotedByInstitution |
U.S. Department of State
→
U.S. National Security Council → |
| relatedDoctrine |
brinkmanship
→
domino theory → massive retaliation → |
| reliesOnInstrument |
economic aid
→
military alliances → political pressure → propaganda → |
| supportedByPresident |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
→
John F. Kennedy → Lyndon B. Johnson → Richard Nixon → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Marshall Plan
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foreignPolicyDoctrine |