containment
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Containment was the Cold War U.S. strategy aimed at preventing the expansion of Soviet influence and communism worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| containment canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War strategy
ⓘ
United States foreign policy ⓘ foreign policy doctrine ⓘ |
| advocatedBy |
President Harry S. Truman
ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman
|
| appliesToPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| basedOnConcept |
balance of power
ⓘ
geopolitical containment ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | long-term strategic competition with USSR ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | NSC-68 ⓘ |
| coreComponentOf | Truman Doctrine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizedFor |
leading to proxy wars
ⓘ
supporting authoritarian regimes ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | détente policies ⓘ |
| field | international relations ⓘ |
| firstArticulatedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstPubliclyOutlinedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| formulatedBy | George F. Kennan ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
East Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
prevent expansion of Soviet influence
ⓘ
prevent spread of communism ⓘ |
| historicalOutcome | contributed to eventual collapse of Soviet Union ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
Korean War intervention
ⓘ
Marshall Plan ⓘ NATO ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Vietnam War intervention ⓘ covert operations by CIA ⓘ support for anti-communist regimes ⓘ |
| influencedByDocument |
Long Telegram
ⓘ
X Article ⓘ |
| opposedActor | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Soviet communism
ⓘ
global communist expansion ⓘ |
| promotedByInstitution |
United States Department of State
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Department of State
National Security Council of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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