What policy was aimed at resisting further expansion of communism around the world?

• A. Cold War
• B. Containment
• C. Communism
• D. Marshall Plan

Answer: (B)

Containment is the strategy built to stop communism from spreading to new areas. After World War II, U.S. policymakers believed Soviet influence could expand if left unchecked, so they sought to halt any further expansion by supporting nations resisting communist takeovers and by using a mix of economic aid, diplomacy, and military alliances. The idea was described in Kennan’s analysis and became the guiding policy behind actions like the Truman Doctrine and the broader Cold War approach. The Marshall Plan is connected to containment as a means of stabilizing Europe to prevent communist appeal, but it’s not the overarching policy itself. The term Cold War refers to the era, while communism is the ideology, not a policy.