The Cold War from 1945 to 1980

AP US History· difficulty 4/5

George Kennan's "Long Telegram" (1946) advocated US policy of

  • A

    Détente — accommodation through arms-control treaties

  • B

    Isolation — withdrawing from European affairs entirely

  • C

    Containment — preventing Soviet expansion through political, economic, and military means

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  • D

    Rollback — actively liberating Soviet-occupied states by force

Explanation

Kennan diagnosed Soviet expansionism as ideologically driven and counterable through "patient but firm and vigilant containment." Foundation of Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO.

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