the united states pursued a policy of containment to prevent the spread of communism.
the united states pursued a policy of containment to prevent the spread of communism.
why did the united states pursue a policy of containment?
prevent the spread of communism
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containment is a geopolitical "strategic foreign policy pursued by the united states". it is loosely related to the term "cordon sanitaire" which was later used to describe the geopolitical containment of the soviet union in the 1940s. the strategy of "containment" is best known as a cold war foreign policy of the united states and its allies to prevent the spread of communism after the end of world war ii.
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'primacy holds that only a preponderance of u.s. power ensures peace.' as a result, it advocates that the united states pursue ultimate hegemony and dominate the international system economically, politically and militarily, rejecting any return to bipolarity or multipolarity and preventing the emergence of any peer competitor. therefore, its proponents argue that u.s. foreign policy should focus on maintaining u.s. power and preventing any other power from becoming a serious challenger to the united states. with this in mind, some supporters of this strategy argue that the u.s. should work to contain china and other competitors rather than engage them. in regards to humanitarian crises and regional conflicts, primacy holds that the u.s. should only intervene when they directly impact national security, more along the lines of selective engagement than collective security. it does, however, advocate for the active prevention of nuclear proliferation at a level similar to collective security.
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