Practicing the policy of containment

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The end of World War II brought about for many Americans an intense desire to return to normal life. It also brought about the confrontation with the Soviet Union and the beginning of the "Cold" war.

a) How did containment shape American actions abroad for almost half a century?

b) Where and how did we practice the policy of containment in the 1950s and 1960s?

c) Why did it become the dominant feature of American foreign policy after World War II?

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