Explain the Rationale for the Postwar Policy of Containment

question 54

Essay

Explain the rationale for the postwar policy of containment. Show how it was applied in the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, NATO, the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947, the creation of the "Voice of America," and the resurrection of the military draft in 1948. What were the realistic U.S. foreign policy alternatives to containment, and why weren't they explored by the Truman administration?

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