containment

Examples of containment in the following topics:

• Containment in Vietnam

  • The Vietnam War was fought on the principle that the spread of communism needed to be contained.
  • For instance, Senator Barry Goldwater , the Republican candidate for president in 1964, challenged containment and asked, "Why not victory?
  • Nixon, who replaced Johnson in 1969, moved away from containment to his foreign policy of détente, or a relaxation of tension.
  • Nixon reduced U.S. military presence in Vietnam to the minimum required to contain communist advances, a policy called Vietnamization.
  • Distinguish between Goldwater's stance on victory, Johnson's adherence to containment, and Nixon's move toward détente as foreign policies in Vietnam.

• Containment

  • Containment was the Cold War policy of preventing the spread of Soviet communism (while not confronting it where it already existed).
  • Containment was a U.S. policy that used numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  • The word containment is associated most strongly with the policies of U.S.
  • President Lyndon Johnson (1963–69) cited containment as a justification for his policies in Vietnam.
  • Summarize the U.S. policy of containment, citing specific examples of its application

• Containment to Rollback

  • Rollback is the rival doctrine to containment, the policy of merely stemming the expansion of communism .
  • Instead, the US pursued containment in Eastern Europe.
  • Containment is associated most strongly with the policies of U.S.
  • Douglas MacArthur, moved the United States toward a stronger commitment to the containment policy.
  • US policies sought to either contain the Soviet communist influence, or "roll" it back.

• Containment in Foreign Policy

  • Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  • Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  • Containment is associated most strongly with the policies of U.S.
  • Johnson adhered closely to containment during the Vietnam War.
  • George Kennan's foreign policy analysis is examined and the pillars of containment are discussed.

• The Military Implementation of Containment

  • The Korean War was the first militarized instance of containment, as U.S. and South Korea fought against communist North Korea.
  • Containment was the major Cold War policy of the United States and its allies to prevent the spread of communism abroad.
  • Containment represented a middle-ground position between detente (the easing of strained political relations) and rollback (forcing change in the major policies of a state, usually by replacing its ruling regime).
  • The Korean War was the first militarized instance of containment, as U.S. and South Korea fought against communist North Korea.
  • This interpretation allowed the episode to be used to confirm the wisdom of containment doctrine as opposed to rollback.

• "The Hour of Maximum Danger"

  • Kennedy felt that the spread of communism (the "hour of maximum danger") required the policy of containment.
  • Thus, a dominant premise during the Kennedy years was the need to contain communism at any cost.
  • Kennedy felt that the spread of communism (the "hour of maximum danger") required the policy of containment.
  • Part of Kennedy's foreign policy of containment was the Kennedy Doctrine, which refers to Kennedy's foreign policy initiatives towards Latin America during his term in office between 1961 and 1963.
  • This propaganda book warns of the danger of a communist revolution—something that JFK's policy of containment sought to fight against.

• The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

  • The Truman Doctrine was the start of the policy of containment; it was followed by economic restoration of Europe through the Marshall Plan.
  • Truman on March 12, 1947 and further developed on July 12, 1948 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey.
  • It shifted American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union from détente (a relaxation of tension) to a policy of containment of Soviet expansion as advocated by diplomat George Kennan.
  • Truman used disease imagery not only to communicate a sense of impending disaster in the spread of communism but also to create a "rhetorical vision" of containing it by extending a protective shield around non-communist countries throughout the world.
  • One of the main goals, however, was to contain the growing Soviet influence in Europe and prevent the spread of communism.

• Individualism

  • In this essay, Emerson asserted that God's presence is inherent in both humanity and nature, so that all people contain seeds of divinity.
  • Emerson's greatest expression of individualism is contained in his essay Self-Reliance.
  • It contains his most thorough statement of the need for each individual to avoid conformity and false consistency, and follow his or her own instincts and ideas.

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

  • Thus, a leading premise during the Kennedy years was the need to contain communism at any cost.
  • Kennedy felt that the spread of communism (what became known as the "hour of maximum danger") required the policy of containment.
  • Some of the most notable policies that stemmed from tenets of Kennedy's initiatives to contain communism were the Kennedy Doctrine and Alliance for Progress in Latin America and increased involvement in Vietnam.
  • Kennedy signs a proclamation that authorizes the naval containment of Cuba

• Conclusion: Truman and the Beginning of the Cold War

  • Although he claimed no personal expertise on foreign matters, Truman won bipartisan support for both the Truman Doctrine, which formalized a policy of Soviet containment, and the Marshall Plan, which aimed to help rebuild postwar Europe.
  • Truman announced his "Truman Plan" to Congress on March 12, 1947 and further developed it on July 12, 1948 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey.
  • It shifted American foreign policy toward the Soviet Union from détente (a relaxation of tension) to a policy of containment of Soviet expansion as advocated by diplomat George Kennan.
  • One of the more significant impacts of containment was the outbreak of the Korean War.
  • However, because of the American policy of containment, the Cold War saw several "proxy wars," such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War.